I archive those columns here at this page of 7-Imp’s site (*cough* nerd), or you can just visit this Kirkus link to read my musings, if you’re so inclined at all. Speaking of Kirkus, I still write weekly columns about picture books over there. I wrote this on May 26th, after first hearing the news - and later wrote this tribute over at the Kirkus Book Blog Network. I cannot possibly stress enough how much I wish Peter were still here to see the book’s publication, still scheduled for this Fall. Sadly, Peter passed away unexpectedly in May (not long after we lost Maurice Sendak, which had me reeling, as it did many people, and which I wrote about, falteringly, here). Sieruta, and I wrote, which we began working on in 2009. This year will see the publication of the Candlewick book Betsy Bird, Peter D. I rather covet his winter hat there.)īut … let me give this a shot anyway, an attempt to ponder what was new in 2012: Oh, and in case you’re wondering, that is Frank Viva’s rodent up above from September’s A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse. (This is precisely what I said last year, but it bears repeating. Since blogging comes after my children, the work-that-pays, and other things that allow me to have a life, I’m kind of scattered, have no real 7-Imp Action Plans, and you should just see my system of organization (chicken-scratch-scrawled Post-it notes stuck all over my very messy desk). Or as if I’m someone who blogs 40 hours a week, which I’m also not. If I take a look at what was new to 7-Imp in 2012-before we look at who visited, that is, and all kinds of artwork-I run the risk of actually sounding organized, which I’m not. I think it’s a) important to give newbies the spotlight and b) it’s fun, too. As I write at this page of the site, I like to think of it as a sort of literary salon where authors and illustrators stop by, after getting a cup of cyber-coffee, to share their craft - and where illustrators wake us up with art.Īll of that is also one way of saying, as I did last year: This long post is good for browsing, especially if you like to see picture book art.Īnd, because I occasionally like to give the 7-Imp platform over to student illustrators or up-and-coming illustrators, you’ll see more experienced authors and illustrators, even the award-winning ones, sharing space here with the illustrators of the future … future … future. There are lots of other blogs who are very good at that. Besides, I don’t consider 7-Imp a review blog. I just like to kick back and see who has visited and what insightful things they had to say, as well as look at some wonderful illustrations. I’m not promising any kind of analysis or commentary here on picture book-dom in 2012, by any means. Since 7-Imp is devoted to contemporary illustration-with a particular focus on picture books-these end-of-year recaps can be an awful lot like looking back at the state of picture books during a given year, even though I certainly didn’t have the time to cover every book I wanted to discuss. Also, it satisfies the tremendous picture book junkie in me. As I’ve said during the past couple of years, including during 2011’s recap, this is fun to me. It’s time to look back, dear Imps, on what happened at 7-Imp during 2012 and look at who graced the site with their presence-all with my buddy here, Alfred-simply because I am a hopeless nerd, who enjoys recaps.
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