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Kanye West Cancels "Today" Show Performance
By Tom Breihan on November 12, 2010 at 11:45 a.m. EST
Last night, in one of his now-trademark existential Twitter rants, Kanye West announced that he has canceled a planned performance on the "Today" show, set to take place on November 26. It was not a surprise, after the stupendously awkward interview with Matt Lauer that previously sent Kanye into another pit of Twitter despair.
Jim O'Rourke vs. iCarly
By Tom Breihan on October 29, 2010 at 12:35 p.m. EDT
If you have any relatives under the age of 10, you probably know a couple of things about the popular Nickelodeon kids' sitcom "iCarly". But those relatives might not know about "iCarly" star Miranda Cosgrove's connection to Sonic Youth/Wilco collaborator/revered experimental solo artist Jim O'Rourke.
Joanna Newsom Not Doing "The Simpsons"
By Tom Breihan on October 20, 2010 at 1:45 p.m. EDT
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Over the past few days, reports have circulated online that indie harp goddess Joanna Newsom would guest on a future episode of "The Simpsons". This would, of course, be awesome. Sadly, it's not happening.
Nas Blasts Def Jam
By Tom Breihan on October 7, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. EDT
Last month, Nas announced the imminent release of The Lost Tapes, Vol. 2, the sequel to his beloved 2002 outtakes collection. Vol. 2 was supposed to come out on December 14, but some drama between Nas and Def Jam, his label, shows that these guys are not exactly on the same page.
Earlier today, the Lefsetz Letter posted a leaked email that Nas sent to Def Jam executives, blasting the label for allegedly assigning the album a paltry $200,000 promotional budget, refusing to let it count toward his contract, and generally not caring about the album. MTV has confirmed that the email is real.
In the email, which bears the subject line "PUT MY SHIT OUT!", Nas calls himself "NOBODY's slave", calls Def Jam "a RAP label that doesn't understand RAP", and pleads with the label to "stop throwing dog shit on a MAGICAL moment".
Talking to MTV, an unnamed source in Nas' camp says, "It was a personal e-mail. [The leak] wasn't planned. It was not meant to be blasted out in the world, but we're not upset about it."
We've got the full text of the email below, via the Lefsetz Letter.
Steve Albini Goes Off on Sonic Youth
By Ryan Dombal on October 5, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. EDT
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You gotta give it to veteran producer and former Big Black/current Shellac frontman Steve Albini-- dude is indie as fuck. So indie, in fact, that he recently told GQ that he considers Sonic Youth a "bad influence" (!) for signing with major label Geffen in 1990, a choice Abini thinks they "should be embarrassed about." (Sonic Youth broke ties with Geffen around 2008 and their latest LP, The Eternal, came out on indie Matador.)
It seems relevant to note that two of Albini's most notable engineering credits are Nirvana's In Utero and PJ Harvey's Rid of Me-- both of which came out on major labels. Perhaps he never cashed those checks?
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MGMT Respond to Piss Attack Allegations
By Tom Breihan on September 28, 2010 at 4:55 p.m. EDT
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Earlier today, we pointed out some British press reports that MGMT drummer Will Berman had left the stage in Manchester, England Sunday night after being attacked by a piss-throwing audience member. We also reported that the band had said in an interview that Columbia Records, their label, was planning to grant them less freedom in recording their follow-up to Congratulations. But according to an email from MGMT co-leader Andrew VanWyngarden, neither report is true.
MGMT Reportedly Attacked With Piss
By Tom Breihan on September 28, 2010 at 12:35 p.m. EDT
UPDATE: MGMT have responded to these reports.
According to reports, someone in Manchester, England really hated MGMT's set at the Manchester Apollo on Sunday night. Ace Showbiz reports (via Metro) that the band's drummer, Will Berman, left the stage after a fan threw a "glass full of urine" onstage, hitting Berman in the chest.
According to Ace Showbiz, Berman refused to come back onstage after band leaders Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser "pleaded" for his return. The attack allegedly happened during "The Handshake", one of the band's last songs of the night, and VanWyngarden and Goldwasser had to ask the crowd what had happened when they noticed Berman's absence. They finished the set without percussion.
Reports of the incident seem kind of sketchy, though. Were you at the show? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have details.
Wilco Start Their Own Label?
By Tom Breihan on July 7, 2010 at 5:05 p.m. EDT
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According to Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, the band has left Nonesuch Records, its home for most of the past decade, and is starting its own label. Cline dropped this particular bombshell during an interview with Express Night Out. Thanks to James DuBray for the tip.
Talking to Express Night Out, Cline says, "I think our main task now is to work on new material and a new album. And now that we have our own record label, there's going to be funny things to come out." He adds, "I don't know the name of it. Jeff [Tweedy] was basically not wanting to be on a record label for a while-- he didn't renew his contract with Nonesuch-- so we're striking out on our own, our own label. There might be a 7" or something, a little souvenir when we do this Mass MoCA [the Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival]. I'm not sure, really. Basically, Jeff and [Wilco's manager] Tony Margherita are the masterminds, so I'm just cruising with what they want to do."
Arcade Fire Presents "The Suburbs"
By Ryan Dombal on May 13, 2010 at 11:10 a.m. EDT
The Arcade Fire website is in a transitional phase right now. According to the eagle-eyed Joel's Arcade Fire Blog, a banner went up on it yesterday with the following words: "Arcade Fire presents 'The Suburbs'." Since then, the words "The Suburbs" have been taken down, though-- as Joel notes-- they're still in the page's source code.
Carlos D Leaves Interpol
By Amy Phillips on May 10, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. EDT
Interpol has posted a note on their website announcing that bassist Carlos Dengler has left the band. "He has decided to follow another path, and to pursue new goals," the note read. "This separation is amicable, and we whole-heartedly wish him great happiness and success. We will remain, as always, deeply respectful fans of this blazingly talented individual."
Carlos D completed the new Interpol album as part of the band, but will be replaced on their upcoming tour-- including dates opening for U2-- with "some very exciting new recruits," according to the note.
Carlos D was arguably the most famous (and infamous) member of Interpol, even more than frontman Paul Banks, thanks to his fashion sense (including a penchant for empty gun hostlers) and his notoriety as a target for gossip. Last year, Carlos D made his first foray into filmmaking with a short titled My Friends Told Me About You that mused on the nature of celebrity. He has also been working on scores for films and commercials.
Download the new Interpol song "Lights" over at their site. Read the full text of the note below:
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I first mentioned DTO as a hedge against falling markets on Monday, when it was trading around $87. I offered it as a way to bet on falling energy prices on Wednesday (instead of shorting U.S. Natural Gas (UNG)) when it was trading around $91.50. It turned out to be one of the best performing ETFs and ETNs this week.
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hi can anyone recommend a budget hotel in ratnapura.
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I will be arriving CMB at 23.30h next Monday (9 March) and would like to go straight to Kandy or the Cultural Triangle area.
There is a free shuttle from the airport to the nearby Averiwatte Bus Station. Will there be buses going to Kandy this late at night (say 00.30h)?
I will be carrying only hand luggage and will have entry Visa and rupee ready so as not to waste time in leaving the airport.
A second best option will be to make my way to Colombo and find a bus from there. I understand buses from Colombo to Kandy go as late as 02.00h.
Thank you in advance!!
We shall be arriving in Colombo at 2:20am & would like to head straight for Arugam Bay near Potuvil ... What is the best cheapest way to reach Arugam Bay the same day & what are the connections from the airport to the respective bus stand/train station, If that's difficult then an alternative route, a single day halt on way is possible. Also which other quite/peaceful, swim-able, reasonably priced beach front stay would you recommend in Sri Lanka. (We havent researched much hence your suggestions are welcome)
The temperatures seem to call for shorts, but I wonder if it is customary for foreign men to wear Bermuda shorts everywhere? I don't want to offend anyone, so thought I would ask in this great forum!
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My wife and I with 2 x 12yr olds will spend one whole day and an evening in Negumbo. We arrive 9am and leave early the next morning. We will need a bit of rest! Any ideas of how to enjoy the day/evening. This is our first trip to Sri Lanka.
We generally enjoy wandering and experiencing our surroundings. we enjoy good food and drink to!
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I need your advice on the itinerary below, any suggestions are very much appreciated. Does this itinerary look okay? Is there anything else you would suggest in addition or in place of the below?
Day 1 Arrive Colombo noon travel straight to Kandy - 3 Nights Kandy
Day 2 Explore Kandy
Day 3 Day trip to Polonnaruwa
Day 4 Day trip to either Anurahadpura or Sigirya due to limited time which of these places would you recommend
Travel from Kandy to Matara - 2 nights stay Matara
Day 5 Matara Day trip Yala National Park - would you recommend a nearest National Park which is good for safari?
Day 6 Matara Day trip whale watching in Mirrisa
Travel from Matara to Colombo for a 1 am flight.
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Is drinking water in Sri Lanka (Negombo) sold in the supermarkets, in TWO-liter plastic bottles? Or, only in 1.5 liter plastic bottles?
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This has been a Christmas season of hats. If I wasn't drawing them, I was wearing them. Hats this time of year are fun, because you can bung any old shiny thing on your head and it sort of works. Here's Ms Claus, with what might be cherries, Christmas balls, holly berries, or the skewered noses of Rudolphs past.
I don't really 'make' hats, I sort of assemble them from slightly more sedate hats from secondhand shops and whatever bits and bobs I can rummage up. My friend Helen Boyle (who edits WRD children's book magazine) was meeting up for fancy Afternoon Tea with Damian Kelleher and me, and said she didn't have a good hat to wear, so I assembled her this mint-green one:
A little closer look; isn't that bird a cutie? I ordered a big lot of birds off the Internet, and they feature in most of this season's hats.
Damian looked incredibly swish in it.
This red one's a gift from my mother; she bought it at the Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair, near Seattle. I wore it to the Camberwell art college MA illustration Christmas party, and it was great seeing my course leader from art school, Janet Woolley. She was a brilliant teacher, and while we were studying, we had a visiting lecture from Simone Lia, here on the left. Simone makes amazing comics and hers were some of the first I saw that inspired me to make my own.
Mark Oliver (who studied with me), Mark Long, who started just after I left, and Jan's daughter, Jasmine Woolley-Butler.
Okay, this hat was for visiting Scholastic. Actually, it was a hat I've worn before, but I added the bird and some pompoms.
...And made videos. You can see all our videos here, several Scholastic authors (including Julia Donaldson and Liz Pichon) answering questions on our favourite things about Christmas.
Now it was awfully nice of publisher Nosy Crow to invite me to their party, particularly considering they don't publish me. They do one of the most fun parties, it's very sparkly.
This started out as an all-white hat that looked very wedding-ish, but I redecorated it with some long feathers I found at Deptford market and a flashing giftbox from Poundland. (It's the first time my hat's had actual LIGHTS, which was rather exciting.) Here I am with Philip Ardagh:
Actually, I think I like it better in black and white. (Stuart took this photo.)
Ha ha, people were even wearing giant rodents on their head (designed by Axel Sheffler, in the blue jumper).
This last hat was verging on ugly, but that was okay because...
...I wore it to the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award ceremony. I'd never been to that one before, but there were some familiar faces, including Philip Womack, Jo Riddell, her husband Chris Riddell, and Meg Rosoff.
Oh, I should mention, the Guardian did a great interview with Chris Riddell today, go check it out.
And I'm trying to remember which hats I have by keeping track of them on a Pinterest page, so do feel free to go over and have a peek.
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When I first started planning hat week, I knew I wanted to invite the wonderful Sarah McIntyre, illustrator and writer of picture books and comics extraordinaire to take part. The creator of Vern and Lettuce, Princess Spaghetti and half of the all singing all dancing Oliver and the Seawigs and Cakes in Space team Sarah has serious form when it comes to hats. Her hats are book events are legendary. She has even been called a "celebrity hat stand"…
Thus it is with huge delight and a great sense of honour that I've a guest post today from Sarah McIntyre, all about her love of hats. It is time to doff mine and let Sarah take the floor…
"I daydream a lot. I love my job, but sometimes I wonder, what would I do if I wasn't illustrating children's books?
I've contemplated taking various jobs, including:
Okay, this last one. I'm not actually a hat maker, but funnily enough, my job has let me make little forays into this world of wearable sculpture. I don't get very excited about the world of fashion; it's mostly intended for skinny people and I've watched The Devil Wears Prada. I don't understand all that stuff about stilettos and expensive handbags.
I used to think I needed to wear slimming black and try to all but make myself disappear because I wasn't a standard size, but south-east London has changed me. A large Afro-Caribbean population live in my neighbourhood and, let me tell you, a lot of those women don't let a bit of WEIGHT stop them from looking absolutely fabulous. I adore their block-printed fabric designs. Here are some of my African-print dresses, from Sika Designs in Greenwich, and Esther Marfo in New Cross.
And the outfits on these Nigerian and Ghanaian ladies don't stop with curve-enhancing dresses in bold patterns, their bright colours rise two or three feet up into the air with incredible head wraps. On a Sunday morning when people are going to church, the bus stop can look like a sea of giant fancy sweet wrappers. It's glorious!
Making books has given me lots of reasons to dress up, and if I'm doing a stage event, I can go as over-the-top as I want; my only limits are whether I can fit the outfit onto the train or into the airplane. Here's a six-foot-tall wig made out of purple clingfilm:
In fact, I almost didn't fit into my Oliver and the Seawigs book launch. I hadn't counted having to pass through a glass door before ascending to the deck of the Golden Hinde ship. Here's a photo of my editor helping me through. (Thank goodness for my dignity, I didn't have to crawl.)
The other thing that has changed for me is that I used to think comfort was the most important thing in dressing. But there's a certain amount of discomfort that's worth it, because it's so fun seeing people's jaws drop in surprise. This alien cake hat, for the Cakes in Space launch, for instance. It was quite heavy and clopped me hard on the forehead whenever I jumped in the air (because one does jump in the air, in stage events). But when I'd squeeze the hidden valve and its mouth would open, I'd have a wonderful time watching people gape. Some kids would obsess over it, trying to figure out how it worked, or if it really was alive.
My sculptor friend Eddie Smith helped me with both the giant Seawig and the Cake. He's a Royal Academy sculptor and has done lots of Proper Art Stuff, but he's loved doing something a bit different.
For Jampires, I tried to find a Bakewell Tart fascinator on the Internet, and there were lots, but they were all too SMALL. So I made this one out of a sprinkler attachment from the pound shop, a children's ball (also from the pound shop), a foam pizza base, the plastic lid from a Christmas pudding, some felt, lace, fabric and glitter.
My Summer Reading Challenge Medusa hat was also a pound shop marvel: a green pencil case, craft pipe cleaners, a yoghurt pot and a bit of painted foam. (I'm sure the Duchess of Cornwall wears very similar things herself.)
If you go on to my Hats Pinterest page, you can see lots more things I've worn! Some of them I've made, and some of them I've customised, from vintage hats I've found in second-hand shops. It doesn't take much to make a quiet hat into a startling headpiece; just stick on some large feathers or a big bow, or a ship, or a giant octopus. Some day I may make a book exclusively about hats, but for now, go check out David Roberts' fab new picture book with Andrea Beaty, Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau, inspired by his favourite hat makers.
I do daydream about taking a year off to go study under someone such as Philip Treacy and make all sorts of wild headgear. But for now, I'll be content with doing it as a job sideline… so much fun to be had!"
So now you can see why I wanted Sarah to be part of my Hat Week extravaganza, can't you! Do you have a favourite among Sarah's hats?
Sarah McIntyre's most recent books include Cakes in Space with Philip Reeve and Jampires with David O'Connell. Visit the book websites for fun activities!
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What's a life without love, even if that love is a bit wonky and not quite what you expected?
Madame Chapeau, the latest creation from the finely paired team of Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, does her best to send little flights of joy and love out into the world, by making hats that perfectly match each of her clients. She's imaginative, attentive and playful with what she creates, and her customers are delighted. However, poor Madame Chapeau lives alone. There clearly once was someone important in her life, but now, on her birthday she is left dining without close company.
What makes it even harder to bear is that her most treasured hat has been lost en route to her solo birthday meal. Passers-by try to help by offering their own hats to Madame Chapeau, and although their kindness is appreciated. nothing is quite right.
But then up steps a secret admirer, who has been watching Madame Chapeau for some time. A young girl, clearly fascinated by the hats Madame Chapeau creates, offers the milliner a little something she has been working on. It's rather odd, but this gift has been made with much love and turns out to be the best sort of birthday present Mme Chapeau could have wished for. A new friendship is formed and – one suspects – a new hat maker begins her training.
This is a whimsical and charming book which celebrates creativity, generosity and thoughtfulness from start to finish. Beaty's rhyming text tells a heart-warming tale, but Roberts' detailed and exuberant illustrations steal the show. With lots of famous hats to spot (look out for Princess Beatrice's hat, for example, or Charlie Chaplin's Derby) and fabulous fashion, food and architectural details to pour over, this book rewards repeated readings. Happy Birthday Madame Chapeau is a joyous, life-affirming read and if that isn't enough of a reason to seek it out, do read Maria Popova's commentary on the subtle message this book has about diversity and cultural stereotypes.
We brought Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau to life by customizing our own hats with pom-poms (these play an important role in the book).
Beanie type hats, plus some colourful craft pompoms make for some enjoyably silly headgear – perfect as winter approaches
I wonder what David Roberts would make of our hats? I ask this because it turns out he was himself a milliner before he became an illustrator. From a young age he had an interest in fashion, making clothes for his sister and her dolls, before going on to study fashion design at college. From this, a special love and skill with hats grew – a love and eye that can clearly be seen in his Madame Chapeau illustrations. I asked David if he would share a little about his love of hats, how it developed and what he finds so enjoyable about making hats. Here's what he had to say:-
"As a kid I was fascinated by Mrs Shilling, and the hats her son David made that she wore to Ascot. They were so theatrical that it would make the news! I loved how she wore these amazing and often bizarre creations with such style and elegance – even if the hat was ridiculous she never looked ridiculous in it."
David Shilling with his mother Gertrude Shilling. Photo: Sidney Harris
"So when I had the option to do a course in millinery while studying for a degree in fashion design at Manchester Polytechnic, I jumped at the chance, and from then on I was hooked."
"I love the sculptural aspect of millinery; a hat can be so individual, so singular, a one off. It's so exciting to have all your elements to create a hat, cloth, wire, glue, buckram, feathers, beads, tulle, net and just let something evolve in your hands. It can turn in to anything really – an abstract shape or something natural like a plant or a flower."
Stephen Jones, surrounded by some of his hat creations, London, circa 1985. Photo: Christopher Pillitz
"I worked for Stephen Jones for 5 years make his couture hats , where I learned so many skills. And although I loved making his imaginative creations, I stared to realise that I wanted to try my hand at illustrating children's books – the other great passion in my life."
"I am glad I made the step in to illustration, but I do still love to get the wire and beads and feathers out to make a hat once in a while. Madame Chapeau came about when the author Andrea Beaty heard that I had once been a milliner: She wrote the text for me and sent it from Chicago in a hat box! I was utterly captivated by it and enjoyed illustrating it and indulging myself once more in the wonderful world of millinery."
My enormous thanks to David for sharing some of his millinery background with us today. His passion for hats shines through in his gorgeous illustrations for Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau. Don't take my word for it – go and find a copy to enjoy yourselves!
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Elephant's day doesn't get off to a good start. He wakes up GRUMPY.
When the doorbell rings, it only annoys him. When he thumps downstairs to see who it is, there is a mystery present waiting for him and this unexpected gift – a most spectacular hat – turns his day around and puts a great big smile on his face.
Keen to share his good fortune Elephant visits his friends. They too have woken up out of sorts but Elephant knows a great way to spread his happiness: by sharing his present and giving each friend a fabulous hat to wear.
Hooray for Hat by Brian Won is a wonderfully up-beat and joyous ode to friendship, the good things that come from 'paying it forward' and teamwork. It perfectly captures the transformational magic of hats; a little bit of frivolity and exuberance bursting out of your head can indeed do wonders to how you feel!
From the deftly humorous grumpy facial expressions in a range of animals, to the appealing candy colour palette beautifully set off against stark white pages, Hooray for Hat's illustrations and design are a delight. The dapper carnival procession of animals are sure to make young readers giggle and banish any blues, helping us remember how little acts of kindness in life can make all the difference. A treat, pure and simple!
In response to Hooray for Hat we set up our own millinery studio, using old lampshades as bases for our hats (we were able to source lots of old lampshades from a local recycling centre).
Lampshades, ribbon, paper, hot clue, sequins and a whole lot of imagination and craziness later we had our hats:
As you can see, they made us feel very happy!
Whilst making our hats we listened to:
Other activities which would go well alongside reading Hooray for Hat include:
Are you a hat person? If so, I'd love to hear about your favourite hat!
Disclosure: I was sent a free review copy of Hooray for Hat from the publisher.
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Next month one of my all-time favourite illustrators will be visiting the UK, and in a dream come true, I'll be getting to meet him. I've even bought a special hat for the occasion. (True! I'll be sharing a photo after the event…)
Satoshi Kitamura will be in UK with the Children's Book Show, talking all about his glorious, imaginative and utterly beautiful book Millie's Marvellous Hat, one of the first books I ever reviewed on Playing by the book (and recently included in The Sunday Times 100 Children's Modern Classics list).
He'll be at the Oxford Playhouse on Friday 14th November and later that day he will be doing an event with the Japan Foundation in London. You'll also get a chance to see Satoshi at the South Ken Kids' Festival in London the following weekend, where he's running a workshop, and engaging in a Drawing Duo with Aurélie Guillerey.
Even if you can't make any of these events, please do join me today as I interview Satoshi, about hats, Japanese illustrators, and how his work has changed over his career so far.
Zoe: Millie's Marvellous Hat is the most playful and wonderful of picture books. Millie can't afford to buy a hat but she can imagine the hat she'd like to wear. Your book is full of incredible hats, each of which somehow reflects the character who is wearing it. I'd like to start by asking what hat you are wearing today? Is it a hat you often wear? What does your hat tell us about you?
(I can easily imagine you wearing a hat mixing your beautiful blues, plenty of cats and lots of music escaping into the air. In my head I'm wearing a hat with a peal of brightly coloured books cascading open, with lots of characters and sparks escaping from the pages.)
Satoshi: At the moment I'm listening to wonderful jazz music on the radio and my musical hat is becoming bigger and more colourful. I love all sorts of music. I wish I had some musical talent myself but unfortunately I have none. So I often put on my imaginary musical hat that makes interesting melodies and harmonies.
Zoe: I love the look and sound of your hat, Satoshi!
Can you share 3 or 4 key points on your journey to becoming an author and illustrator – key people, special books, serendipitous meetings, that sort of thing? What books did you enjoy as a child?
Satoshi: When I was a child I spent lots of time reading comics. Astroboy (Tetsuwan Atom) by Osamu Tezuka was my favourite and Shigeru Mizuki's little spooky comics were excellent too. My elder brother influenced me a lot. He was keen on painting from an early age and by four or five I had started to draw with him. In our early teens we often went to art galleries together. The first one we went to was a big exhibition of Pierre Bonnard, the French painter.I started making a picture book in my twenties. The most important person in my journey was Klaus Flugge, owner and publisher of Andersen Press. He gave me the story Angry Arthur by Hiawyn Oram and published it with my illustrations. That started my career. Klaus and I have been good friends ever since.
Zoe: I read that you once said "I like to 'read between the lines '. It's the same with poetry — it's in that space between the lines that I find things to illustrate." You've illustrated several volumes of poetry (my girls favourite is John Agard's Goldilocks on CCTV) – how is illustrating poetry different to illustrating a short story, a picture book text (if at all)? Do you go through a different process?
Satoshi: Illustrating short stories or picture book texts are narrative illustration in which you illustrate scenes that progress the story. Illustrating poetry is like answering a letter: a piece of fine poetry is a letter written to you and you answer it by showing what kind of image, feeling or sensation the poem created in your mind. You answer it with pictures.
Zoe: I understand that at the time of the 2011 earthquake and Tsunami you were working on a sequel to Millie's Marvellous Hat. Is that sequel still on the cards? Or has its association with such a devastating event made it hard to finish?
Satoshi: The earthquake in 2011 was the most crucial incident in the recent history of Japan and we still live in its aftermath. Unfortunately since then the country seems to be heading in the wrong direction. The very right-wing government is becoming more aggressive and relationships with neighbouring countries are deteriorating unnecessarily. On the positive side, the earthquake made many of us more concerned about politics and about the technology our society relies upon.
However, these things do not affect my work directly. I have written a couple of stories for Millie but they are not as good as the first one. I'd love to do another book about Millie one day. I've done two short graphic novels recently. One is an adaptation of a Leonora Carrington short story and another was my own story inspired by one of Charles Simic's poems. I enjoyed working on them very much and would like to tell more stories in this way.
Zoe: You've been illustrating for over 30 years – what have you learned about illustrating in this time and how do you think your style has changed since you illustrated Angry Arthur? Have you changed the materials you use for illustrating?
Satoshi: I hope my illustrations are getting better, although I always feel that they are not quite good enough. Probably lots of artists feel this way – that life is too short, and they need two or three hundred years to develop his/her skills to the full. Or possibly I am a little immature!
I've never consciously changed my style. The changes come naturally. In terms of materials, I sometimes use new materials – for example, I paint with acrylics more often these days. In Beetle and Bug in the Grissel Hunt, written by Hiawyn Oram, I made a top using a biro and drew spiral patterns by spinning the top across the paper.
Zoe: In the past you lived for an extended period in Britain, but I believe you are now based back in Japan. How is the picture book landscape different in these two countries? What do you find works well in one place but not the other? What do you think each could learn from the other?
Satoshi: I'm a bit of an outsider in my own country, probably because I lived in UK for about 30 years. Strangely, my books are most popular in Latin America. I don't know why but I see more books of mine in bookshops there than anywhere else. I have been invited to many book festivals in Mexico, Chile and Colombia. My books are not particularly popular in Japan but Millie's Marvelous Hat will be a set book for second year primary school students in Japan from next year. Many years ago UFO Diary was in the English textbook for Japanese secondary school students.
Zoe: Could you recommend some Japanese illustrators we should look out for (whether or not they are available in translation)?
Satoshi: Ken Katayama is the most outstanding artist alive in picture books in Japan. Suekichi Akaba was another brilliant artist.
Zoe: Many thanks Satoshi – I'm really looking forward to meeting you next month!
You'll have to wait a year for this, but November 2015 will see a brand new book from Satoshi:
Shh! Here's a sneak peak from inside the pages…
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Yesterday morning we had our Cakes in Space launch! And there were cake hats! Cakes with eyes! Cakes that were ALIVE....
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The previous day, my co-author Philip Reeve and I had signed stock for indie bookshops and prepared for the next day's event, but we had no idea what sorts of life forms we'd encounter.
In the morning, my trusty companion, Stuart, and I travelled light years to Marylebone High Street to the space station that is Daunt Books.
And we were met by cakes! Cakes with eyes!
Photo by Rebecca Portsmouth - rebeccalouise.com
These fearsome creatures were carefully herded by cake wranglers from Oxford University Press, including Cecily, Camille Davis and Hattie Bayly.
Sweet wheat-based morsels clamped on to people's heads and wouldn't get off!
But somehow, these people took it in their stride...
...They couldn't seem to understand their peril.
In fact - shock horror - some of the visitors even ENCOURAGED the cakes in their ferocious tendencies.
I sensed these cakes had undue influence on their hosts.
Photo by Deadly Knitshade - whodunnknit.com
Fearless scientists that we are, Reeve and I took to the podium to investigate these strange happenings.
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Philip demonstrated the wonder of SCIENCE, how in the future in Cakes in Space, people can insert protein sachets into the marvellous NOM-O_TRON and produce the most excellent food you can imagine. In Philip's case, it was a chocolate biscuit.
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Of course, I had to jump in and try out this science of the future.
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I could envision MUCH more awesome treats than Philip, so I'd be sure to get something at least a hundred times better.
Photo by Rebecca Portsmouth - rebeccalouise.com
But what was this? A carrot?!! ...Science is not all it's cracked up to be.
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This little girl was seriously skeptical. I expect she'll grow up and become the sort of scientist who relies on things like DATA and EVIDENCE, which is rather an odd concept.
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But those cakes were still lurking, so we delved into our carefully researched report and read out useful passages to the audience, warning them about their impending doom.
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Now, I ought not to give away all the secrets of our research, but I can allude to a strange occurrence during the event, brought on by Visitors from Elsewhere, which left Philip struck to the heart with tragic loss. ...A moment of silence, please.
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To deal with these dangers in the future, we need TECHNOLOGY, mostly in the form of robots who look rather friendly. I drew a diagram of a Cakes in Space-featured robot named Pilbeam. And so that the schematics of this fine robot would not be forgotten by future generations, I had everyone draw Pilbeam along with me, implanting the robot's makeup directly into their brains.
And the implantation was successful, each diagram slightly altered so that the memory could not be wiped out by a single virus. (Clever, yes?)
Pictures by @LAWsomeTweets and Katie on Martin Hand's Flickr page
To lighten this dark, prophetic mood, Philip and I sang a ballad from the future, dating to just the time before everyone gets artsy-fartsy and starts singing only in binary.
What wonderous things these humans have wrought!
We practiced our Battle Cry of the Future, in case our defensive technology is not enough to ward off the killer cakes.
And still the cakes lurked, preferring the cranial regions.
Don't be deluded by their enticing appearance...
...these cakes have issues.
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Despite the gloom and doom of the presentation, the front window display at Daunt Books Marylebone looked quite jolly. We suspect they may be in collusion with the killer cakes.
After our signing, Philip and I traveled with Norwegian starship captain Karoline Bakken to another satellite of Daunt.
Despite its rather old-fashioned facade, Daunt Books Highgate IS the future and houses a time machine in its basement.
The staff let us inscribe coded warnings for future generations in their Cakes in Space books but pretended not to know what we were talking about when we asked them about the time machine. So we left them, vowing to return when their secret could be revealed.
As we traveled, Captain Bakken lavished unwarranted affection on our captured cake. Being nice to cakes doesn't help anything, you ought to know. Eat the cake before it eats you, that's our motto.
Next stop: Daunt Books Holland Park.
But what is this? My co-pilot decided to go undercover, to wear CIVVIES, while I remained still properly clad in my fighting uniform. Obviously this is a sign of some overarching PLAN we have, but I can't tell you about it or I'll have to kill you.
Be aware. Be vigilant. Run to your nearest bookshop and snatch up a copy of Cakes in Space so that you, too, can be prepared for alien cake attack. You NEVER KNOW when they might strike. I will leave you with our public service broadcast:
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Here's the video of our Summer Reading Challenge visit to Leith Library! Philip Reeve came along and made a very elegant flip-chart stand. I love it when the boy says, At first I thought, wow, she's posh! She had like, that bird in her hair, and fancy blue ribbon… and a dress with lipstick on it… and it was like, really posh.
Philip noted that support for Scottish independence has soared since our visit; I hope we weren't a contributing factor...
Thanks again to the kids at Leith Library who helped me come up with the Mythical Maze characters on my previous visit, and to the library team, Edinburgh City Libraries, The Reading Agency, and Tesco Bank Community for organising the day's event.
In other news, after my meeting at Scholastic yesterday, I stopped into Foyles on Charing Cross Road and found this book looking up at me from the display table. One of my all-time favourite illustrators that I'm always going on about, David Roberts, and... hats! Oh my word, you guys!!! Why didn't no one tell me about this book??
David drew his inspiration for the Happy Birthday Madame Chapeau illustrations from fashion editor Isabella Blow, and milliners Philip Treacy (spot the Princess Beatrice hat!, Stephen Jones, and Elsa Schiaparelli (note the shoe-on-the-head hat). And David has a little cameo appearance on this spread, too!
Let's zoom in a bit to read the text:
The book's writer, Andrea Beaty, and I just started following each other on Twitter, so I went and explored her website and there are treasures to be found! Check out this wonderful video of Philip Treacy making a hat! I was totally riveted.
David worked as a milliner, and you can tell, in the sculptural way he draws his figures and their patterns. I put together my hats with a bit of lick and spit - I don't really know what I'm doing - but I often daydream of taking a year out of publishing to work as an apprentice for Philip Treacy, with access to all that great kit. I don't generally get excited about the whole fashion industry (and its emphasis on being super-thin), but I make a huge exception for hats, which can be worn by anyone. Andrea's website also has some examples of hats that you can make yourself:
Hat lovers and fashionistas around the world, you're going to adore this book. You can follow Andrea on Twitter as (@andreabeaty but sadly, David Roberts is not on Twitter. (He's too busy pumping out a prodigious amount of incredible work. How does he DO it??!)
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Last night the Fleece Station studio was out in force to celebrate the launch of Gary Northfield's new comic book, Gary's Garden! You may recognise Gary's Garden as a frequent strip in The Phoenix Comic, one of the comics in there that the parents like as much as the kids do because it works on so many levels.
Elissa Elwick and I both wore Chompy the Caterpillar-themed garb. Gary's Garden makes the perfect prezzie for kids (say, 5+ with some help reading), adults who love nature and gardening, anyone who likes a good laugh. Buy it here a The Phoenix Comic online shop! Gary works so hard on these comic strips, has such great drawing skills an perfectly pitched comic timing; we're all very proud of him. Look, Lauren O'Farrell (aka Deadly Knitshade) makes a perfect perch for Bob the Butterfly!
And here are the lovely Ficklings - David and Caro - who make it happen, at David Fickling Books, based in Oxford. It was also great to see Gary's Garden amazing designer Ness Wood (who also designed Jampires!), DFB's Phil Earle and John Dickinson. Jonathan Main and Justine Crow of Bookseller Crow in Crystal Palace hosted the party, and they've been great supporters of lots of our books, we love our indie. I love buying books from them, even online; they stock a great selection, including lots of beautiful graphic novels.
Gary's sister, Susannah Northfield, made the cake!
...Bits of which were consumed most elegantly by Gary and his partner Nicky Evans.
Speaking of elegance, just as David Fickling was giving his speech, a giant bird swooped down and placed a wafer upon his lips. We all bowed our heads for a moment of awed silence for this great book.
Gary made a big window display; here he is stage directing Nicky in setting it up.
There were a couple other Phoenix Comic people present: the fabulous Jamie Smart (Bunny vs Monkey, also out now as a book!) and the excellent Matt Baxter, who creates the Live from HQ strip with the Phoenix comic-character editorial crew. I didn't manage to get a photo of Jamie, but here's Matt. And you can just spot illustrator and app-creator Heather Kilgour over his shoulder! There were quite a few comics makers there that I didn't manage to photograph, including Francesca Cassavetti.
Hee hee, another hat photo.
This Thursday (called 'Super Thursday' in publishing) was also the official publication date for my book with David O'Connell, Jampires, and wow, a couple of them showed up!
It was really Gary's night, but we had a happy mix of new creative stuff.
I was very proud of my Chompy hat, made from a pencil case, foam balls and pipe cleaners from Poundland, some felt, a yoghurt pot and a coat hanger.
When creating Gary-themed characters, it's very important to get the wonky eyes right.
Before the launch, we went for a top-notch Afternoon Tea in Alex Milway and Katie Lee's garden (Gary lived with them for a couple years while he was working on Gary's Garden), and Dave and I brought along some of our local Butch Institute Jampires-themed jam.
Huge congratulations, Gary! Gary's Garden is amazing, and everyone, spread the word and help it fly off the shelves! And subscribe to The Phoenix Comic for ongoing Gary's Garden goodness.
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Yesterday the Summer Reading Challenge team took me and the Medusa fascinator to Exeter Library to talk and draw with children from St Leonard's Primary School ...and the Duchess of Cornwall! (Camilla is no stranger to the Medusa hat; you can see hers on a Royal Hats blog here.) I talked with the kids about the Mythical Maze characters I'd drawn, then they helped me draw a four-panel comic about an yeti-Medusa adventure, showing them how easy it is to make a story. Then we all drew Medusa (one kid had something like 46 snakes on his Medusa - it looked like an explosion!).
I talked a bit about how we are still creating myths and legends; no one can second-guess which will be the stories remembered for thousands of years, but we can try our creative best and who knows, perhaps people will still remember our characters for generations to come. I introduced them to my Oliver and the Seawigs co-author Philip Reeve and we pointed out the little Sea Monkey on the poster, saying it was our contribution this year to myth making. Then I invited Camilla to come help me draw a Sea Monkey and she was such a good sport about it! I liked her monkey, it's very cheeky.
And we all sang the Sea Monkey song! Camilla said she wouldn't be able to get the chorus our of her head, and I apologised. (It does have an annoying catchiness to it.)
Photo by Sarah Reeve
By the time we got back to London, people were already sending us links to news reports! Camilla wasn't the only one giggling, after I'd read this Daily Mail article:
Organising this visit was quite a feat! Big thanks to Head of Libraries, Culture & Heritage for Devon Ciara Eastell:
Photo by Sarah Reeve
And to Head Librarian Karen Bowdler and her son Connor:
And to Philip! He's not part of the Summer Reading Challenge but he's a Devon local, and it was SO much more fun doing the event with him helping me draw a bit and singing the Sea Monkey song with me.
And we were both able to dedicate a copy of Seawigs to the Duchess:
Thanks to Philip's wife, Sarah Reeve for taking lots of these photos!
Here's our Summer Reading Challenge gang: Reading Agency director Anne Sarrag, writer Damian Kelleher and publicist Annabel Robinson and gleeful Sea Monkey.
Phew, what an odd day! Now back to work on my picture book...
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Kid Lit Reviews welcomes Angela Shelton, author of The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton Book 1: Crash-landing on Ooleeoo. Kid Lit Reviews generally does not delve into articles for authors unless there is something of interest to the young reader. Today will be an exception. Ms. Shelton is writing on the importance of the teacher-writer [...]
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I think judiciously placed advertisements relevant to the content of the ebook can enhance the reader's experience. Obviously this must be done with taste and flair. Imagine, for instance, if you were reading an ebook about a chocolate factory. When you reached the end, you would probably quite fancy a bit of chocolate. Imagine your surprise and pleasure, therefore, to find placed elegantly before you an opportunity to place an order for, say, Fishblanket's Luxurious Chocolate Fancies! Delivered to your door within an hour by helicopter, and at the cost of a mere one thousand guineas. Would that not be a fitting finale to your reading experience. Who could resist?
In just such a spirit of maximising reader pleasure I have partnered with several esteemed online purveyors of hats, and have added adverts (or hatverts, as I call them) for their wares to the end of my children's ebook Happy Hat Day.
Here they are if you are interested in such things.
(I am quite willing to disclose that I earn one shilling for every one thousand hats sold. Ker-ching!)
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Nearly there folks. I've nearly finished the children's book drawings that have been taking up all my time over the last couple of weeks. I'll tell you more about it in my next post and then, I promise, back to 'normal' drawing and posting.
Oh, yeah, and this is a collection of hat pins that I found cluttering up the old dusty attic. The old dusty attic in my head.
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Well, folks. Sorry there's no new drawing this week (I've got one on the go) but I wanted to re post these and to share something with you, too. Yesterday I found out that I have been selected to exhibit at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Anyone who's involved in children's books will know that Bologna is THE event of the calender. I am so excited, I still can't believe it. I keep checking the website to see if that really is my name. This has been a dream of mine for at least a decade. These are two of the drawings that I submitted.
Also, I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who visits my blog. I wouldn't have realised this dream if it hadn't been for all the support and encouragement you give me on a daily basis.
Just one more thing, my email has been acting really screwy recently. For anyone who has tried to contact me and hasn't received a reply 'sorry'. I try to get back to everyone within a week, so if I haven't done it's my stupid email account not getting messages through to me. Either, leave a comment here or send me a Flickr mail and I will try and get back to you via my new account.
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My family is really into hats. My mother-in-law is always a really good sport with her grandkids. Center is the big guy's latest hat, followed by his never to be left out little bro. They're really styling now.
Puppy love.
The gates of Neverland ranch. We were only 10 minutes away, so we decided to visit. It was a sad experience. I'm guessing this will become the next Graceland.
I can never resist a beautiful tree!
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Millie's Marvelous Hat by Satoshi Kitamura
When Millie spots the hat with the colorful feathers in a shop window, she stops in to try it on. But when she decides to buy it, it turns out to much too expensive. After all, she is looking for a free hat. The gentleman at the store thinks a bit and then comes up with a hat that can be anything that Millie wishes it to be, all it takes is a little imagination. Millie imagines a peacock hat, with the gorgeous tail. She passes a bakery and the hat turns into a cake hat. A flower shop turns it flowery. The park turns it into a fountain hat! Then she realizes that everyone she passes has their own special hat if she only looks for it.
The exuberance of this book is great fun. Kitamura takes great pleasure in creating different sorts of hats and bringing them to stunning realization. Kitamura's art is whimsical and very friendly. His story is filled with imagination and a sense of fun. The book is sure to get everyone thinking about what their own personal hat would look like.
Mine? Oh, my hat changes of course, but right now it is autumn leaves that blow about with gusts of wind that catch in the hair of people I pass by. What about you?
Crafty teachers and librarians will be able to create hat crafts to go with this book. It will pair nicely with other hat books like Caps for Sale. Appropriate for ages 3-6.
Reviewed from copy received from publisher. The copy will be placed in library collection.
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From shoes to hats. This may look a little familiar. I have posted some photos of this drawing in the past, but I've not posted the actual drawing until now. I got it scanned at a print shop and wasn't too happy with the results. It's a little too bright for my taste. The photos are much better, the colours are more true to the original. See them and read about how I created this drawing HERE.
From now on I promise to stop plugging my children's book blog and drawing shoes. Possibly maybe.
You do have to click on the drawing for a better view.
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After I sketched this out, it occurred to me that Dr. Seuss had already drawn a cat wearing a hat. I decided to finish the picture anyway.
These cats are obviously on their way to an outdoor festival. Why else would they be wearing hats? Please visit sruble.com to learn more about my art and projects, or my blog to see more recent art.
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Here's a quick update on the piece I'm doing for my brothers impending twins. I spent much of last week in the hospital, so progress has slowed considerably.
Feeling much better though - thanks for asking.
Overall I like how the piece is coming along. There's a lot of work to do though, and they are due to pop out sometime in August.
I need to get my keyster moving.
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Poetrycan be a friend that goes wherever you go. Poems can be tucked into your bookbag or your brain matter, and taken with you on any journey, short or long. Inother words, poetry can play an important part in your life as a road map tocourage, compassion, laughter, fun, success, and self-knowledge. This willbecome clearer as you read on.
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Earlier this month Jutta Bauer received the Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award at the at the international IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) congress in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Interested to find out more about this German illustrator I tracked down one of the books she has illustrated – When We Lived in Uncle's Hat By Peter Stamm.
Just as the book arrived I found out that Tutti Frutti Productions, a UK theatre company whose work is aimed specifically at family audiences was about to start touring with a stage version of When We Lived in Uncle's Hat. Such a lovely coincidence ensured we read the book straight away, and were then quick to buy tickets for the production which is touring to a theatre local to us in a few weeks' time.
The auspicious signs didn't end there – upon reading the book for the first time with M and J I experienced a rather strange sense of deja-vu – as if the book had been written for me, right here, right now.
When We Lived in Uncle's Hat is a series of cameo descriptions of different homes a family has lived in, in their search for the right place for them, the home that would suit them all. They try living in the forest, on the church roof, in a hotel and even on the moon, amongst many other places, before finally ending up in a house that makes the perfect home for them. The book closes with the lines:
Now our house has four corners.
And our year has four seasons.
We moved here four years ago…
So … this is where we'll live for a very, very long time.
This book spoke to me as I too have moved very many times in my life – on average staying in any one place for only three years. But it just so happens that this month we've been in this home, where we are now, for four years. A funny case of life mirroring art, but one which further endeared me to this book.
The structure of the book opens up lots of opportunity for flights of imagination and connective moments of empathy. What different places could you live in? What would it be like to live in given circumstances? For example, at one point the family find themselves living under a bridge, where "it smelt strange and the names of people we didn't know were written on the pillars."
The simple illustrations using a lot of coloured pencil (in addition to watercolour and collage) didn't immediately grab me. Perhaps my expectations were too high given her recent accolade? They did, however, intrigue me. I imagine there were some interesting editorial discussions as a result of the content: several illustrations include German words, and these have been left in German in the English language translation, and there is also a (very small) drawing of a naked woman sunbathing – not something I imagine would be welcomed with open arms by most English publishers of picture b
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As we continue Reading Round Europe my first offering from Sweden is by a classic, much loved (and widely translated) author/illustrator, Elsa Beskow.
Born in 1874 Elsa Beskow published 40 odd books in her lifetime, many featuring children exploring fairy tale worlds where respect for nature plays a major role. She is credited with having been the first author to bring Swedish children's literature to an international readership and her books are nowadays particularly popular with followers of Steiner and Waldorf education methods.
Two of Elskow's books feature in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before you Grow Up, Peter in Blueberry Land and Children of the Forest (Tomtebobarnen in Swedish, a word I just love the look and sound of!) and it is the latter I bring you a review of today.
A family of forest people live under the curling roots of an old pine tree, deep in a forest. They go about their lives playing, exploring, observing nature and overcoming danger and the book follows their simple and happy lives through the course of the four seasons. They make friends with frogs, fight (and kill) a snake, collect mushrooms, harvest cotton grass and feed their animal friends when the snow comes. Their life is almost carefree and idyllic, in harmony with nature and their surroundings.
The original Swedish text was written in rhyme, but this has not been retained in the English version. Perhaps this was a wise decision, for the text certainly never feels like it is a translation. One of my favourite quotes is "They paddled and splashed in the stream, damming it to build a water mill. No one card how wet or muddy they were for no child of the forest can catch cold". This made me think of the forest kindergarten movement, a type of preschool education which is held almost exclusively outdoors.
The illustrations will delight you if you like Beatrix Potter or Jill Barklem. They are the perfect mix of reality (in so many details, such as the mottling on the silver birch bark used as a shield by the father of the family) and fantasy (pint sized people, trolls and fairies). There is nothing modern, avant garde or unsettling about
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My girls are going through a phase where what they most want to do pretty much all of the time is create miniature landscapes, with building bricks, playmobil, sylvanian family furniture and animals, supplemented by all sorts of knick-knacks that little children have a magical ability to accumulate. These "set-ups" as the girls call them are often inspired by the books we're reading, and the latest book to be given the landscape makeover is The Children of Hat Cottage by Elsa Beskow.
In a nutshell, The Children of Hat Cottage tells the sort of tale many parents will recognise – about children trying to be helpful, but ending up making a bigger mess than there was before.
A mother lives with her three young children in a cottage shaped like a hat. One day she has to leave them at home whilst she goes off to buy yarn to make new clothes (isn't it liberating and exciting how in fairytale-like stories, it's perfectly possible to leave children at home alone!). Whilst their mother is away the children decide to do something nice for her; they clean the cottage chimney. But one thing leads to another and disaster strikes… their beautiful little hat home burns down.
Fortunately there is a friendly neighbour who comes to the aid of the children, and together they work to save the day. The mother returns, and though initially shocked, everyone shows great composure, makes the best of the situation and out of hard times, lots of love (and a new home) flourishes.
This is a sweet little story with simple, but lovely illustrations. The themes of independence, triumphing over adversity, and keep one's cool in the face of disaster are great for shared storytime. The fairytale aspects of the setting will delight children who want to believe in gnomes and little spirits, and the poise with which the mother picks up the remains of her burnt-out life and makes the best of it is something I shall aspire to when things are higgledey-piggeldy in my life.
There's plenty to like about this story, but hand on heart, I don't believe this is one of Elsa Beskow's greatest books. The illustrations are somewhat sparse compared to some of her work. They are quick, fluid sketches rather than the detailed images you find in, for example, Around the Year or Children of the Forest. Still, we've enjoyed it and it has inspired plenty of play in our family, as I'm sure it will in yours.
Here are some scenes from one of M and J's "Hat Cottage set-ups", including a little cottage we made inspired by the one in the illustration above.
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I love this photo. At least one young lady knows that her photo is being taken, while wearing her silly hat and a smile. Some schools outlaw hats. They are considered it a distraction to education. Rather sad, eh? I've been in such schools. I always like schools that allow all kinds of hats better?
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Every now and then we come across a photo that we can't even find the words to describe. Take for example this interesting shot of Robert Pattinson and Sharon Stone at the amfAR Gala in Cannes from earlier today. Rob's high in demand these days — not to mention landing a spot in our PopSugar 100 Final Four — while Sharon has never been very high on our list. We'd love to hear your funny words of wisdom about the moment captured here, so share your best captions in the comments below!
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Robert: "Well that's not what you said last night...."
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Rob: guess.., i can't help but dazzle women!....
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Watch the video before you comment rudely about this picture. I wish I had. Sharon is probably reacting to the $20,000 double bids that were placed during the AMFAR auction for a kiss and meet up with Robert Pattinson. She's running the bidding and probably relizing that she has a sure thing here. This is truly a wonderful service both Rob and Sharon are doing. Thank you both!
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Sharon Stone-Oh Jeez, that champagne I drank last night isn't sitting well.Rob Pattinson-Yeah, that's rank
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Sharon Stone-Oh Jeez, that champagne I drank last night isn't sitting well.
Rob Pattinson-Yeah, that's rank
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Sharon: "OH MY GOSH!!! No eff-ing way! You're the vampire!?"
Rob: "Um, yeah I guess I am."
Sharon: **gets ready to pounce**
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Title: | Implementation of linear-phase FIR nearly perfect reconstruction cosine-modulated filterbanks utilizing the coefficient symmetry |
Author: | Bregovic, Robert; Yu, Ya Jun; Viholainen, Ari; Lim, Yong Ching |
Copyright year: | 2010 |
Abstract: | The analysis and synthesis parts of a cosine-modulated -channel filterbank (FB) contain two sections, a modulation block and a prototype filter implemented in a polyphase structure. Although, in many cases, a linear-phase prototype filter is used, the coefficient symmetry of this filter is not utilized when using the existing polyphase structure. In this paper, a method is proposed for implementing a linear-phase prototype filter building a nearly perfect reconstruction cosine-modulated FB in such a way that it enables one to partially utilize the coefficient symmetry, thereby reducing the number of required multiplications in the implementation. The proposed method can be applied for implementing FBs with an arbitrary filter order and number of channels. Moreover, it is shown that, in all cases under consideration, the cosine-modulation part of the FB can be implemented by using a fast discrete cosine transform. The efficiency of the proposed implementation is evaluated by means of examples. |
Subject: | DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering. |
Type: | Journal Article |
Series/ Journal Title: | IEEE transactions on circuits and systems—I |
School: | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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Use this painting technique to create your own eco-friendly robot craft. Use a clean, empty plastic bottle for the body and add paint to distress the surface. You can also use random embellishments to create a more mechanical look. This craft is both eco-friendly and innovative, so you'll love showing it off! Take a chance and learn a new technique.
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Although it's only been a week, the Vine app is taking social media by storm, sharing user experiences with followers via mere seconds' worth of video. Much the way websites have sprouted to view social apps like Instagram, Vine users have quickly created alternative ways to watch Vine videos besides a smartphone. By visiting these sites, real-time feeds display clips from around the world, exposing you to endless entertainment — including, of course, cat videos. Click through to see how one app and several sites are making your hashtags come to life.
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Its been interesting watching this fire spread over four days from late night to early morning with out much sleep been trying to do my best work photographing the High Park Fire in Fort Collins Colorado since early Saturday Morning. Its disappointing to see this happening so close to home. My best wishes have been going out to the people that lost stuff due to the fire.
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