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WORK TITLE: Born Inside a Nest So Small
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PERSONAL
First name pronounced “eza”; born January 12, 1954, in Warsaw, Poland; daughter of Jozef (a salesperson) and Danuta Konopnicki; married Paul Trapani (a builder/developer), October 5, 1980 (divorced); married Robert Hare (a sculptor and fine furniture maker), May 24, 1997; children: Gabe (stepson).
EDUCATION:State University of New York—College at New Paltz, B.S., 1981.
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Author and illustrator of children’s books. Freelance illustrator and rock-climbing guide, Gardiner, NY, 1980-89; children’s book author and illustrator, beginning 1989. Real estate broker for building and land development business, Wallkill, NY, 1988-94. Presenter at schools. Exhibitions: Work exhibited in fine-art galleries and at the Mazza Museum, Findlay, OH.
AVOCATIONS:Gardening, cooking, singing, outdoor sports: hiking, mountain biking, skiing, sailing.
MEMBER:Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
AWARDS:Pick-of-the-Lists designation, American Booksellers Association, 1993, for The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and 1996, for I’m a Little Teapot; International Reading Association/Children’s Book Council Choice selection, 2000, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, 2001, both for Shoo Fly, and 2003, both for Froggie Went a-Courtin’; Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book designation, 2007, for Here We Go ’round the Mulberry Bush; Rip Van Winkle Award, School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York, 2009.
RELIGION: Roman Catholic.WRITINGS
Three of Trapani’s stories were published in book-and-CD combinations as Charlesbridge’s “Sing along with Iza and Friends” series: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and Row Row Row Your Boat.
SIDELIGHTS
Artist and writer Iza Trapani has focused her special talents on creating picture books for young readers. In addition to producing original stories such as Haunted Party and Rufus and Friends, Trapani adds her own twist to traditional songs and stories, providing outcomes that are different than the original work. Such well-loved songs as “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” “I’m a Little Teapot,” and “The Bear Goes over the Mountain” take on new meaning through her mix of words and art. “I’ve always been fascinated with children’s literature,” Trapani once explained to SATA. “There is something about the pure simplicity of words matched with beautiful illustrations that makes picture books particularly intriguing to me.”
Born in Poland in 1954, Trapani immigrated to the United States as a girl and, in addition to cultivating a love of picture books, she worked hard to develop her artistic talents. After graduating from the State University of New York’s College at New Paltz, she worked as a rock-climbing guide, real-estate salesperson/broker, and freelance illustrator while pursuing her dream of making her own books for children. Trapani’s first book-related project was creating pen-and-ink illustrations for an adult self-help book published by Dell and three years later she completed her first self-illustrated children’s book, What Am I? An Animal Guessing Game.
In What Am I? Trapani introduces youngsters to ten animals that reveal their identities through a series of clues. Couching her “What am I?” riddles in six rhyming lines for each animal, she “effectively combines blithesome, sing-song verse and waggish watercolors” in her guessing game, according to a Publishers Weekly critic. In Booklist critic Ilene Cooper predicted that What Am I? will “provide enjoyment to kids, singly and during story hours.”
In the song that inspired Trapani’s The Itsy Bitsy Spider, the multi-legged character spents his time fruitlessly tackling a single water spout, but Trapani’s update finds the ambitious arachnid thwarted in his attempts to scale walls, trees, and household furniture. Her “sing-song … rhyme works perfectly,” commented Booklist contributor Deborah Abbott. In Trapani’s version of Baa Baa Black Sheep the sheep’s animal friends want meals that she is unable to provide; their initial disappointment turns to pleasure when they discover that she has secretly been knitting gifts for them. In School Library Journal Roxanne Burg cited the “setting suggestive of a Victorian winter” in Baa Baa Black Sheep, noting that it is effectively evoked in Trapani’s “pleasing” and “engaging” illustrations.
Animals are the focus of Trapani’s retellings Mary Had a Little Lamb, Froggie Went a-Courtin’, and Row, Row, Row Your Boat. In the first she adds a dozen new verses to Sarah Josepha Hale’s original poem about a young lamb eager to break away from the flock to nose around the farmyard on its own. Calling Trapani’s descriptions of the curious lamb “slapstick,” School Library Journal contributor Marian Drabkin praised the artist’s work, asserting that “the bright and lively watercolor illustrations are sweet” and “preschoolers will find [the text] both humorous and reassuring.” In addition to words and pictures, the music to the traditional song is included.
In Trapani’s retelling of the traditional song “The Bear Went over the Mountain,” her ursine protagonist engages all five senses instead of just seeing what he could see. Her “rhyming text introduces fine vocabulary,” as Marianne Saccardi commented in School Library Journal, and her paintings “clearly depict many aspects of each season.” Calling the work a “refreshing spin” on a familiar song, a Kirkus Reviews critic added that “the colorful paintings of the subtly anthropomorphized bear frolicking in his woodland mountain habitat will engage young readers and singers.”
Trapani recasts another traditional tale in Little Miss Muffet; after being startled by a single spider, the titular character is scared by everything from a mouse to a frog to a moose. The author/illustrator “slyly inserts clues … in her brightly colored illustrations, which humorously capture both Miss Muffet’s primness and her fright,” according to a Kirkus Reviews writer, while in School Library Journal Blair Christolon praised the “abundance of action words” in Trapani’s “delightful picture book.”
Trapani shares an original rhyming story in her self-illustrated Haunted Party, a counting book that features Halloween-themed characters. Mummies, goblins, ghosts, skeletons, and vampires are only a few of the creatures that appear in ever-increasing numbers, making the “funny, warmly illustrated” tale “an entertaining choice for holiday storytimes,” according to School Library Journal critic Susan Weitz. A Kirkus Reviews critic noted that Trapani’s “cheery watercolors enliven the verse” and her “wicked surprise” ending keeps her story “from cloying like too much candy corn.”
Trapani presents fourteen playful poems in Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time, which features Rufus the dachshund and his canine pals Mops, Stella, and Tucker. As a special treat, on every page hidden objects are secreted within what School Library Journal contributor Blair Christolon described as Trapani’s “lively” watercolor, ink, and colored-pencil illustrations. In Rufus and Friends: School Days the author/illustrator reworks familiar children’s verses to show the dogs at their first day of school. Her “rhymes are perfectly situated within a realistic classroom setting,” noted School Library Journal contributor Teresa Pfeifer, and “the colorfully dressed pups’ expressions and body language are priceless.” A Kirkus Reviews writer praised the artwork in Rufus’s second picture-book outing as “bright and distinct,” adding that Trapani’s “inventive and precise verse allows each rhyme to stand on its own.”
In addition to illustrating her own stories and adaptations, Trapani has enhanced texts by other authors with her artwork. Her illustrations for Carolyn Dorflinger’s Tomorrow Is Mom’s Birthday elicited praise from Booklist critic Kay Weisman, who commented that the “soft watercolor illustrations convey the warmth and humor” of the book’s close-knit fictional family. Writing in the same periodical, Lauren Peterson noted of Eve Bunting’s The Wedding that Trapani’s “beautifully detailed” illustrations feature “fresh country scenes [and] are great for sharing.”
Since beginning her career as a children’s book author and illustrator, Trapani’s goal has been “to recreate … magic for others to enjoy,” as she once explained to SATA. As part of that magic, she injects a healthy dose of humor into each of her projects. “I love to laugh,” the author/illustrator explained, “and know that children also do, so there is always a humorous quality in my work. I also love animals, and even if a story is not about animals, somehow I’ll always manage to put them in the illustrations.”“For years when I used to blow out the candles on my birthday cakes, I had one wish: to someday illustrate a children’s book,” she added. “Now that I am enjoying a career as both author and illustrator, I believe that dreams really do come true!”
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Booklist, December 15, 1992, Ilene Cooper, review of What Am I? An Animal Guessing Game, p. 742; March 1, 1993, Deborah Abbott, review of The Itsy Bitsy Spider, p. 1239; May 1, 1994, Kay Weisman, review of Tomorrow Is Mom’s Birthday, p. 1607; July, 2003, Lauren Peterson, review of The Wedding, p. 1895.
Kirkus Reviews, June 15, 2002, review of Froggie Went a-Courtin’, p. 889; June 15, 2008, review of Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time; July 15, 2009, review of Haunted Party; December 1, 2009, review of Rufus and Friends: School Days; March 15, 2012, review of The Bear Went over the Mountain; August 15, 2013, review of Little Miss Muffet.
Publishers Weekly, October 12, 1992, review of What Am I?, p. 78; May 27, 2002, review of Froggie Went a-Courtin’, p. 59.
School Library Journal, December, 1998, Marian Drabkin, review of Mary Had a Little Lamb, p. 116; November, 1999, Jackie Hechtkopk, review of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, p. 149; November, 2001, Roxanne Burg, review of Baa Baa Black Sheep, p. 152; July, 2002, Bina Williams, review of Froggie Went a-Courtin’, p. 111; August, 2003, Susan Pine, review of The Wedding, p. 124; August, 2004, April Mazza, review of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, p. 76; July, 2006, Sally R. Dow, review of Here We Go ’round the Mulberry Bush, p. 96; August, 2008, Blair Christolon, review of Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time, p. 114; August, 2009, Susan Weitz, review of Haunted Party, p. 86; March, 2010, Teresa Pfeifer, review of Rufus and Friends: School Days, p. 144; May, 2012, Marianne Saccardi, review of The Bear Went over the Mountain, p. 89; December, 2013, Blair Christolon, review of Little Miss Muffet, p. 106.
ONLINE
Iza Trapani Home Page, http://www.izatrapani.com (April 25, 2014).
I was born in Poland and immigrated to America when I was seven years old. As soon as I arrived my aunts and uncles gave me a gift - a large collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. I treasured the book and as I learned to speak English through the rhymes, I had no idea that I would grow up to become a children's book author and illustrator. The nursery rhymes I read as a child had such a profound and meaningful effect upon me that chose to recreate them in new and exciting ways for little ones to read and enjoy as I had done.
My first book, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, has now sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star has sold over 1.3 million! I'm immensely honored that my books are widely used in schools in the US and abroad and have won many awards. It gives me great pleasure to know that generations of children can learn to read through my work.
I live in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York, and spend a lot of time on an island off the coast of Maine too. When I'm not working in my studio, I love being outdoors - gardening, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and kayaking with my husband and our dog, Nugget .
Iza Trapani was born in Warsaw, Poland, where she lived until she was seven years old. Her parents fostered a life-long appreciation for books, art, and music. Iza learned to read before she started school and was always encouraged to draw, even though she would take over the entire dining table with her papers and pencils.
When Iza was seven, her mother traveled to America to visit her sister. At the time, whole families were not allowed to leave Communist Poland, so Iza's mother took her, the youngest. Their visit turned into a permanent stay. Her mother remarried and hoped to bring Iza's brother and sister to the United States, but tragically, she died too soon. Iza moved to a children's home in Lodi, New Jersey, where she stayed until she was 16. During this time, Iza's father in Poland also passed away. It wasn't until after she married and became a U.S. citizen that Iza felt she could travel to Poland without fear of deportation. Twenty-five years passed before she was reunited with her siblings.
Over the years, Iza continued to draw and paint. She wanted more than anything to create children's picture books. Crossing paths with a turtle in the woods inspired her first book What Am I? An Animal Guessing Game. Since then Iza has written and illustrated several books for children including the best-selling Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; The Itsy Bitsy Spider; and Baa Baa Black Sheep.
Inspired by nature, children and animals, Iza has an endless wellspring of stories and ideas to share with young readers. She was once told that to be a good author a writer must know CPR—concise, precise, and rounded. In her picture books the illustrations play an integral part in enhancing and clarifying the text. It's a wonderful union of art and story with a fresh and interesting perspective.
Iza lives in the Hudson Valley of New York with her husband on their farm in a house that they designed. She has worked very hard for her success and feels blessed by the warm reception her books have received by readers young and old.
Iza Trapani was born in Poland and immigrated to America when she was seven. Upon arrival, her relatives gave her a large Mother Goose collection. As she learned English through those rhymes, she had no idea that someday she would become a best-selling children's book author and illustrator, and would extend many them into books for little ones. Her first book in the series, The Itsy Bitsy Spider has sold over 2.5 million copies, and her Twinkle Twinkle Little Star has sold over 1 million. Her books are widely used in schools in the US and abroad and have won numerous awards. Iza lives in the Hudson Valley of New York, and when not in her studio, she enjoys spending time outdoors- hiking, mountain biking, skiing and kayaking. You can learn more about Iza and her books at www.izatrapani.com
Trapani, Iza OLD KING COLE Charlesbridge (Children's Picture Books) $15.95 8, 4 ISBN: 978-1-58089-632-0
What can all the characters in Mother Goose's world do when the reveler in chief runs out of revelry? Trapani begins with the familiar first verse of the nursery rhyme, with the trio of fiddlers (cats in green tunics walking on two legs) trailing behind the unmistakably merry monarch. But once he settles into his throne, Cole can't stay awake for the King Cole Ball. Some of his problem is the sweetness of the fiddlers' serenade, but also his party preparations have simply worn him out. Mother Hubbard and her dog, the Three Little Pigs, Little Boy Blue (depicted with brown skin and curly black hair), and Bo Peep (drawn with Asian facial characteristics) each have a try, but to no avail. All the Mother Goose guests pace the floor in distress, until the Queen of Hearts waltzes in with a tray to save the day. The heavenly aroma of her heart-shaped tarts jolts the king from slumber, and the taste puts him back in a party mood. Trapani's paintings, in watercolor, Acryla gouache, ink, and colored pencil, are bright and delightful, but they are busy enough that large groups will find distinguishing them a challenge. The story itself is amusing but does not stand out in the Mother Goose crowd. Music and extended lyrics for "Old King Cole" fill the last page. A pleasant-enough diversion. (Picture book. 3-5)
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"Trapani, Iza: OLD KING COLE." Kirkus Reviews, 15 June 2015. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A417619464/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=72984eaf. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
TRAPANI, Iza. Old King Cole. illus. by Iza Trapani. 32p. ebook available. Charlesbridge. 2015. Tr $15.95. ISBN 9781580896320.
PreS--Trapani has added another nursery rhyme extension book to her large collection. In this new version, Old King Cole has been up all night planning his yearly ball to be held in the royal hall. When the fiddlers three serenade him with a sweet song, the king falls asleep. Now comes the problem: the ball can't begin without him. What follows are various nursery rhyme characters' attempts to wake him up. The rooster, Mother Hubbard and her dog, the three pigs, Little Boy Blue, and Little Bo Peep all try to wake up Old King Cole, to no avail. Will there be no ball? Then in comes the Queen of Hearts with a tray of her freshly baked tarts to save the day. When the yummy aroma reaches the king's nose, he awakens and the festivities can begin. Trapani's rhymes are fun, and the language flows well from line to line. Her use of some uncommon words will add to a child's vocabulary: serenade, desire, hoarse, shrill, and blared. The detailed illustrations, done in watercolor, gouache, ink, and colored pencil, make it easy to pick out the different characters. The back cover of the book lists all the invitees, which allows children to search each page for the various guests. VERDICT With its large and easy-to-see art and rich language, this is a great choice for storytimes and a fun addition to any children's collection.--Elaine Lesh Morgan, formerly at Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
KEY: * Excellent in relation to other titles on the same subject or in the same genre | e eBook original Tr Hardcover trade binding | RTE Reinforced trade binding | lib. ed. Publisher's library binding Board Board book | pap. Paperback | BL Bilingual
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Morgan, Elaine Lesh. "Trapani, Iza. Old King Cole." School Library Journal, vol. 61, no. 9, Sept. 2015, p. 112. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A427423652/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=b43e2df9. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
Trapani, Iza GABE AND GOON Charlesbridge (Children's Picture Books) $16.95 7, 5 ISBN: 978-1-58089-640-5
Could the sleeping child and the monster in the closet possibly become best friends?Unlike most children, young Gabe is not scared of monsters, a nice coincidence, since a big purple monster named Goon lives in the little white boy's bedroom closet. Goon, however, is scared of children. He finds them "odd and kooky," even "absolutely spooky." Gabe happens to have a cold, and when Goon hears him sneezing and blowing his nose, the sneeze booms like thunder, and the honk sounds like a terrifying tuba. Goon's knees knock, and he makes the hangers in the closet clatter. So Gabe discovers Goon, who promptly bolts from the closet and hides under the bed. Goon tries to scare Gabe, but the more gruesome the face he makes, the harder Gabe laughs. Goon tries stomping and doing his zombie walk, but neither move shakes the giggles out of Gabe. The tables are turned when a spider walks by, and Gabe hides in the closet. In the same instant, the pair realizes that they're not so different and become the best of friends. Since it's bedtime, the new besties share a nice scary story about monsters before lights out. The Muppet-like Goon is both goofy and adorable, and Trapani's rhyming text bounces blithely along.A familiar message, but also a crucial and timely one, charmingly presented. (Picture book. 3-6)
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"Trapani, Iza: GABE AND GOON." Kirkus Reviews, 1 May 2016. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A450833245/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=97874279. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
Trapani, Iza OLD MACDONALD HAD A...ZOO? Charlesbridge (Children's Fiction) $16.99 9, 12 ISBN: 978-1-58089-729-7
Old MacDonald had a--kangaroo?!?It's just another day on the bespectacled white man's farm, starting with the milking of his cow and an E-I-E-I-O. But in the pig's sty, instead of an "oink oink" accompanying the E-I-E-I-O, there's a hopping kangaroo splattering mud everywhere. An elephant sprays Old MacDonald clean with water from the trough (with an E-I-E-I-O). Then..."Old MacDonald heard a crunch, E-I-E-I-O. / Zebras helped themselves to lunch, E-I-E-I-O. // With a chomp above, and a chomp below, / Here a chomp, there a chomp, / Everywhere a chomp chomp, / What a hungry, messy bunch, E-I-E-I-O." Then monkeys E-I-E-I-O in the henhouse, and a crocodile E-I-E-I-Os in the garden before Old MacDonald gets fed up. He bundles all the inappropriate animals into his truck and takes them back to the zoo with a vroom vroom and an E-I-E-I-O. Prolific nursery-rhymer Trapani turns the traditional song on its head for a rousing romp with some zoo escapees and some surprised farm denizens. Bright watercolor, acrylic, and ink illustrations, mostly in double-page spreads, are full of expressive animals. This update of the rhyme would be a fine addition to personal collections and will be welcome at storytime. A wild time on the MacDonald farm, with music included at the close. (Picture book. 3-7)
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"Trapani, Iza: OLD MACDONALD HAD A...ZOO?" Kirkus Reviews, 15 July 2017. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A498345158/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=90e503eb. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
Trapani, Iza VOLE AND TROLL Charlesbridge (Children's Fiction) $15.99 9, 10 ISBN: 978-1-58089-885-0
Readers will need to tune their voices before meeting Troll, who guards the bridge leading to "the tastiest grass in the valley."
When Vole arrives to cross, Troll sings a challenge in his clear, deep voice: "Troll-dee-roll, I'm a troll, / And my favorite food is vole. / With a knick-knack, paddywhack, / Better pay the toll, / or you'll end up in my bowl!" But hungry Vole can't pay, and the battle of wits begins. Luckily, Troll knows only one song, so Vole teaches him a new one. Three times, Troll gets so caught up in each new action song--children will recognize these storytime standards and join in--Vole teaches him that the anthropomorphic creature successfully sneaks over the bridge for "a feast of grassy greens." But on Vole's fourth visit, Troll snatches him by the tail. Knowing he is destined for Troll's bowl, Vole begs for one last Troll song. In an unexpected twist, Vole joins "in with a sweet, high harmony," and together they fill "the valley with music so enchanting that fish [spring] from the creek, flapping their fins with pleasure….Even the songbirds [hush] to listen." Understandably, as part of their new friendship, Vole insists on rewriting Troll's challenge song. Watercolor, colored pencil, and ink illustrations enhance the emotional subtext to this revised fairy tale.
A harmonious twist on an old favorite with bonus action songs. (Picture book. 3-7)
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"Trapani, Iza: VOLE AND TROLL." Kirkus Reviews, 15 July 2019. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A593064624/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=7dd1f6cb. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
Trapani, Iza BORN INSIDE A NEST SO SMALL Charlesbridge (Children's None) $17.99 6, 10 ISBN: 9781623545840
An alert child gets to know a ruby-throated hummingbird.
From spring to fall, the young narrator, tan-skinned with tousled brown curls, records observations in rhyming couplets addressed to the animal. These rhymes are complemented by factual descriptions, differentiated from the verse by typeface and font. The text is set directly on Trapani's paintings, which accurately depict the male ruby-throated hummingbird (young and green, and with red hues as an adult) and its drabber green mother. The bird's tiny size is emphasized in scenes that show him dwarfed by flowers, a feeder, and the child. The clothing the young narrator wears demonstrates the passing of the seasons from spring to summer to fall. Some of the child's commentary comes from observation (how the bird flies, his "bitty wings," his feeding habits) and some from a book--nesting behavior, in particular. As summer comes to a close, the hummingbird seems to say goodbye--a moment based on personal experience, Trapani notes in an afterword. The child can only imagine the bird's long migration over water and the relief of his arrival at his warm winter home. The tone is gentle and admiring, the facts are accurate and sensibly selected for younger readers or listeners, and the lines scan comfortably for a read-aloud.
An attractive title for the nature shelf and storytime. (recommended books and websites)(Informational picture book. 4-7)
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Born inside a Nest So Small: Conversation with a Hummingbird. By Iza Trapani. Illus. by the author. 2025. 32p. Charlesbridge, $17.99 (9781623545840). PreS-Gr. 2. 598.764.
A child heads out with binoculars around their neck and a hummingbird book in hand, hoping to catch a glimpse of the minuscule marvel. They're soon rewarded with a visit from a ruby-throated variety, and as the hummingbird hovers, the child regales it with immediate observations and fascinating facts they've absorbed from their reading. Impressive behavioral habits, sweet size comparisons, and the titular nesting features are all entertaining topics of discussion. When the feathered flier zooms away, the child imagines its amazing impending migration and bids it farewell with the hope of meeting again next summer. The captivating hummingbird crash course charms on every sunny spread. The lively rhyming text takes center stage, but occasional asides in a smaller font add more-scientific detail. Uncomplicated, attractive watercolor, gouache, and colored-pencil illustrations let the little bird shine, and adorable details abound (eagle-eyed readers may note that the hummingbird book in the child's hand looks an awful lot like the one they're currently reading). It may be a small subject, but this immediately accessible avian introduction has enormous appeal. --Emily Graham
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