Nicola Davies on Deadly! The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth

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In the March/April 2013 Horn Book Magazine, our editors asked Nicola Davies about facing a dangerous animal herself — and got not one, but four stories. Read the review of Deadly! The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth here. Horn Book Editors: What’s the most dangerous creature you’ve ever encountered? Nicola Davies: My [...]

Guess who?: Secrets revealed!

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A. Arthur Geisert B. Cynthia Rylant C. D.B. Johnson D. Barry Moser E. Martha Brooks F. Marilyn Nelson G. Katherine Paterson H. Helen Oxenbury I. Brian Pinkney J. Bill Martin Jr K. Peter Sís L. Walter Dean Myers M. Christopher Myers N. Michael Rosen O. Paul Fleischman P. Avi Q. Lynne Rae Perkins R. Jerry [...]

Guess who?: Roundup

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Last week we shared our collection of author and illustrator (and critic!) photos and asked readers to name the subjects. A few remain unidentified — can you match the names to the faces? Here are their names, in random order: Paul Fleischman Christopher Myers Helen Oxenbury Cynthia Rylant Marilyn Nelson Caralyn and Mark Buehner (we [...]

Guess who?: Mystery bonus

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Cool-dude A we know very well. As for People B: embarrassingly, we’ve lost track of who they are! Please help us out. Anyone? Anyone? This post is part of our “Guess who”? author and illustrator photo series. Click on the tag Guess who? to see all entries!

Books mentioned in the April 2013 issue of Notes from the Horn Book

Five questions for Marilyn Singer Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse written by Marilyn Singer, illus. by Josée Masse, Dutton, 5–8 years. Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems written by Marilyn Singer, illus. by Josée Masse, Dial, 5–8 years. A Strange Place to Call Home: The World’s Most Dangerous Habitats & the Animals That Call [...]

Guess who?: Communing with nature

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Guess these tree-huggers.

Guess who?: Beards

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Fabulous Facial Hair! This post is part of our “Guess who”? author and illustrator photo series. Click on the tag Guess who? to see all entries!

Guess who?: Great guys

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Who are these handsome author and illustrator gents? What about this father-son pair? This post is part of our “Guess who”? author and illustrator photo series. Click on the tag Guess who? to see all entries!

Guess who?: Great ladies

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Can you guess these lovely author and illustrator ladies? Here’s a hint: “Lady C” was a Horn Book Magazine cover model in 2010. This post is part of our “Guess who”? author and illustrator photo series. Click on the tag Guess who? to see all entries!

Preview May/June 2013 Horn Book Magazine

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Caroline Fraser examines the sordid publishing history of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Foreign Correspondence: Karen Jameyson takes us deep into Jeannie Baker’s process for creating the cross-cultural picture book Mirror. Author Jeanne Birdsall stresses the importance of letting middle grade be middle grade. Jonathan Hunt on the future of connecting kids with nonfiction. Caldecott [...]