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 [...]
Books mentioned in the April 2013 issue of Notes from the Horn Book
April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Guess who?: Beards
April 3, 2013 By 5 Comments
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
April 3, 2013 By 6 Comments
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
April 2, 2013 By 6 Comments
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
April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
April Magazine preview
April 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
Get a sneak peek at the April 2013 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
Guess who?: Author’s best friend
April 1, 2013 By 6 Comments
Today’s “guess who?” author and illustrator pictures also feature their furry friends. Can you guess the human subjects of these photos? This gentleman’s canine companion doesn’t appear in the photo below, but you can see him (in all his glory) with his dog here. This post is part of our “Guess who”? author and illustrator [...]
Fostering Lifelong Learners conference timeline
April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
On Thursday, April 25th, The Horn Book co-hosted the “Fostering Lifelong Learners: Prescribing Books for Early Childhood Education” conference with Reach Out and Read and the Cambridge Public Library. Unable to attend? Don’t worry; we’ve compiled the day’s highlights based on tweets by our staff and attendees. 9:52 am: “Fostering Lifelong Learners” conference opening remarks [...]
The Horn Book’s inaugural editorial
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We chose this title — THE HORNBOOK — because of its early and honorable place in the history of children’s literature, but in our use of it we are giving it a lighter meaning, as Mr. Caldecott’s three jovial huntsmen on the cover suggest. Just as they are so full of exuberant joy for the [...]
