You see before you today a grateful convert from chemistry. Grateful that I converted and grateful that you have labeled the change successful. The world of chemistry, too, is thankful; it is a neater and safer place since I left. This conversion was not so difficult as some others I have gone through. The transformation [...]
Awards
Caldecott Award Acceptance*
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Ludwig Bemelmans *Paper read at the meeting of the American Library Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 22, 1954. My deep gratitude to the members of the American Library Association for the Caldecott Medal. Now we shall talk about art. There is one life that is more difficult than that of the policeman’s and that is [...]
The White Bicycle
March 25, 2013 By 1 Comment
It’s always disappointing when we miss the opportunity to blow our horn for a really good book — but in this case the ARC arrived too late to review in the Magazine. Fortunately, this year’s Printz committee found it in time to award it an Honor and get it the recognition it deserves. And here’s [...]
Horn Book reviews of Caldecott Medal winners, 1940-1949
February 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
1940 INGRI AND EDGAR PARIN D’AULAIRE, Author-Illustrators Abraham Lincoln (Doubleday) “Deep in the wilderness down in Kentucky there stood a cabin of roughly hewn logs. It was a poor little cabin of only one room. But the flames flickered gaily on the hearth….In this cabin lived a man named Thomas Lincoln with his wife and [...]
Watching from the other coast
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
While Robin and everyone else at Midwinter was getting up extra-early in Seattle, we were able to ease into our day here in Boston, getting some work done and settling in with our second cups of tea and coffee when the announcements began at 11 a.m. Every year we aim to put our response to [...]
Reviews of the 2013 Sibert Award winners
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Horn Book reviews of the 2013 Sibert Award winner Bomb and the three honor books.
Reviews of the 2013 Printz Award winners
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Horn Book reviews of the 2013 Printz Award winner In Darkness and the four honor books.
Reviews of the 2013 Belpré Author Award winners
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Horn Book reviews of the 2013 Belpre Author Award winner Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and the honor book.
Review of the 2013 Belpré Illustrator Award winner
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Horn Book review of the 2013 Belpré Illustrator Award winner Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert.
Reviews of the 2013 Batchelder Award winners
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Horn Book reviews of the 2013 Batchelder Award winner My Family for the War and the two honor books.
