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Web Extras
for the November/December
2007
Horn Book Magazine
It’s an annual tradition:
our November/December issue with reviews
of the best new seasonal books. But be sure to read Roger
Sutton’s gift-giving tips before you head out to the
mall. For the fantasy lovers on your list,
Jonathan Hunt evaluates the current publishing craze of
epic multi-volume fantasies. (Thanks, Harry.) We’ve
gathered reviews of some recent fantasies and their sequels,
as well as some intriguing articles in anticipation of
two Susan Cooper events here in Boston. Got tiny tots?
Our favorite bookseller/barista, Terri
Schmitz, serves up several board book adaptations in her
reissues round-up, including Olivier Dunrea’s Gossie
and Gertie stories. Read our reviews of the original editions
and two articles on choosing books for babies.
Also, in this issue’s
editorial, Roger Sutton celebrates the life of Thomas
Todd, our publisher emeritus, who died in September. Our current
publisher, Anne
Quirk, offers her own memorial, where we’ve also
posted an audio excerpt from a 1988 interview with Mr. Todd.
‘Tis the Season
Roger Sutton chimes
in with some timeless gift-giving advice in this November/December
2006 Horn Book Magazine article.
Does the sequel stand
alone?
Fantasy
Writers (and an Editor) Speak Out
Elizabeth Knox, Elizabeth Wein, Phillip Reeve, Kenneth Oppel,
and Cheryl Klein
Reviews of recent
epic fantasies, including Bartimaeus, the King of Attolia,
and the Dreamhunter volumes.
Unriddling
the World: Fantasy and Children
Articles from our archives by Susan Cooper, Gregory Maguire,
Philip Pullman, Lloyd Alexander, and more.
Board Book
Bonanza
Reviews of Olivier Dunrea’s
picture books enjoying a second life as board books.
Martha Parravano
and K. T. Horning
on books for the very young, from our March/April 1997 special
issue on family reading.
More Web Extras for
November/December 2007:
In “Astrid Lindgren’s
Swedish Legacy,” Susan Marie Swanson looks at how Pippi
Longstocking’s creator is still influencing today’s
writers. Back
in 1973, Lindgren contributed her own tart advice to prospective
writers.
The Cold War is raging hotter
than ever in books for young readers, as Deirdre Baker reports
in her Reader at Large column. Hear two of its most distinguished
chroniclers, Tim Wynne-Jones
and David Almond,
discuss their work at Boston
Globe–Horn Book Award ceremonies.
Patrick Jennings’s cadenza
features some ABC books that won’t see the light of
day. From our September/October 2006 issue, Ron
Koertge offers his own list of Unlikely Titles (Pippi
Pantyhose??).
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