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Review of The Poisoned King

The Poisoned King [Impossible Creatures]by Katherine Rundell; illus. by Ashley MackenzieMiddle School    Knopf    304 pp.9/25    9780593809907    $19.99When Christopher Forrester returns to the Glimouria Archipelago, conditions could not be more dire: the ancient, wise dragons are dying, and the dragon Sarkany, on whose back Christopher flew in Impossible Creatures (rev. 9/24),...
      

Katherine Rundell Talks with Roger

Talks with Roger is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Notes from the Horn Book. To receive Notes, sign up here. Sponsored by   Picking up where Impossible Creatures left things in the Archipelago, The Poisoned King brings back young Englishman Christopher but also introduces Anya, Princess of an Archipelagian kingdom, who finds her inheritance (not to...
      

Publishers' Preview: Fall 2024: Five Questions for Katherine Rundell

This interview originally appeared in the September/October 2024 Horn Book Magazine as part of the Publishers’ Previews: Fall 2024, an advertising supplement that allows participating publishers a chance to each highlight a book from its current list. They choose the books; we ask the questions. Sponsored by Christopher makes the acquaintance of many...
      
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Review of Zebra’s Great Escape

Zebra’s Great Escape by Katherine Rundell; illus. by Sara OgilviePrimary, Intermediate    Simon    64 pp.8/24    9781481491631    $19.99e-book ed.  9781481491648    $10.99Originally published in Great Britain, this book evades easy classification. Ogilvie’s lively, vibrantly colored art—with dramatic page-turns and a mix of immersive full-bleed illustrations, spot art, and vignettes—caters to a picture-book audience....
      
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Review of Impossible Creatures

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell; illus. by Ashley MackenzieMiddle School    Knopf    368 pp.9/24    9780593809860    $19.99Library ed.  9780593809877    $22.99e-book ed.  9780593809884    $10.99When Christopher finds a wounded baby griffin in a Scottish lake, his grandfather reveals that he is (and Christopher will be, when he comes of age) a guardian of the...
      

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms: Author Katherine Rundell’s BGHB 2015 Fiction Award Speech

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The question I get asked most, when people find out what I do, is: why children’s books? Why not write proper books, for adults?My answer will depend on the day. Sometimes, in a bad mood, I say, “Well, they’re a lot shorter.” Sometimes I tell the truth: children are extraordinary...
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