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Five questions for Hyewon Yum

Hyewon Yum is a prolific picture-book creator, both as a solo author-illustrator and as an illustrator of books written by other authors (including one Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book!). In A Spoonful of the Sea (Norton, 4–8 years), which she both wrote and illustrated, the main character’s “birthday soup is...
      

From the Editor — January 2026

Earlier today, the Horn Book’s Calling Caldecott blog announced the results of our MOCK Caldecott vote. The voters chose a Caldecott winner and one honoree — two Horn Book favorites, both on our annual Fanfare list. The REAL winners, along with all the 2026 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, will...
      

Books mentioned in the January 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book

Five questions for Hyewon Yum A Spoonful of the Sea by Hyewon Yum; Norton. Tasty traditions A Season for Fishin’: A Fish Fry Tradition by Pamela Courtney, illus. by Toni D. Chambers; Farrar.  Tea Is Love by Adib Khorram illus. by Hanna Cha; Dial.  Soy Sauce! by Laura G. Lee; Algonquin.  Every Peach Is a Story by David Mas...
      

Family and resilience

The protagonists of these eight memorable, emotional novels, recommended for middle- and/or high-school readers, cope with challenging situations within their families or in their families’ larger circumstances. Butterfly Heart by Moa Backe Åstot; trans. from Swedish by Agnes Broomé Middle School, High School    Levine/Levine Querido    184 pp. 10/25    9781646145751    $19.99...
      

Adventure awaits!

With Black History Month coming in February, here are four page-turning tales across genres for intermediate and/or middle-school readers where Black history or identity plays a role in the action. For many more Black History Month resources, see the Black History Month tag on hbook.com, and the African Americans tag...
      

Tasty traditions

Pass the soy sauce or the tea saucer…and try a taste of these six picture books about food traditions passed from one generation to another. For a timely early reader where food similarly figures in to love of one’s heritage, check out Ling & Ting's Lunar New Year: Two Times Lucky...
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