Publications about books for children and young adults
Chris Pauls and Matt Solomon’s adult novel Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. (Chronicle, September 2012) begins in early April, 1912, when German pathologist Theodor Weiss is summoned to Manchuria to investigate what appears to be a particularly virulent strain of plague. Weiss takes a recently infected victim to a laboratory to study the disease, [...]
Trick or Treat by Leo Landry; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Houghton 32 pp. 8/12 978-0-547-24969-8 $12.99 Landry’s cheery watercolor and pencil illustrations and calm palette signal that this Halloween story is more treat than trick; together, the straightforward text and simple compositions build suspense and inject humor [...]
‘Tis the season for ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties, so we’ve updated our Halloween reading list with lots of books that go bump in the night. These titles were all published within the last few years and recommended by The Horn Book Magazine. There’s something for everybody, whether you’re looking for silly, scary, or [...]
…mysterious and spooky for Halloween! This month we’ve got 5 questions for Libba Bray on her spine-tingling new supernatural novel The Diviners, plus – more quirky fantasy for YA – four new not-creepy picture books – silly (and a little scary) chapter books – human body—dead and alive—nonfiction books Read our monthly newsletter Notes from [...]
The books recommended below were published within the last several years. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion. Picture Books Suggested grade level listed with each entry. There’s No Such Thing as Ghosts! by Emmanuelle Eeckhout (Kane/Miller) A boy, armed with his trusty butterfly net, goes ghost-hunting at a [...]
Knowing the mortality rate of dogs in books, it’s no surprise that turning the translucent cover of the title page reveals a “bone dog.” Using very thick black outlined panels and water colored relief prints, Rohmann tells a story of grief and canine loyalty on one Halloween night. The close connection between Gus and Ella is [...]
