Publications about books for children and young adults
Mom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten! by Hyewon Yum; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Foster/Farrar 40 pp. 7/12 978-0-374-35004-8 $16.99 g “Mom, wake up!” In the art, a young boy looms large, while his mom appears small and kind of blue (as in “sad,” though she’s also pale blue from head to toe). [...]
A Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead; illus. by the author Primary Porter/Roaring Brook 32 pp. 6/12 978-1-59643-711-1 $16.99 g Stead (author of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, rev. 5/10) returns with another terrific tale of devoted friendship. Starting on the copyright page, we see a little bird thrown from the back of [...]
From the July/August 2012 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Reviewer Joanna Rudge Long asks Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 author Phillip Hoose about the rufa red knot’s current whereabouts. Read the full starred review of Moonbird here. Joanna Rudge Long: Has there been another sighting of B95 since [...]
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose Intermediate, Middle School, High School Farrar 148 pp. 7/12 978-0-374-30468-3 $21.99 He’s called “Moonbird” because, over a lifespan of twenty years, he’s flown some 325,000 miles, the distance to the moon and almost halfway back. This robin-sized red knot (subspecies rufa), [...]
The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves edited by Sarah Moon, with contributing editor James Lecesne Middle School, High School Levine/Scholastic 282 pp. 5/12 978-0-545-39932-6 $17.99 Inspired by mentors in her own childhood, editor Sarah Moon asked sixty-four gay, lesbian, and bisexual writers, illustrators, and publishing professionals to write letters to themselves [...]
Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey by Mini Grey; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Knopf 32 pp. 5/12 978-0-375-86952-5 $16.99 Library ed. 978-0-375-96952-2 $19.99 The adventuresome duo from Traction Man Is Here! (rev. 3/05) and Traction Man Meets Turbodog (rev. 9/08) hits the beach for a manly day of scuba diving, picnic security duty, [...]
Most likely to haunt award committees Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann Better luck next time Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke, illustrated by Lauren Tobia Tragic and tragically overlooked America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell by Don Brown Amelia Lost: The Life [...]
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For those suffering from ALA withdrawal—or envy!—here’s the Horn Book’s take on this year’s events. For even more, check out the July/August 2012 issue of The Horn Book Magazine. Roger Sutton’s Live Five interviews and blog posts about them—videos coming soon! (We’ll let you know when they’re up.) Profile of Newbery Award winner Jack Gantos [...]
