Publications about books for children and young adults
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmakwanzukkah around here: Cindy and Martha have put up a Charlie Brown Christmas–sized tree by the Mag office and we’ve just posted our annual Holiday High Notes list. For even more holiday books, see last year’s Holiday High Notes. Additional Hanukkah-specific reading is here and here. Megan Lambert [...]
Deck the halls, spin the dreidels… and enjoy our annual selection of new holiday books, with reviews written by the Horn Book staff. Daddy Christmas & Hanukkah Mama by Selina Alko; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Knopf 32 pp. 9/12 978-0-375-86093-5 $16.99 Library ed. 978-0-375-96093-2 $19.99 Sadie, happily ensconced in two cultures, describes her family’s [...]
In time for Presidents’ Day observations, these new books give elementary-age readers insight into three towering figures in American history. In George Washington’s Birthday: A Mostly True Tale, Margaret McNamara debunks the famous cherry tree fable plus others, intermingling them with real facts to imagine Washington’s seventh birthday. Boxed notes distinguish truth from fancy, and [...]
If you’re looking for a great holiday app download to keep kids or adults occupied and happy this holiday season, look no further. The now-classic animated holiday TV special (1965) A Charlie Brown Christmas is available in a new format. Loud Crow Interactive has released a delightful iPad app of the story of Charlie Brown’s [...]
We recommend some recent Hanukkah books to help you celebrate the Festival of Lights.
