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2018 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards Honorable Mention
The Horn Book is pleased to announce that our May/June 2018 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Making a Difference won a 2018 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards Honorable Mention citation, "celebrating uncompromising journalism and gorgeous design" (B2B … [Read More...]
Boston Book Festival 2018 — Happy with Horn Book-ers
We always enjoy attending the Boston Book Festival (and thank you to the Boston Globe for sponsoring our booth!). The festival was celebrating its tenth year at Copley Square; its second in East Boston; and its first in Roxbury, in partnership with … [Read More...]
Julián Is a Mermaid
If the Caldecott Medal is for a book that, among its other qualities, “provides children with an essentially visual experience,” then I hope the 2019 Caldecott Committee is taking a good long look at Julián Is a Mermaid, written and illustrated by … [Read More...]
Meet our fall 2018 interns!
Every semester, we ask our interns to tell us a little about themselves. (Our ulterior motive: we want to chat with them about their favorite books!) Meet our editorial interns Jeannie and Rachel, both of whom are a huge help to us — especially last … [Read More...]
A House That Once Was
How do you feel when a multi–Caldecott Honor winner creates a Caldecott-worthy book? Personally, I go through a series of different stages. You know. Denial. Morbid curiosity. Conversion. Proselytizing. At least that’s what happened when I took a … [Read More...]
Blogs
Friday Night Lights
We held our fiftieth-something Boston Globe Horn Book Awards at Simmons University last Friday night, and if the conversation among the guests was any indication, we had the advantage as a comparison-gainer: "At least something good is happening … [Read More...]
2018 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards Honorable Mention
The Horn Book is pleased to announce that our May/June 2018 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Making a Difference won a 2018 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards Honorable Mention citation, "celebrating uncompromising journalism and gorgeous design" (B2B … [Read More...]
Haiku: A Small Poem with Great Potential
snow melting the village brimming over… with children! --Issa (1763-1828) (translated by David Lanoue) Yes, I was taught that a haiku, a short poem that originated in Japan centuries ago, was supposed to consist of three lines of five, seven, … [Read More...]
Julián Is a Mermaid
If the Caldecott Medal is for a book that, among its other qualities, “provides children with an essentially visual experience,” then I hope the 2019 Caldecott Committee is taking a good long look at Julián Is a Mermaid, written and illustrated by … [Read More...]
Review of the Week
Review of Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World
Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World by Ilene Cooper Intermediate, Middle School Abrams 184 pp. 8/18 978-1-4197-2295-0 $17.99 Our country has a long history of citizens who have fought for social change — among them, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. This chronological account traces Roosevelt’s unique path from privileged upbringing to fierce crusader for social justice. Cooper acknowledges the people in … [Read More...]
App Review of the Week
Sesame Street app review
Can you tell me how to get to…tons of wonderful educational videos and games for preschoolers? Just like the neighborhood itself, the Sesame Street companion app (Sesame Workshop, 2014; iOS and Android) is the place to be: a free account gives a child access to a large selection of games as well as new and classic (ad-free) video clips from the television show. The home screen offers a handful of featured videos and games. Below that, large icons link to additional videos organized by topic … [Read More...]
Recommended Books
Review of Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World
Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice: Her Impact on the Civil Rights Movement, the White House, and the World by Ilene Cooper Intermediate, Middle School Abrams 184 pp. 8/18 … [Read More...]
Review of The Third Mushroom
The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm; illus. by Tad Carpenter Intermediate Random 230 pp. g 9/18 978-1-5247-1980-7 $16.99 Library ed. 978-1-5247-1981-4 $19.99 e-book ed. … [Read More...]
Review of A Gift from Abuela
A Gift from Abuela by Cecilia Ruiz; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 32 pp. g 8/18 978-0-7636-9267-4 $15.99 Ruiz elevates a standard tale about the loving bond between a … [Read More...]
Review of The Ghostly Carousel: Delightfully Frightful Poems
The Ghostly Carousel: Delightfully Frightful Poems by Calef Brown; illus. by the author Primary Carolrhoda 32 pp. 8/18 978-1-5124-2661-8 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5415-2468-2 … [Read More...]
Review of Hey, Kiddo
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka; illus. by the author Middle School, High School Graphix/Scholastic 320 pp. g 10/18 978-0-545-90247-2 $24.99 Paper ed. 978-0-545-90248-9 … [Read More...]
Interviews
Five questions for Kate DiCamillo
Fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Raymie Nightingale will remember Louisiana Elefante as the perceptive friend (and orphaned daughter of trapeze artists) who reassures the others: “We’ll rescue each other.” In … [Read More...]
Kiersten White 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 You might not remember Elizabeth … [Read More...]
Jennifer A. Nielsen 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 Although Jennifer A. Nielsen has … [Read More...]
Sylvia Acevedo 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 In her middle-grade memoir Path to the … [Read More...]
Fall 2018 Publishers’ Preview: Five Questions for Ketch Secor
This interview originally appeared in the September/October 2018 Horn Book Magazine as part of the Fall 2018 Publishers’ Previews, an advertising supplement that allows participating publishers a … [Read More...]
