This week on hbook.com…
“What Makes a Good School Story?” newsletter featuring 5Q for Adam Rex and Christian Robinson and recommended picture book, primary, intermediate, middle-school, and high-school stories
From the September/October 2016 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: “From the Guide: First-Day-of-School Picture Books”
Jewell Parker Rhodes Talks with Roger
John Steptoe’s 1987 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award acceptance speech for Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Reviews of the Week:
- Picture Book: 88 Instruments by Chris Barton; illus. by Louis Thomas
- Fiction: Mister Cleghorn’s Seal by Judith Kerr
- Nonfiction: Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science by Jeannine Atkins
- App: Sago Mini Boats
Read Roger: I think I made this one too easy: guess one of Roger’s favorite reads
Out of the Box:
- Great idea, Kristy! The Baby-Sitters Club turns 30
- The Maine event
- School’s first day and yours
- 2015–2016 yearbook superlatives
Podcast: 1.25 – Special Guest Debbie Reese
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