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Week in Review, April 12th-16th
This week on hbook.com... April Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Linda Sue Park about The One Thing You'd Save; 7 new middle-grade titles for National Poetry Month; celebrate Earth Day next week with nonfiction picture books about protecting and appreciating animals; 6 new YA titles centering...
Five questions for Linda Sue Park
The One Thing You’d Save (Clarion, 9–13 years) written by Linda Sue Park begins with a teacher’s question: “Imagine that your home is on fire. You’re allowed to save one thing. Your family and pets are safe, so don’t worry about them. Your Most Important Thing. Any size. A grand...
Books mentioned in the April 2021 issue of Notes from the Horn Book
Five questions for Linda Sue Park The One Thing You'd Save by Linda Sue Park, illus. by Robert Sae-Heng; Clarion. New for National Poetry Month 2021 Niños: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile by María José Ferrada, illus. by María Elena Valdez, trans. from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel; Eerdmans....
AAPI stories and voices
The following six YA titles center Asian American and Pacific Islander stories and voices, both in fiction and nonfiction — especially vital in a climate of rising violence. May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and we’ll be posting more links and booklists throughout the month. See also this year’s...
For Earth Day: Protecting animals
With Earth Day just around the corner (April 22), look to these engaging and accessible nonfiction picture books to demonstrate the importance of appreciating animal species. See also our 50th anniversary celebration of Earth Day, from last year, and look for more from us on the day itself. Crossings: Extraordinary...
New for National Poetry Month 2021
April is National Poetry Month, and the following seven titles, for middle-grade and up, represent the variety — and appeal — of the form. See also our Five Questions interview with Linda Sue Park about her new illustrated verse novel The One Thing You’d Save; along with Jacqueline Woodson’s 2021...
Preview May/June 2021 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: The Pura Belpré Award at 25
Special issue: The Pura Belpré Award at 25 Cover art by Paola Escobar from Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, written by Anika Aldamuy Denise. Editorial page by special guest Sujei Lugo. A welcome letter from 2020–21 vice president/president-elect of ALSC; REFORMA past president; and Belpré...
Ramadan
The Islamic month of Ramadan is a solemn holiday of fasting, charity, and additional prayer, culminating in the joyous feasting of Eid al-Fitr. Ramadan mubarak to those observing, and Happy Eid! We’d like to call your attention to reading suggestions from our friends at KitaabWorld, who review and recommend children’s...
Week in Review, April 5th-9th
This week on hbook.com... From the March/April 2021 Horn Book Magazine: The Writer's Page: Hello Again by Kimberly Willis Holt Read Roger: A Note from Me (Apr 9, 2021) Family Reading National Library Week by Elissa Gershowitz National Siblings Day by Elissa Gershowitz Out of...