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The Writer's Page: Navigating the N-Word
The mere mention of the n-word is usually cause for conversation and consternation, to put it mildly. Whenever used in a song lyric or a piece of literature, dialogue and debate are quick to follow. Even so, the n-word is a brick wall I occasionally crash into, on purpose, whenever...
Review of Night Wishes
Night Wishes selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins; illus. by Jen Corace Preschool, Primary Eerdmans 40 pp. g 9/20 978-0-8028-5496-4 $18.99 The late Lee Bennett Hopkins gathered these fourteen poems, written by such prominent children’s poets as Joyce Sidman, Nikki Grimes, and Eileen Spinelli, for this picture book of dreamy, comforting...
Review of Your Place in the Universe
Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 40 pp. g 9/20 978-0-8234-4623-0 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-8234-4878-4 $11.99 The relative sizes of objects can be endlessly fascinating to curious young minds. How many books tall is an eight-year-old? How many eight-year-olds standing on...
Review of Twins
Twins by Varian Johnson; illus. by Shannon Wright Intermediate, Middle School Graphix/Scholastic 256 pp. g 10/20 978-1-338-23617-0 $24.99 Paper ed. 978-1-338-23613-2 $12.99 e-book ed. 978-1-338-23619-4 $7.99 It’s the first day of sixth grade for the identical Carter twins, and while Maureen is more than content to face the year with...
Review of The Bear and the Moon
The Bear and the Moon by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia Chien Preschool, Primary Chronicle 48 pp. g 9/20 978-1-4521-7191-3 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4521-8125-7 $11.99 A wide-eyed bear — a furry stand-in for toddlers learning to manage strong emotions, as well as readers of all ages dealing with sorrow —...
Review of Quill Soup: A Stone Soup Story
Quill Soup: A Stone Soup Story by Alan Durant; illus. by Dale Blankenaar Primary Charlesbridge 40 pp. g 9/20 978-1-62354-147-7 $16.99 This retelling of the traditional “Stone Soup” tale stars a porcupine named Noko, hungry, tired, and seeking hospitality in a small village; and features animals of South Africa —...
Review of Apple: Skin to the Core
Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth; illus. by the author Middle School, High School Levine Querido 352 pp. g 10/20 978-1-64614-013-8 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-64614-004-6 $18.99 Gansworth, an enrolled member of the Onondaga Nation, grew up on the Tuscarora reservation, making him always “the outsider inside.” The theme...
Review of Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illus. by Brian Pinkney Intermediate, Middle School Little, Brown 224 pp. g 9/20 978-0-316-53677-6 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-316-53676-9 $9.99 Spanning roughly three generations, covering the years 1927 to 1968, this lyrical oral history of the fictional Little...
Letter to the Editor from Kathleen T. Isaacs, November 2020
September/October 2020 Horn Book As I work at being really, really nearly retired and paring down all the children’s literature–related memberships, emails, unsolicited books, etc., I had been thinking of not renewing my Horn Book subscription. The September/October issue changed my mind. The opening “Effin’ Jeez” editorial spoke directly...
Review of Our Little Kitchen
Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki; illus. by the author Primary Abrams 48 pp. g 9/20 978-1-4197-4655-0 $17.99 Our narrator explains, with great enthusiasm and gusto, how “every Wednesday, we come together in this little kitchen” to prepare a communal meal for all who are hungry. Meal prep begins with...