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This week on hbook.com... From the January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine: BGHB Picture Book speeches - Thyra Heder | Stephanie Seales | C. G. Esperanza | Hilary Horder Hippely | Matt James From the March/April 2026 Horn Book Magazine: Preview Out of the Box: Wonder musical at A....
...one of our favorite days of the year! To help you celebrate, here are some recommended books, Horn Book Fanfare 2025 2025 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners 2026 ALA Youth Media Award winners The 2026 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize by Dean Schneider (Calling Caldecott) Field Notes: Storytime Smash Hits...
In commemoration of Black History Month, we'll be featuring articles, speeches, and interviews from The Horn Book's past year that are by and/or about African American authors, illustrators, and luminaries in the field — one a weekday through the month of February. Last Monday's ALA Youth Media Awards announcement saw...
A vibrant theater scene is one of the perks of living in the Boston area, and American Repertory Theater (A. R. T.) in Cambridge is often a great place to catch shows when they’re brand-new. Recently, I attended a performance of Wonder, a new musical adaptation of R. J. Palacio’s...
This week on hbook.com... ALA Awards 2026: Horn Book Reviews of the Winners From the January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine: Publishers' Preview: New Year, New Books: Corey R. Tabor | Ashley Belote | Jen Calonita | Meera Subramanian and Danica Novgorodoff Calling Caldecott: The 2026 Caldecott Announcement by Adrienne L. Pettinelli The...
Illustration from Piece by Piece by Erin Frankel; illus. by Stacy Innerst. The following books will receive starred reviews in the March/April 2026 Horn Book Magazine: 102 by Matthew Cordell (Little, Brown) My Subway Runs by James Gladstone; illus. by Pierre Pratt (Groundwood) Navigating Night by Julie Leung; illus. by Angie Kang (Schwartz/Random) The Great...
Not only is Island Storm, written by Brian Floca and illustrated by Sydney Smith, my favorite picture book of the year, it’s one of my all-time favorite picture books. This is the book I would be an advocate for if I were on the actual Caldecott committee this year, except that it wouldn’t be on the table; it’s not eligible. Sydney Smith is Canadian. So, it’s one of those CaldeNott books...
Way back in May of 2025, Brian Wilson emailed to ask us if he could write about Fireworks for Calling Caldecott, so we have to credit Brian with seeing this winner coming before the year was half over. I admit I thought the gatefold might mean no gold for this book, but Cátia Chien’s colorful, exuberant illustrations won the day. This...
This week on hbook.com... January Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Hyewon Yum about A Spoonful of the Sea + 6 picture books about food traditions passed from one generation to another, 4 page-turning tales where Black history or identity affects the action, and 8 novels about coping with...
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