Horn Book Magazine Covers

Randolph Caldecott was The Horn Book Magazine‘s first — and for decades only — cover artist. Then in 1985 another picture book master, Maurice Sendak, took over the task for a few issues, leading the way for a whole new crop of talented contributors. Much of their work is on view below in our electronic gallery of magazine covers from recent years.

2023

January 2023
art by Jason Griffin

March 2023
art by Juana Medina

May 2023
art by Bryan Collier

July 2023
art by Doug Salati

September 2023
art by Renée Kurilla

November 2023
art by Erin K. Robinson

2022

January 2022
art by Sydney Smith

March 2022
art by David Litchfield

May 2022
art by Grace Lin

July 2022
art by Jason Chin

September 2022
art by Vera Brosgol

November 2022
art by Micha Archer

2021

January/February 2019 Horn Book Magazine

January 2021
art by Oge Mora

March/April 2019 Horn Book Magazine

March 2021
art by LeUyen Pham

May 2021
art by Paola Escobar

July 2021
art by Michaela Goade

September 2021
art by Wendell Minor

November 2021
art by Paul O. Zelinsky

2020

January/February 2019 Horn Book Magazine

January 2020
art by Van Thanh Rudd

March/April 2019 Horn Book Magazine

March 2020
art by Eric Rohmann

May 2020
art by Jarrett Krosoczka

July 2020
art by Kadir Nelson

September 2020
art by Raymond McGrath

November 2020
art by Liza Woodruff

2019

January/February 2019 Horn Book Magazine

January 2019
art by Jillian Tamaki

March/April 2019 Horn Book Magazine

March 2019
art by Simona Mulazzani

May/June 2019 Horn Book Magazine

May 2019
art by Kadir Nelson

July 2019
art by Sophie Blackall

September 2019
art by Betsy Lewin

November 2019
art by Carson Ellis

2018

January/February 2018 Horn Book Magazine

January 2018
art by Ashley Bryan

March/April 2018 Horn Book Magazine

March 2018
art by Liniers

May/June 2018 Horn Book Magazine

May 2018
art by Yuyi Morales

July/August 2018 Horn Book Magazine

July 2018
art by Matthew Cordell

September/October 2018 Horn Book Magazine

September 2018
art by Felicita Sala

November/December 2018 Horn Book Magazine

November 2018
art by Paul O. Zelinsky

2017

January/February 2017 Horn Book Magazine

January 2017
art by Frances Vallejo

March/April 2017 Horn Book Magazine

March 2017
art by Hawa Diallo

May 2017
art by Jon Agee

July/August 2017 Horn Book Magazine

July 2017
art by Javaka Steptoe

September/October 2017 Horn Book Magazine

September 2017
art by Brian Pinkney

November/December 2017 Horn Book Magazine

November 2017
art by James Ransome

2016

January/February 2016 Horn Book Magazine

January 2016
art by Marla Frazee

March/April 2016 Horn Book Magazine

March 2016
art by Louis Darling

May/June 2016 Horn Book Magazine

May 2016
photo by Lydie Raschka

July/August 2016 Horn Book Magazine

July 2016
art by Sophie Blackall

September/October 2016 Horn Book Magazine

September 2016
art by Kadir Nelson

November/December 2016 Horn Book Magazine

November 2016
art by Joel Edward Stein

2015

January/February 2015 Horn Book Magazine

January 2015
art by Peter Brown
March/April 2015 Horn Book Magazine

March 2015
art by Tomie dePaola
May/June 2015 Horn Book Magazine

May 2015
art by Bob Staake
July/August 2015 Horn Book Magazine

July 2015
art by Dan Santat
September/October 2015 Horn Book Magazine

September 2015 art by Alexandra Day
November/December 2015 Horn Book Magazine

November 2015 art by Rubin Pingk

2014

January/February 2014 Horn Book Magazine

January 2014
art by Jonathan Bean
March/April 2014 Horn Book Magazine

March 2014
photo by Grace Lin
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May 2014
art by Louise Fitzhugh
July/August 2014 Horn Book Magazine

July 2014
art by Brian Floca
September/October 2014 Horn Book Magazine

September 2014
art by Robert McCloskey
November/December 2014 Horn Book Magazine

November 2014
art by Bob Raczka

2013

January/February 2013 Horn Book Magazine
January 2013
art by Jon Klassen
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March 2013
art by Paul Zelinsky
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May 2013
art by Jeannie Baker
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July 2013
art by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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September 2013
art by Patrick McDonnell
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November 2013
art by Uri Shulevitz

2012

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January 2012
art by Salley Mavor
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March 2012
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May 2012
art by Jose-Luis Olivares
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July 2012
art by Melissa Sweet
September/October 2012 Horn Book Magazine

September 2012
art by Crockett Johnson
November/December 2012 Horn Book Magazine

November 2012
art by Renata Liwska

2011



January 2011
art by Matt James


March 2011
art by Matt Tavares


May 2011
art by Marla Frazee


July 2011
art by Tomie dePaola


September 2011
art by Chris Van Allsburg


November 2011
art by Brock Cole

2010



January 2010
art by Leslie Patricelli


March 2010
art by Brian Selznick


May 2010
art by Clement Hurd


July 2010
art by Jerry Pinkney


September 2010
art by Michael Emberley


November 2010
art by Anita Lobel

2009



January 2009
art by Jonathan Bean


March 2009
art by Helen Oxenbury


May 2009
art by Lillian Hoban


July 2009
art by Beth Krommes


September 2009
art by Harry Bliss


November 2009
art by Lane Smith

2008



January 2008
art by Laura Vaccaro Seeger


March 2008
art by Lisa Campbell Ernst


May 2008
art by Christopher Myers


July 2008
art by Brian Selznick


September 2008
art by Lane Smith


November 2008
art by Olivier Dunrea

2007



January 2007
art by Lois Ehlert


March 2007
art by Hudson Talbott


May 2007
art by S. D. Schindler


July 2007
art by James Marshall


September 2007
art by Tomie dePaola


November 2007
art by Ian Falconer

2006



January 2006
art by Mini Grey


March 2006
art by Kazu Kibuishi


May 2006
photo by Tana Hoban


July 2006
art by Chris Raschka


September 2006
art by Arthur Geisert


November 2006
art by Leo and Diane Dillon

2005



January 2005
art by Lynne Rae Perkins


March 2005
art by Crockett Johnson


May 2005
art by Douglas Florian


July 2005
art by Kevin Henkes


September 2005
art by Maurice Sendak


November 2005
art by Hans Christian Andersen

2004



January 2004
art by Maira Kalman


March 2004
art by Marc Simont


May 2004
photo by Laelia Mitchell


July 2004
art by Mordicai Gerstein


September 2004
art John Tenniel


November 2004
text from Lily’s Purple Plastic Purseby Kevin Henkes

2003



January 2003
art by Bob Graham


March 2003
art by Ashley Bryan


May 2003
photo of Eric Carle Museum


July 2003
art by Eric Rohmann


September 2003
art by Paul Zelinsky


November 2003
art by Maurice Sendak

2002



January 2002
art by Nancy Willard


March 2002
art by J. R. R. Tolkien from The Hobbit


May 2002
art by E. L. Konigsburg


July 2002
art by David Wiesner


September 2002
art by Barry Root


November 2002
art by Peter Sís

2001



January 2001
art by W. W. Denslow


March 2001
art by Randolph Caldecott


May 2001
art by Willam Steig from A Gift from Zeus


July 2001
art by Judd Winnick


September 2001
art by Margot Zemach


November 2001
art by Art Spiegelman

2000



January 2000
photo by Susan Kuklin


March 2000
art by Natalie Babbitt


May 2000
art by Michele Lemieux from Stormy Night


July 2000
art by Simms Taback


September 2000
art by Barbara Cooney from Miss Rumphius


November 2000
art by Rachel Isadora
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