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Rain, rain, go away
Tut-tut, it looks like rain! It's a grey, wet week in Boston. The rain does make a nice break from the heat — but it can also result in stir-crazy kids. These books for preschool and primary children will help brighten up a rainy day.The following books were recommended by...
On our own
Children make their own homes and families in these middle-grade novels. The stories range in tone from zany to poignant and highlight important elements of any family dynamic: love, loyalty, understanding, and, once in a while, cookies for dinner. For more on how child characters define their own versions of...
Review of Felix Yz
Felix Yzby Lisa BunkerIntermediate, Middle School Viking 283 pp.6/17 978-0-425-28850-4 $16.99Thirteen-year-olds may sometimes seem like alien creatures, but how often do you meet one with an actual alien inside? Meet Felix Yz (pronounced like “is”). When Felix was three, his scientist father was vaporized in a lab accident and Felix...
Outta this world
In these middle-grade and middle-school science-fiction novels, aliens variously come in peace or seek to destroy humanity — but either way, their existence forces characters to ponder deep philosophical questions and experience life-changing journeys.Frank Cottrell Boyce's Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth begins with narrator Prez Mellows (who is electively...
Review of Beyond the Bright Sea
Beyond the Bright Seaby Lauren WolkIntermediate, Middle School Dutton 293 pp.5/17 978-1-101-99485-6 $16.99Crow lives on a tiny island in the Elizabeth Islands off Cape Cod with her adoptive father, Osh. He and Miss Maggie, who lives on nearby Cuttyhunk, are her only companions, as other locals shun her. But Crow...
Silver medals
Hello, everyone. I'm back from ALA's annual conference, which began (for me) with the devastatingly sad news that Robin Smith, co-author of this blog, had died, and ended (for me) with the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder banquet. I will be using this space to remember our beloved Robin in the near future — oh, let's...
Recommended books and articles for Pride Month
Throughout the month of June, we’ve been celebrating Pride Month by highlighting Horn Book articles on queer lives, experiences, and literature. Some brand-new additions to our LGBTQIA+ content from previous years: Pride Month 2017 On Kathleen T. Horning’s “On Spies and Purple Socks and Such” One...
Reviews of 2017 Mind the Gap Award winners
Not all deserving books bring home ALA awards. Our annual Mind the Gap Awards pay tribute to our favorite books that didn’t win. Here’s how we reviewed our 2017 winners. The Airport Bookby Lisa Brown; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Roaring Brook 40 pp.5/16 978-1-62672-091-6 $17.99As an (interracial) family of four...
I'm rubber and you're glue
Over on the Horn Book's Facebook page, there's an opinion that Javaka Steptoe only won the Caldecott Medal because his father was John Steptoe. When pressed for evidence, the (former, as she'll tell you) subscriber replied that "the pattern of ALA award committees in the past several years in its...
Caribbean American Heritage Month 2017
June is Caribbean American Heritage Month, which celebrates "the significance of Caribbean people and their descendants in the history and culture of the United States."Summer Edward, founder and editor in chief of Caribbean children's literature magazine Anansesem, was kind enough to direct us to her recommendations of recent or forthcoming kids'...
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