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Review of Every Story Ever Told

Every Story Ever Told by Ami Polonsky Middle School    Little, Brown    256 pp. 10/24    9780316570978    $16.99 e-book ed.  9780316571005    $9.99 In this sequel to World Made of Glass (rev. 3/23), set a generation later, seventh grader Stevie (daughter of Iris Cohen, the first book’s protagonist) is attending her New Jersey...
      

Reviews of the 2025 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winners

Winner The Dream Catcher by Marcelo Verdad; illus. by the author Primary    Little, Brown    40 pp. 5/24    9780316330664    $18.99 Spanish ed.  9780316566513    $8.99 Miguel and his abuelito wake early to work; the grandfather sells cold coconuts from a small, wheeled cart, and the boy sells dream catchers he makes, a...
      

Countdown to Caldecott: Celebrating Conversations and Community

We’re all excited about Monday's Caldecott and other Youth Media Awards announcements! The YMA presentation will be livestreamed from Phoenix starting at 8 a.m. MT (10 a.m. EST). The Caldecott announcement will come toward the end; here’s a link to the video stream. What a weekend the Committee members have before them...
      
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Review of Step into My Shoes

Step into My Shoes by Alkisti Halikia; illus. by Fotini Tikkou; trans. from Greek by Konstantine MatsoukasPrimary    Lantana    32 pp.10/24    9781915244925    $18.99This picture book invites readers to practice compassion by trying on others’ shoes—both literally and figuratively. On her walk home from school in her Paris suburb, Matou passes a...
      
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Review of Unbecoming: A Novel & Self-Help Guide

Unbecoming: A Novel & Self-Help Guide by Seema YasminHigh School    Simon    352 pp.7/24    9781665938440    $19.99e-book ed.  9781665938464    $10.99In this near-future version of Texas, abortion is a crime punishable by a lifetime jail sentence. Abortion pills and IVF are also illegal. Enter two Muslim teens: Laylah, an ultra-organized, straight Indian American...
      

Call for first-round nominations

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Friends, we’ve looked at a number of extraordinary picture books so far, and much as we might enjoy giving each one a prize, Caldecott is looking for “the most distinguished.” It’s time to make some choices. The real Caldecott committee is beginning their nomination process, which you can learn more...
      

Review of Show Up and Vote

Show Up and Vote by Ani DiFranco; illus. by Rachelle Baker Preschool, Primary    Rise/Penguin Workshop    48 pp. 8/24    9780593383773    $18.99 e-book ed.  9780593753798    $10.99 On a rainy November day, a young girl goes with her mother to their neighborhood polling place. Along the way, the girl’s mother explains that voting...
      

Review of A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Me

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A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Me by Yevgenia Nayberg; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate    Porter/Holiday    40 pp.7/24    9780823454105    $18.99When this book’s fictional young narrator experiences a moment of recognition between herself and the self-portrait of American modernist painter Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944), she is compelled to learn more about...
      

Week in Review, September 23rd-27th

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  This week on hbook.com... Five Questions for X. Fang about We Are Definitely Human from Tundra Books sponsored edition of Notes from the Horn Book   From the September/October 2024 Horn Book Magazine: The Writers' Page: The Heroes Inside Us: Fighting for Truth, Justice, and the Right to Share...
      

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There are many classically trained musicians in my extended family, the most significant being two high school cellists who live with me. They are the reason I purchased a bigger car, with which I transport their two massive instruments in bulky hard cases, to private lessons, chamber groups, and youth...
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