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Review of Mothers in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: From the Eighteenth Century to Postfeminism
Mothers in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: From the Eighteenth Century to Postfeminismedited by Lisa Rowe Fraustino and Karen CoatsUniversity Press of Mississippi 270 pp.5/16 978-1-4968-0699-4 $60.00This illuminating and timely collection, which originated with co-editor Fraustino’s Hollins University course of the same name, examines the changing —...
Review of This Would Make a Good Story Someday
This Would Make a Good Story Somedayby Dana Alison LevyIntermediate, Middle School Delacorte 308 pp. g5/17 978-1-101-93817-1 $16.99Library ed. 978-1-101-93818-8 $19.99e-book ed 978-1-101-93819-5 $10.99Twelve-year-old aspiring writer Sara is less than thrilled when Mimi, one of her two mothers, wins a writing fellowship that...
Review of Bob, Not Bob!
Bob, Not Bob!by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick; illus. by Matthew CordellPreschool, Primary Disney-Hyperion 40 pp.2/17 978-1-4847-2302-9 $17.99Little Louie has a big head cold. “All he wanted (besides maybe some hot chocolate) was his mother.” But with his stuffy nose, his calls for “MOM!” sound...
Laughter and Resistance: Humor as a Weapon in the Age of Trump
We could all use a laugh right now, especially children. As the Southern Poverty Law Center’s November 2016 report “The Trump Effect: The Impact of the Nation’s Presidential Campaign on Our Schools” has documented, the candidacy (and now presidency) of Donald Trump has resulted in a sharp rise in bullying...
What's so funny about the 2017 Special Issue?
from Raúl the Third's original comic "The Adventures of Baby D"It turns out: a lot!In our May/June special issue on the subject of humor, Lisa Yee, Françoise Mouly, Eugene Yelchin, Philip Nel, Gail Carriger, Julia Marshall, and many more contributors cover what's funny and what's not (is poop funny? it...
Horn Book Magazine -- May/June 2017: Special Issue: Humor
Table of ContentsFeatures"Say Something Funny" by Lisa Yee Musings of an accidental humorist."What’s So Funny About Comics?" by Françoise MoulyThe New Yorker art editor and TOON publisher argues that humor is fundamental to comics. "Laughter and Resistance" by Philip Nel Humor as a weapon in the age of Trump."Mocking Moscow" by...
Editorial: The Little Old Lady from Boston Meets Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang
What can I say? When we were planning our annual special issue and decided on the topic of humor, it was last summer, and everyone was feeling very optimistic. Now I suppose we can only hope, as the old saying goes (and as Lisa Yee reminds us), that comedy is...
Spring news 2017 booklist
Here are some recent picture books perfect for springtime. All reviews are from The Horn Book Magazine and were recommended at the time of publication. Secrets I Knowby Kallie George; illus. by Paola ZakimiPreschool Schwartz & Wade/Random 32 pp. g5/17 978-1-101-93893-5 $17.99Library ed. 978-1-101-93894-2 ...
“Say Something Funny”
I went on a date in high school once where I barely knew the guy. In those dinosaur days you couldn’t Google someone, so instead I asked everyone what they knew about this person. Apparently, he did the same. Over dinner my date said, “Everyone says you’re funny. Say something...
Review of The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!by Carmen Agra Deedy; illus. by Eugene YelchinPreschool, Primary Scholastic 32 pp.1/17 978-0-545-72288-9 $17.99Deedy’s original story of the noisy village of La Paz has the feel of a well-told folktale — one with plenty of dry wit. “It was hard...
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