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Books mentioned in the December 2013 issue of Notes from the Horn Book
Picture BooksBuilding Our House by Jonathan Bean, Farrar, 5–8 years.Journey by Aaron Becker, Candlewick, 5–8 years.Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown, Little, Brown, 3–7 years.Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? written by Eve Bunting, illus. by Sergio Ruzzier, Clarion, 3–7 years.Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle, Chronicle,...
Fanfare!
Here is Fanfare, the Horn Book's list of the best books for young people published in 2013. The complete annotated list will be sent to Notes from the Horn Book subscribers next week; sign up now (it's free) to get it hot off the server. The annotated list, beautifully designed...
Flora and the Flamingo
Here's a wordless book with flaps from Chronicle Books, which is one of those good publishers outside the mainstream NYC publisher location.Molly Idle's Flora and the Flamingo keeps things simple with lots and lots of white space and a limited (mostly pink, yellow, and soft black) palette. The plot is simple:...
Reading about dancing
from Jordan Matter's gorgeous Dancers Among Us (Workman, 2012)This past Saturday, September 21st, was declared Boston Ballet Day in honor of the first-ever outdoor (and free!) presentation of the company's annual Night of Stars showcase that evening. Several friends and I packed up a delicious picnic and camped out on...
Flora is the new Chloe?
Last year, Betsy Bird commented on the "Cluster of Chloes" showing up in children's books. (And, in the comments section, Lois Lowry noted the Emmas and Bens of yore.) A new crop of books seems to have blossomed, all starring girls (or other animals) named Flora.Recent books...and counting:Flora and the...
Time to get our lists in order
Since January, Lolly, Martha, and I have been collecting picture books that might be talked about come Caldecott time. Our first challenge is to make a list that pleases us. Just us. Some of the two dozen titles are there because they will be fun to argue about; some because...
2012-2013 yearbook superlatives
Summer is ending and the new school year is looming. What better way to avoid thinking about school starting than by reflecting on the year that was? Here are our senior superlatives for characters in the class of 2012-2013. What superlative would you award your favorite character?Most artistic: Ivan the...
Molly Idle on Flora and the Flamingo
Here's where Roger Talks with Molly Idle.In the July/August 2013 Horn Book Magazine, reviewer Elissa Gershowitz asked Flora and the Flamingo author/illustrator Molly Idle where Flora gets her groove. Read the starred review here.Elissa Gershowitz: Is there music in your head to accompany the story? (I hear the Sugar Plum...
Review of Flora and the Flamingo
Flora and the Flamingoby Molly Idle; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Chronicle 40 pp.3/13 978-1-4521-1006-6 $16.99A little girl, a pink flamingo, some decorative cherry blossoms, and singular lift-the-flaps contribute to a unique wordless picture book. On the title-page spread, a flamingo gracefully touches down en pointe. The next spread shows...
It’s a toy, it’s an activity, it’s a book!
Looking for some interactive but non-electronic books for young children? Here are four entertaining toy and concept books to occupy preschoolers’ attention and stimulate their minds.Guess the source of illumination poking through die-cut black pages in Nicholas Blechman’s counting book/bedtime story Night Light. The guessing game (“1 light, shining bright?”)...
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