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Review of Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White
Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. Whiteby Melissa Sweet; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Houghton 164 pp.10/16 978-0-544-31959-2 $18.99 gSalutations! Sweet raises her collage skills to new heights while bringing her love and admiration for fellow Mainer E. B. White to the page for everyone to appreciate. Just...
Reviews of select books written and/or illustrated by Melissa Sweet
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurusby Jen Bryant; illus. by Melissa SweetPrimary Eerdmans 48 pp.9/14 978-0-8028-5385-1 $17.50Apt language and ingenious imagery combine to tell the life story of Peter Mark Roget, creator of the thesaurus. A solitary, though not unhappy, child, Roget spends his time keeping lists and ordering...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Thanks for chiming in with the books you are excited about! I still have the feeling that The Book has not been mentioned yet...no reason for that feeling, really, but I just think I am missing something. (I know, for instance, that new books illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, Jerry Pinkney,...
Horn Book Magazine – September/October 2016
Table of ContentsFeatures"Orlando" by Christopher Myers“In the aftermath…there is a need for stories to contain, to comfort, to process, to prevent.”"Machetes" by Jason ReynoldsFrom the author’s 2016 Coretta Scott King Honor Award acceptance speech for All American Boys."How I Discovered Young Adult Poetry" by Marilyn NelsonThe 2016 Zena Sutherland Lecture."Interview...
Books mentioned in the August 2016 issue of What Makes a Good…?
What Makes a Good School Story?Picture BooksBean, Jonathan This Is My Home, This Is My School48 pp. Farrar 2015 ISBN 978-0-374-38020-5Bell, Cece Chuck and Woodchuck32 pp. Candlewick 2016 ISBN 978-0-7636-7524-0Bottner, Barbara Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don't)Illustrated by Michael Emberley32 pp. Knopf 2010 ISBN 978-0-375-84682-3Library binding ISBN 978-0-375-94682-0Holub, Joan...
Recommended School Stories: Picture Books
Bean, Jonathan This Is My Home, This Is My School48 pp. Farrar 2015. ISBN 978-0-374-38020-5The boy from Building Our House welcomes readers back into his home — and school. Our narrator — the author/illustrator's stand-in — gives a whirlwind tour of homeschooling life, and the warmhearted, cheerfully cluttered illustrations show...
Roger's paper doll bow ties
For Roger's twentieth anniversary as The Horn Book's editor in chief, we asked some of his favorite illustrators to decorate his favorite fashion item. Now you can, too! Click on the picture of the PDF below to print out a life-sized Roger head (illustration by Ed Briant), ideally on card...
Starred reviews, September/October '16 Horn Book Magazine
from GIANT SQUID; illus. by Eric RohmannThe following books will receive starred reviews in the September/October issue of the Horn Book Magazine.Rescue Squad No. 9; written and illustrated by Mike Austin (Random)Du Iz Tak?; written and illustrated by Carson Ellis (Candlewick)Owl Sees Owl; by Laura Godwin; illus. by Rob Dunlavey...
Editorial: &
Last fall Horn Book editor Roger Sutton interviewed wife-and-husband picture-book creators Erin E. Stead & Philip C. Stead for our Publishers’ Previews advertising section. Here’s one part of their exchange:Roger: I’ve always maintained that there’s a significant difference between “and” and “&.”Erin & Philip: Now that you mention it, there...
Horn Book Magazine – May/June 2016
Table of ContentsSpecial Issue: CollaborationsFeatures"Lucky Lady" by Lydie RaschkaVera B. Williams and Chris Raschka collaborate on her last book."Learning to Advise Writers" by Rita Williams-GarciaOn mentoring MFA students."Pictures in My Head" by Ann RiderHow an editor pairs an author with “just the right illustrator.”"Was Jo March a Ravenclaw?: Authors, Fans,...
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