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Update: whoops again! We’ve realized in all our English-major wisdom that we had it right the first time. Please enjoy our continuing centennial coverage, and April Fool! We interrupt our centennial celebrations to inform you regretfully that it is not, in fact, our centennial year. Our editorial team, which is...
Horn Book Press reveal
Oh, if only this were true! The Horn Book did used to publish books -- beautifully designed, with fascinating content. A few photos from our recent office visit are below (thank you, Cindy Ritter!), and we'll do lots more reading and sharing of Horn Book history as we approach our centennial in 2024. In...
Introducing...Reviews Remix!
In an attempt to keep up with the needs of today’s fast-paced digital world, the Horn Book will be transforming its reviews process to include a visual format exclusively for our website. Below is an example of how the review of 2019’s Newbery winner "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina (Candlewick)...
A Note from Me (Apr 2, 2021)
Dear friends: Awww, Beverly Cleary. Tributes are everywhere (including the front page of the Times, featuring yours truly) and we’ve rounded up several from among the many that have appeared in the Horn Book over the years. And I have a new “I’m so old…”: “I’m so old I remember...
Pop! Goes the E-book
Photo: wjenningsphotography/Getty Images. All montaged elements: Getty Images (various artists). Since we began working remotely, e-books have become a major part of our lives. They’re convenient in some ways, and necessary to our current situation, but there’s nothing like the “real” thing, especially when a book has tactile elements like...
Baby Ross, meet baby Rachel: The new craze of TV-to-book adaptations
Have you heard? Publishers are turning to popular adult television shows for picture book inspiration. Here are some forthcoming titles. N Is for Nothing (inspired by Seinfeld) Law and Order: D Is for Dun Dun Orange Is the New Black: A Colors Primer Knope Says Yes!: A Parks and...
Coming soon: Blowing the Horn: The Horn Book Musical!
April Fools'! Sad to say, there's no Horn Book musical in our future (YET 😉). But just imagine the possibilities for a showstopping tap-shoes-and-bow-ties dance number! Thanks as usual to resident prankster/punster Shoshana Flax.Musicals are everywhere these days, and we’re thrilled to announce that the Horn Book is getting in...
#TBTV: Children’s Classics, All Grown Up
Update, 4/2: We're sad to say that #TBTV is not a thing — as much as we wish it were! Thanks as usual to the witty Shoshana Flax, our #AprilFools mastermind.Nostalgia is in, and new streaming service #TBTV (that’s “Throwback Television”) is on trend with its lineup of shows that...
Roger did NOT talk with Sarah Pieters
...because she's not a real person. Those amazing photos are by and of Kitty Flynn, who we would NOT mess with, with that thousand-yard stare. Happy April Fools' Day!We were inspired for this year's joke by the work of the late Peter D. Sieruta, whose April Fools' Day pranks had...
Sitting in Bertha's Chair
IF ONLY!!Okay, this book we announced on April 1st is not a real memoir. And not all of the "facts" we revealed are true (see: factoid, "a piece of unverified or inaccurate information that is presented in the press as factual..." from American Heritage Dictionary). But some of them are!...
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