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Editorial: Joyful, Bright, and Deep (November/December 2025)

Earlier this fall, I was able to see Hamilton on Broadway, with Leslie Odom Jr., thrillingly, reprising his role of Aaron Burr. I will forever associate Odom with my unforgettable experience of accepting the Mentor Award on behalf of The Horn Book at The Carle Honors Benefit Gala in fall...
      

Table of Contents: November/December 2025 Horn Book Magazine

Cover from The Giving Flower by Alda P. Dobbs. Illustration © 2025 by Emily Mendoza.   Features Curating The Art of Grace Lin by Melissa Hung A look at an exhibit on view at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Won't You Miss the Polar Bears? by Martha Meyer Examining the...
      

Preview November/December 2025 Horn Book Magazine

Cover art by Emily Mendoza from The Giving Flower written by Alda P. Dobbs. Melissa Hung on curating The Art of Grace Lin for The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Martha Meyer examines the Blueberry Awards Committee’s anti-anxiety criteria for nature and climate books. A Publisher’s Perspective: Jason Low...
      

Editorial: What Do YOU Think? (September/October 2025)

I’m generally a fan of ambiguous stories. As satisfying as it can be to have narrative closure, or to reread for the hundredth time a book you know is a favorite and won’t suddenly shift out from under you, it can also be weirdly comforting to reach the conclusion of...
      

Table of Contents: September/October 2025 Horn Book Magazine

Cover from The House That Floated. © 2025 by Guojing, published by Random House Studio, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books.   Features             An Important Job by Mac Barnett The author’s National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature inauguration speech.   Columns Editorial What Do YOU Think? by Elissa Gershowitz...
      

Preview September/October 2025 Horn Book Magazine

Cover art by Guojing from The House That Floated. Mac Barnett’s National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature inauguration speech. The Writer’s Page: Freedom Braids author Monique Duncan on the power of “liberation literature.” Field Notes: a conversation between Tracey T. Flores and Carla España about the Latinx KidLit Book Festival’s...
      

Editorial: How Did We Get Here? (July/August 2025)

Horn Book readers are a particularly savvy and wide-ranging bunch: historically and primarily librarians, plus authors and illustrators, publishing professionals, ­booksellers, academics, teachers, students, families. “Children’s literature enthusiasts,” as we say, and it’s always interesting to hear backstories about people’s entry into this group. Mine was via childhood reading and...
      

Table of Contents: July/August 2025 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards

Cover © 2025 by Rebecca Lee Kunz.   Features Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance by Carole Boston Weatherford A profile of Carole Boston Weatherford by Dawnavyn James Newbery Medal Acceptance by Erin Entrada Kelly A profile of Erin Entrada Kelly by Sharon Huss Roat Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Rebecca Lee Kunz A profile of...
      

Preview July/August 2025 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards

Special Issue: ALA Awards. Original cover art by 2025 Caldecott Medal winner Rebecca Lee Kunz. Carole Boston Weatherford’s Children's Literature Legacy Award acceptance speech. A profile of Carole Boston Weatherford by educator Dawnavyn James. Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech. A profile of Erin Entrada Kelly by author Sharon...
      

Editorial: Stranger than Fiction (May/June 2025)

One year ago, we were putting the finishing touches on our special issue highlighting “Our Centennial” during a yearlong celebration of The Horn Book Magazine’s hundredth anniversary. If you haven’t seen it recently (or at all), please check it out; commemorative copies are still available for purchase, and you’ll find...
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