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Years ago, I read Another Brother to my grandchildren for the first time. Matthew Cordell’s story about Davy, the oldest of thirteen brothers, amused us in part because Davy and his family are sheep. Each of the twelve younger lambs copies everything Davy does, from eating Toot Loops for breakfast...
To See an Owl
In To See an Owl, Matthew Cordell takes readers on a quiet journey into darkness, inviting them to seek magic alongside a child. The minimal text features phrases like “If you are very quiet...” and “Wait,” which emphasize emotional depth through anticipation rather than action. Cordell's illustrations, with their deep...
Review of To See an Owl
To See an Owl by Matthew Cordell; illus. by the author Primary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp. 1/25 9780593649893 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593649909 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593649916 $8.99 This picture book’s front matter offers an immediate hook: “When will I find you?” Narrator Janie, a young birder with a particular...
Matthew Cordell Talks with Roger
Talks with Roger is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Notes from the Horn Book. To receive Notes, sign up here. Sponsored by With To See an Owl, Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell turns a personal hobby — birding — into a picture book about all the Ps: perseverance, preoccupation, pursuit, passion. Roger Sutton: You live in...
The Ship in the Window
I’m a big fan of Matthew Cordell’s work. I was on the 2018 Caldecott committee that chose Wolf in the Snow, and I selected Evergreen last year for the Robin Smith Picture Book Prize. So, what do I like about Cordell’s latest outing, The Ship in the Window written by...
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Review of The Ship in the Window
The Ship in the Window by Travis Jonker; illus. by Matthew CordellPrimary Viking 40 pp.8/24 9780593350577 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593350591 $10.99A mouse with nautical aspirations realizes her dream. Wee Mabel gazes with longing at the cunning model ship fashioned by the man who lives in the lakeside cabin where she makes...
The 2024 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize
It’s hard to believe that this is the seventh annual Robin Smith Picture Book Prize. It seems as if it’s been only a few months since my wife Robin died of cancer at age fifty-seven. I am so appreciative of The Horn Book Magazine and its Calling Caldecott blog, which...
Evergreen
This is the book I’ve been giving away this year to everyone with young children. I was on the Caldecott committee that chose Matthew Cordell’s Wolf in the Snow as its medal winner, and I see Evergreen as a very different but equally masterful picture book. It seems as if...
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Review of Leeva at Last
Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker; illus. by Matthew CordellIntermediate Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 320 pp.3/23 9780063114425 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063114449 $11.99Lonely, neglected Leeva Thornblossom’s greedy parents believe her job is to make them rich and famous. Since this hasn’t happened yet, they require Leeva to follow her Employee Manual and perform...
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Review of Evergreen
Evergreen by Matthew Cordell; illus. by the authorPrimary Feiwel 48 pp.2/23 9781250317179 $18.99Young squirrel Evergreen is afraid of just about everything. When Mama asks her to deliver soup to Granny Oak, Evergreen sets off through the woods with trepidation. Her journey is full of unexpected incidents: she extricates a rabbit...
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