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The Door Is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices edited by Hena KhanIntermediate, Middle School Little, Brown 336 pp.4/24 9780316450638 $17.99e-book ed. 9780316450836 $9.99Focused on a community center in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, this powerful collection of short stories celebrates the broad...
In 2018, I wrote an essay for the Horn Book about my experience having created a photo series with my then-five-year-old daughter, Apple, after she asked me, “Mama, why are most of the people in my fairy tales white?” I spent the following year photographing her in the lead roles...
Looking for books about annual observances, back-to-school season, human rights issues...or Star Trek? In 2023, we published booklists and resource lists covering a wide range of topics for all age levels, so we've compiled them together for readers to find some great new books to enjoy and share. Don't miss out — subscribe...
Lunar New Year begins on Saturday. Happy Year of the Dragon! We wish all who are celebrating a new year full of joy and prosperity. Here is our Lunar New Year reading list with fiction and nonfiction books featuring the holiday for preschool, primary, and intermediate readers; and don't miss...
Alex Award [for the ten best adult books that appeal to teen audiences] Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon) The Talk by Darrin Bell (Holt) Maame by Jessica George (St. Martin's) Bad Cree by Jessica Johns [nehiyaw/Sucker Creek First Nation] (Doubleday) I Will Greet the Sun Again by...
What an exciting morning it was! Calling Caldecott was tuned into the livestream, with morning coffee and popcorn. The Real Committee selected one winner and four honor books. The winner of the 2024 Caldecott Medal is Big, written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison, published by Little, Brown and Company. The Caldecott honor...
Calling Caldecott's mock vote opens tomorrow, and we're excited to see what you, our readers, will vote for. Please come on back to the blog tomorrow to vote for your top choices. In the meantime, we're taking stock of the books that we wished we had time to include in...
Gathering with friends and family over festive meals can be a hallmark of the holiday season — and a pleasure at any time of the year. Here are a series of mini-booklists that approach food from a variety of perspectives. Find more related books and articles from Hbook.com here and here;...
Welcome to Fanfare, the Horn Book’s annual best books list! Being at the brink of the Magazine’s centennial — in 2024 — provides ample opportunity (slash excuse) to peruse our bound-volumes archive. For example: is this the one-hundredth Fanfare list? Turns out no: Fanfare started in 1939. From March 1938: “Horn...
The Pan American Games kick off this Friday, October 20, so now seems like an opportune time to bone up on some of the trailblazers who have paved the way for today's athletes. Here are three picture-book biographies to help. Find more related books and articles from Hbook.com here; or...