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The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin; illus. by the authorIntermediate Little, Brown 352 pp.5/25 9780316594684 $18.99e-book ed. 9780316478311 $10.99On one side of the Old City Gate live the Gongshi: stone spirits that are awakened when carved into statues. The spirits’ job is to protect the humans...
On Friday, June 13, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art opened its exhibit The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place with a special members' preview. I wasn't able to attend — but my parents did and reported a fantastic conversation between Grace and exhibit curator...
Hooray, all the results are in for our Horn Book Cover Madness event! Congratulations to the six "winner" covers and artists: January/February = Salley Mavor March/April = Paul O. Zelinsky May/June = Grace Lin July/August = Kadir Nelson September/October = Crockett Johnson November/December = Art Spiegelman Thank you to everyone...
In 2007 and 2008 the Horn Book had a (more-or-less) monthly podcast. The Horn Book’s new podcast aired in 2016 and 2017, hosted by Roger Sutton (editor in chief at the time) and Siân Gaetano (then Guide editorial assistant). We are happy to make these episodes available once again here. Our podcasts featured...
Congratulations to Grace Lin's 2022 May/June Horn Book Magazine cover! Lin, 2010 Newbery honoree for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, created this stunning cover for the Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: The Newbery Centennial. Click here to read a little backstory behind the creation of this very special cover. Come back...
I’m not one to pick favorites, but May (Mother’s Day! my birthday!) may be my favorite month. As may be the new May/June Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Our Centennial, with foldout cover by April Harrison from Go Forth and Tell, written by Breanna J. McDaniel. The Horn Book’s May/June...
Today on Calling Caldecott, a conversation between Elisa Gall and Jonathan Hunt about folklore and the Caldecott Award. (This is an entry in their "why-the-hell" Calling Caldecott series. Previous posts include discussions about the Caldecott and holiday books; photography; board books; the Newbery Award; and "didactic intent.") ELISA GALL: While traditional literature is not eligible for...
For the past several years, I have run a mock Caldecott program for first to eighth graders at my public library. For each contending book, I lead the children through an “art walk” during which we talk about the images and how they tell the story. This leads to some...
Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods by Grace Lin; illus. by the authorIntermediate Little, Brown 288 pp.9/23 9780316486002 $24.99e-book ed. 9780316486392 $13.99Food, folklore, and history combine for a mouthwatering and enlightening read in Lin’s collection of stories about more than twenty dishes, drinks, and staples...
Once upon a Book by Grace Lin and Kate Messner; illus. by Grace LinPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.2/23 9780316541077 $18.99Cold sleet is falling, and the protagonist of this home-and-back-again adventure tale, Alice, is stuck inside, bored. Then she spots a book on the floor and starts to read: “Once...