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Horn Book Reminiscences: A Full-Circle Moment
McLinn as a new librarian circa 1985. Photo courtesy of Claudette S. McLinn. The Horn Book Magazine was my guiding light when I became a teacher-librarian. There is so much you can learn in library school, and after graduation, I felt it was my responsibility to keep learning and to...
Board Book Roundup: A Golden Age of Board Books
Recently, a marketing professional in children’s publishing said to me, “This truly is the golden age of board books!” I found myself in agreement. Creators are experimenting with the format in new, inventive ways. I’ve been impressed with the many board books that are beautifully designed with lovely art and...
Field Notes: I'm Dreaming of...Winter Reading!
Winter is only a few months away. At my library in a seaside community sixty miles south of Boston, one welcome distraction from the plummeting temperatures is our very own award program: the Quahog Book Award, named for the local mollusk. It encourages third-through sixth-grade children to read popular literature...
The Writers' Page: The Heroes Inside Us: Fighting for Truth, Justice, and the Right to Share Our Stories
"In 2018, the Horn Book published Kekla's article 'The Un-Hero's Journey,' which celebrated the quietly heroic moments that are possible even when we feel our most ordinary. That message is more relevant now than ever, in a time when librarians are fighting to keep books on the shelves, teachers are...
Much Ado About Middle Grade
When we set out to write a few pages about this issue’s centennial mini-theme of middle grade, we were somewhat daunted, and with good reason. We’ve said this before, but — it’s a huge topic, and one we’ve covered extensively throughout our hundred years. Our first recommended booklists, in October...
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Review of Grace Notes: Poems About Families
Grace Notes: Poems About Families by Naomi Shihab NyeMiddle School, High School Greenwillow 240 pp.5/24 9780062691873 $19.99e-book ed. 9780062691897 $11.99Nye’s (most recently Everything Comes Next, rev. 1/21) latest collection of free verse poems is divided into two parts: “No Age Is Empty” and “Sometimes We Need a Bigger Family.” Her...
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Review of Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites
Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony Browne; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.10/24 9781536235692 $17.99In a brief picture book whose impact is greater than its size, a series of gorillas demonstrates the concept of opposites. On twelve double-page spreads, they gaze directly out at the viewer with...
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Review of Cookie Time
Cookie Time by Jessie Sima; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Simon 56 pp.9/24 9781665936743 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665936750 $10.99Kat and Ari love baking cookies with Grandpa but struggle with the wait while the treats are in the oven. So they build a time machine to skip ahead to when the cookies...
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Review of All at Once upon a Time
All at Once upon a Time by Mara Rockliff; illus. by Gladys JosePreschool, Primary Abrams 48 pp.9/24 9781419768170 $18.99e-book ed. 9798887070315 $17.09This clever mash-up of traditional folk and fairy tales comes together to make a whole new twisted plot to revel in: “Once upon a time (now, tell me if...
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Review of They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. RansomePrimary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp.9/24 9780763681555 $18.99This poetic picture book tells the inspiring tale of a young enslaved man, “a compilation of many of the real-life stories of the people who resisted, fought, demanded, and seized...
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