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Holiday High Notes 2023
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but these tales are so delightful. When we’ve candled or decked or treed… let us read! Let us read! Let us read!* Here’s our annual list of recommended new holiday picture books. Season’s greetings from the Horn Book staff! *with apologies to lyricist Sammy...
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Review of Santa’s Gotta Go!
Santa’s Gotta Go! by Derrick Barnes; illus. by Courtney LovettPrimary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.10/23 9780593530436 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593530443 $10.99In this silly Santa story, siblings Monte and Mabel Mack invite Santa Claus to stay with their family after his sleigh breaks down on Christmas. While waiting for a “yip-yip fuse” to fix...
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Review of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett; illus. by Jon KlassenPreschool, Primary Candlewick 32 pp.9/23 9781536223767 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536234442 $18.99Barnett and Klassen (The Three Billy Goats Gruff, rev. 1/23, and others) reunite to address the title’s age-old Christmas question. Barnett’s text expertly speculates as a child might,...
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Review of The Last Slice: A Three Kings Day Treat
The Last Slice: A Three Kings Day Treat by Melissa Seron Richardson; illus. by Monica ArnaldoPrimary Little, Brown 40 pp.12/23 9780316436298 $18.99The Rosca de Reyes for Three Kings Day looks delicious, but Marta is terrified of accidentally swallowing the Niño Dios figure hidden inside the cake. She fears the religious...
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Review of Is This…Winter?
Is This…Winter? by Helen Yoon; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.9/23 9781536226270 $10.99e-book ed. 9781536234527 $10.99A young puppy experiencing its first winter goes exploring. Its interactions are confusing: it greets a mailbox that doesn’t respond; it tries to play with a snowman but in its exuberance smashes it. “Hey,...
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Review of It’s Navidad, El Cucuy!
It’s Navidad, El Cucuy! by Donna Barba Higuera; illus. by Juliana PerdomoPreschool, Primary Abrams 40 pp.9/23 9781419760136 $18.99e-book ed. 9781647006044 $15.54Ramón and his not-so-mythical friend El Cucuy are back for “Nochebuena, the final day of Las Posadas.” With an eye-catching backdrop of cut paper–inspired digital illustrations, Ramón explains the Navidad...
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Review of Eight Nights of Lights: A Celebration of Hanukkah
Eight Nights of Lights: A Celebration of Hanukkah by Leslie Kimmelman; illus. by Hilli KushnirPreschool, Primary Harper/HarperCollins 72 pp.9/23 9780063242487 $19.99Opening this sturdy-backed gift book reveals nine little books (written in little type) that are candle-shaped and removable: one for each night of Hanukkah plus the shamash. The narrative follows...
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Review of Latke’s First Hanukkah
Latke’s First Hanukkah by Alan Silberberg; illus. by the authorPreschool Viking 16 pp.10/23 9780593623169 $7.99e-book ed. 9780593623183 $7.99In this eight-nights-of-Hanukkah counting book, Silberberg (Meet the Latkes, rev. 11/18) simplifies his signature absurdity for the board book set. Latkes celebrate and count with anthropomorphized applesauce, which argues with the sour cream;...
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Review of First Words of Christmas
First Words of Christmas illus. by Madeleine MariePreschool WorthyKids 20 pp.10/23 9781546005353 $7.99“Long ago, an angel told Mary she was going to have a baby.” This board book tells the biblical story of the birth of Jesus in simple language. Each left-hand page features a sentence about a particular aspect...
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Review of Winter: A Solstice Story
Winter: A Solstice Story by Kelsey Gross; illus. by Renata LiwskaPreschool, Primary Wiseman/Simon 32 pp.10/23 9781665908139 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665908146 $10.99On the longest night of the year, Owl calls on his forest friends to “shine the light” and “share a gift of hope.” Deer leaves nuts on tree branches so that...
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