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Review of The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom
The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom by Mac Barnett; illus. by Shawn HarrisPrimary, Intermediate Tegen/HarperCollins 272 pp.10/23 9780063084117 $16.99e-book ed. 9780063084131 $11.99Following The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza (rev. 7/22) is an elaborate and emotionally sincere graphic novel that fortunately retains much of the oddball...
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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,...
Review of The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff retold by Mac Barnett; illus. by Jon Klassen Preschool, Primary Orchard/Scholastic 48 pp. 10/22 9781338673845 $18.99 Frequent collaborators Barnett and Klassen serve up a delectable rendition of the oft-retold folktale. The bare-bones narrative “clip clops” along with abundant humor and plenty of verbal delights, repetition,...
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Review of Twenty Questions
Twenty Questions by Mac Barnett; illus. by Christian RobinsonPreschool Candlewick 40 pp.3/23 9781536215137 $17.99This conversation-starting picture book presents a series of questions and invites children to supply the answers. The first spread asks viewers to count the number of animals pictured, with Robinson depicting a creature-filled tree and a bear...
Liza Baker Talks with Roger (Video Edition)
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 For this special video edition of Talks with Roger, I’m joined by Elissa Gershowitz, the newly named editor in chief of the Horn Book, Inc. (yay!), and Liza Baker,...
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Review of The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett; illus. by Shawn HarrisPrimary, Intermediate Tegen/HarperCollins 320 pp. g5/22 978-0-06-308408-7 $15.99e-book ed. 978-0-06-308410-0 $10.99What began as an online storytelling experiment between Barnett and Harris during COVID-19 has been adapted into a graphic novel. This wacky space opera follows a...
Review of The Great Zapfino
The Great Zapfino by Mac Barnett; illus. by Marla FrazeePreschool, Primary Beach Lane/Simon 32 pp. g4/22 978-1-5344-1154-8 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-1155-5 $10.99The stage is set, the circus curtains part, and out walks the short, bald, and unassuming Great Zapfino, who will leap from death-defying heights onto a tiny trampoline. Barnett plays...
Review of John’s Turn
John’s Turn by Mac Barnett; illus. by Kate BerubePrimary Candlewick 32 pp. g3/22 978-1-5362-0395-0 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5362-2676-8 $17.99Barnett and Berube offer a sensitive story about a boy grappling with stage fright and insecurity. The main character, John, walks into the narrative on the front endpaper carrying a duffle bag, his...
Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli Talk 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 Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli hope you are happy to make the acquaintance of their new easy-reader antihero Jack and his friends/foils Rex (a dog) and the Lady (a lady)....
Readers, meet Triangle
Reposting a previous Review of the Week from our website today...A new Mac Barnett/Jon Klassen collaboration is always of interest for picture book connoisseurs. This one? Well, you can tell from the wordless cover that it's somewhat of a departure from their previous books — and you probably can't tell, but the...
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