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Review of Before, Now

Before, Now by Daniel Salmieri; illus. by the authorPrimary    Rocky Pond/Penguin    48 pp.6/23    9780593461976    $19.99e-book ed.  9780593461983    $10.99Salmieri delivers a moving intergenerational story using opposites as its central conceit. Opening pages show a view of Earth from space, reading: “In the dark sky floats a bright planet.” The page-turn zooms...
      

Mother's Day 2023

Not breaking news, but motherhood is hard (fatherhood, too; check back next month). Of course it's also all the good stuff — rewarding, gratifying, exhilarating, heartwarming — but easy it is not; and, to borrow from The Princess Bride, "anyone* who says differently is selling something." Mother's Day is this Sunday, May...
      

Review of Off the Wall

Off the Wall by Theodore Taylor III; illus. by the author Primary    Roaring Brook    48 pp.    g 10/22    978-1-62672-294-1    $19.99 Part fish-out-of-water story, part ode to street art, this vibrant offering will grab readers’ attention. Narrator Sam is unhappy about a family move that has traded their “fast, busy...
      

Our Indispensable Contributors

Every year, before the big awards announcement, Calling Caldecott takes a moment to thank our guest bloggers — all the observant and impassioned and articulate aficianados of picture books who make this blog possible. I am immensely grateful for their contributions — especially this year. Thank you to Julie Hakim Azzam,...
      

Week in Review, January 9th-13th

  This week on hbook.com...   From the January/February 2023 Horn Book Magazine: BGHB Fiction and Poetry speeches - Joseph Bruchac | Natasha Donovan | Sabaa Tahir   Calling Caldecott: Patchwork by Megan Dowd Lambert Black Gold AND Standing in the Need of Prayer by Nicholl Denice Montgomery To Be...
      

Patchwork

[Many Calling Caldecott posts this season will begin with the Horn Book Magazine review of the featured book, followed by the post's author's critique.]   Patchwork by Matt de la Peña; illus. by Corinna Luyken Primary    Putnam    48 pp.    g 8/22    978-1-9848-1396-1    $18.99 Spanish ed.  978-0-593-53234-8    $18.99 A rhythmic...
      

Off the Wall

[Many Calling Caldecott posts this season will begin with the Horn Book Magazine review of the featured book, followed by the post's author's critique.]   Off the Wall by Theodore Taylor III ; illus. by the author Primary    Roaring Brook    48 pp.       g 10/22     978-1-62672-294-1     $19.99 Part...
      

Week in Review, November 7th-11th

  This week on hbook.com...   From the November/December 2022 Horn Book Magazine: Table of Contents Editorial: What She Said by Elissa Gershowitz   Calling Caldecott: Action!: How Movies Began by Betsy Bird This Story Is Not About a Kitten by Megan Dowd Lambert   Family Reading: To Begin Again:...
      

This Story Is Not About a Kitten

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[Many Calling Caldecott posts this season will begin with the Horn Book Magazine review of the featured book, followed by the post's author's critique.]   This Story Is Not About a Kitten by Randall de Séve ; illus. by Carson Ellis Primary     Random House Studio/Random    40 pp.     g 10/22...
      

Week in Review, October 31st-November 4th

  This week on hbook.com... Board Book Roundup: Baby Horn BOO! 2022 Edition by Sarah Threlkeld   2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards coverage: October 31: Boston Globe books contributing editor Kate Tuttle's interview with this year's BGHB judges   Calling Caldecott: Hot Dog by Adrienne L. Pettinelli Choosing Brave by...
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