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Five questions for Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes

In Black Girl You Are Atlas (Kokila/Penguin, 12–17), Renée Watson insightfully explores Black girlhood and womanhood through poetry encompassing a variety of experiences and influences, with an emphasis on support from other Black women, all accompanied by Ekua Holmes’s stunning collages. National Poetry Month is in April; see also “At...
      

Books mentioned in the March 2024 issue of Notes from the Horn Book

Five questions for Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson, illus. by Ekua Holmes; Kokila/Penguin. At home with poetry How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido, illus. by Melissa Sweet; Quill Tree/HarperCollins.  Welcome to the Wonder House by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Georgia Heard, illus. by Deborah Freedman; Wordsong/Astra. At...
      

From the Editor - March 2024

With NCAA March Madness beginning this week (go Tar Heels!), we thought we’d have our own fun with Horn Book Cover Madness. We’re currently in the finals of January/February covers — Mavor v. Smith — and there’s still time to vote for your favorite; if ever there were a “no...
      

Visual learning

These four books for middle- and high school readers range from graphic memoir to graphic fantasy and science fiction, but all with a basis in true events. For more, see our Graphic Novels tag and the Guide/Reviews Database subject tag Graphic novels. Run and Hide by Don Brown; illus. by...
      

Awareness of the world around us

Next month, on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day! Here are seven books (some fiction and some nonfiction) about animals, the Earth, and the sky, recommended for primary and intermediate readers. See also the Guide/Reviews Database subject tag Environment--Conservation. Something About the Sky by Rachel Carson; illus. by Nikki McClure...
      

At home with poetry

Get ready for National Poetry Month, coming in April! These five books for younger readers feature poems about all kinds of places, about feeling at home, and about poetry itself. See also the Guide/Reviews Database subject tag Poetry, and for older readers, check out our Five Questions interview with Renée...
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