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Are We There Yet? at Simmons University and Boston Reads Comics at the Boston Public Library
Shoshana Flax: "Are We There Yet?" was the theme of this year's Children’s Literature Summer Institute at Simmons University. I got to be there for Friday evening and most of Saturday, and heard different speakers consider different answers to the title question. Gregory Maguire introduced the Institute’s topic and reflected...
Review of Still Life
Still Life by Alex London; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Preschool, Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. 9/24 9780063229556 $19.99 This inventive picture book skillfully merges two art styles to tell a story within a story, visually pushing boundaries. “This is a still life. It is a painting of objects sitting still....
Horn Book Cover Madness round-up
Hooray, all the results are in for our Horn Book Cover Madness event! Congratulations to the six "winner" covers and artists: January/February = Salley Mavor March/April = Paul O. Zelinsky May/June = Grace Lin July/August = Kadir Nelson September/October = Crockett Johnson November/December = Art Spiegelman Thank you to everyone...
Review of Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred
Cinderella and a Mouse Called Fred by Deborah Hopkinson; illus. by Paul O. ZelinskyPrimary Schwartz/Random 48 pp.8/23 9780593480038 $18.99Library ed. 9780593480045 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593480052 $10.99A fairly standard retelling changes course quickly when Cinderella storms out of the ball (“What a disaster!”) declaring that the prince is a snob and her...
Why the Hell Don't More Holiday Books Win the Caldecott?
Today on Calling Caldecott, a conversation between Elisa Gall and Jonathan Hunt about holiday books and the Caldecott Award. (This is an entry in their why-the-hell Calling Caldecott series. Previous posts include discussions about the Caldecott and photography; board books; the Newbery Award; and "didactic intent.") – J.D. and M.V.P. ELISA...
Review of Red and Green and Blue and White
Red and Green and Blue and White by Lee Wind; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Primary Levine Querido 32 pp. g 10/21 978-1-64614-087-9 $17.99 The author begins: “On a block dressed up in Red and Green, one house shone Blue and White.” He goes on to introduce a boy named...
Table of Contents: November/December 2021 Horn Book Magazine
Cover from Red and Green and Blue and White. Illustration © 2021 by Paul O. Zelinsky. Features Caterpillar Man by Leonard S. Marcus Remembering Eric Carle, 1929–2021. When Failure Is Not an Option by Christine Taylor-Butler Sparking creativity and making connections with diverse STEM experts. Bad Books (and How...
Preview November/December 2021 Horn Book Magazine
Cover art by Paul O. Zelinsky from Red and Green and Blue and White, written by Lee Wind. Leonard S. Marcus remembers Eric Carle, 1929–2021. “When Failure Is Not an Option”: Christine Taylor-Butler on sparking creativity and making connections with diverse STEM experts. Eric Rohmann reflects on “Bad Books (and...
All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah: Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour
Welcome to the first stop on the 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! Author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky were kind enough to answer my questions about All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah (Schwartz & Wade/Random), this year’s Gold Medal winner in the Younger Readers category. All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah is...
"Dear Mr. Zelinsky"
This is a lesson in overcoming assumptions.The mail I receive from readers trends strongly to the appreciative; it’s rare that anything remotely critical comes in, so I’m sure I’m completely spoiled.When I read this letter from a class near Philadelphia and saw that they were questioning a scene in the...
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