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Finally...it's spring!

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"One attraction in coming to the woods to live was that I should have leisure and opportunity to see the spring come in." —Henry David Thoreau from Walden; Or, Life in the Woods I spent several hours on Saturday afternoon outside in the sun and warmth raking up the last...
      

From the Editor - March 2023

Here in Massachusetts we’re on the heels of a snowstorm — but there are signs of springtime, most notably on our cheery March/April Horn Book Magazine cover, with art by Juana Medina from Elena Rides / Elena monta en bici. See also Ramona (March/April 2016), Sparrowboy (September/October 2017), and the...
      

Kids on bikes on Horn Book covers

"'Kids on bikes having adventures' is something of a trope...'Kids on bikes on Horn Book covers'" is becoming another: From the March/April 2023 Horn Book Magazine editorial....
      

A verdant holiday smorgasbord

Today is Purim AND St. Patrick's Day.  And I had green jam. You think opportunities like that grow on trees?      Kiwi hamentaschen are pretty tasty, it turns out. (Three-cornered) hat tip to my jam-creating friend Michie, and to the Guide/Reviews Database for its subject search Holidays--Purim and 3 curated St....
      

Embracing Spring

Thankfully going outside for walks, runs, or bike rides — at a safe distance from one another — is still allowed in these strange pandemic times. On my daily walks the past few weeks, I've been appreciating (and garnering hope from) the fact that signs of springtime are popping up...
      

Peep show...or how, nevertheless, the Little Red Hen persisted

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Spring has sprung around Boston! Daffodils are blooming, birds are singing, and our library is hosting a “Peep Literary Diorama Exhibition.” This year, my family got in on the fun with our own entry.I’m using family and our loosely.I thought my kids would be excited about the idea of making...
      

April 2019 Horn Book Herald: Spring News: Signs of Springtime

March/April Horn Book Magazine Spring into Nature, Earth Day (April 22), and Conservation April Fools' Day KidLitCon 2019 More Signs of Springtime: themed booklists about bikes (and 5Qs with a librarian on one!), bunnies, birdies, and baseballFrom the April 2019: Spring News issue of The Horn Book Herald....
      

A brand-new sign of springtime

A new entry to our "signs of springtime" checklist: scooters!I spotted this lime-green Lime electric scooter on the Fenway while leaving the office earlier this week. My fiancé and I visited Spain last fall, and these "micro mobility" rentals — think ZipCar with scooters — were all over Madrid. They...
      

April 2018 Horn Book Herald: Spring News: Signs of Springtime

• Spring 2018 Horn Book Guide• Calling Caldecott: April picture books on the radar• Lucha Libros: Bilingual Battle of the Books• More Signs of Springtime: themed booklists about bikes (and 5Qs with a librarian on one!), bunnies, birdies, and baseball   From the April 2018 Spring News edition of The Horn Book...
      

Spring news 2017 booklist

Here are some recent picture books perfect for springtime. All reviews are from The Horn Book Magazine and were recommended at the time of publication. Secrets I Knowby Kallie George; illus. by Paola ZakimiPreschool    Schwartz & Wade/Random    32 pp.    g5/17    978-1-101-93893-5    $17.99Library ed.  978-1-101-93894-2   ...
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