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This week on hbook.com... From the September/October 2023 Horn Book Magazine: Field Notes: Hosting a Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Club Calling Caldecott: Stars of the Night Evergreen Make Your Voice Heard Out of the Box: Everyday Africa Reviews of the Week: Starred Picture Book: Penny & Pip by Candace Fleming; illus....
It's one thing for this community of picture-book lovers to talk amongst ourselves — but it's quite another to communicate directly with the Real Caldecott committee. The committee is soliciting (anonymous) suggestions for the best Caldecott-eligible books of 2023. Follow this link, submit the form, and know your voice has...
This is the book I’ve been giving away this year to everyone with young children. I was on the Caldecott committee that chose Matthew Cordell’s Wolf in the Snow as its medal winner, and I see Evergreen as a very different but equally masterful picture book. It seems as if...
September is National African Immigrant Heritage Month, established by the United States House of Representatives in 2015. One board book and two picture books move beyond the sensationalized topics often associated with Africa and broaden perceptions of the continent by capturing familiar scenes of everyday life. For more related books see Monica...
The cover of Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport, written by Caren Stelson and illustrated by Selina Alko, immediately grabs viewers' attention with its somber and quite heartbreaking image of children looking through the window of a bus, their faces solemn. Who are they waving to, so joylessly? It's...
This week on hbook.com... Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney Talk with Roger September issue of Notes from the Horn Book: Five questions for Pedro Martín on Mexikid; “Enchanting” and “unforgettable”; Gatos, perros, and more; Latine/x YA: Not alone; From the Editor Calling Caldecott: Now we KNOW awards season is heating up... What Would...
Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, begins Sunday night, and this time of year, it seems there’s always a Jewish holiday either coming or going. Here are a few books to help observe, celebrate, and/or explain some of this season’s Jewish holidays. For Rosh Hashanah (and beyond), Richard Ho’s...
I’m new to the Calling Caldecott team, so I figured I’d better learn as much as I could about how The Committee evaluates picture books (having never served on the committee). In looking back at old posts, I found blog co-founder Robin Smith — not surprisingly — contributed lots of helpful,...
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