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Intern Ariel gave Juliet Marillier's forthcoming Shadowfell (Knopf, September) and A. C. Gaughen's just-published Scarlet (Walker, February) a makeover.Now they're fashion-forward for summer 2012....
Spring is sneaking in! What better time for an interview with illustrator Erin E. Stead about her latest picture book And Then It's Spring?Check out this issue of Notes for Roger's interview with Erin, plus- picture books about nature and outside play- funny books for middle-grade readers- nonfiction about headlines...
As you know, we're now less than two weeks from The Hunger Games movie release. While that may seem like forever if you're a fan, it does give you just enough time to devour one of these recently published dystopian novels, all recommended by The Horn Book Magazine.Day is one...
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?by Mo Willems; illus. by the authorPreschool Hyperion 40 pp.4/12 978-1-4231-5128-9 $15.99In this seventh Pigeon book — the first in four years (The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! rev. 7/08) — the Duckling asks politely for a cookie and gets one: “Thanks! That was very nice of...
Five questions for Erin E. SteadA Sick Day for Amos McGee written by Philip Stead, illus. by Erin E. Stead, Roaring Brook/Porter, 4–8 years.And Then It’s Spring written by Julie Fogliano, illus. by Erin E. Stead, Roaring Brook/Porter, 5–8 years.Picture books about the great outdoorsBaby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley...
Now that March has finally arrived, we’re officially in the "T-minus" phase for The Hunger Games movie adaptation, hitting theaters on March 23.In anticipation, I’ve been perusing several pieces of fine literature, to wit: The Hunger Games: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion (Scholastic, February), Stars in the Arena: Meet the...
Who says little kids are the only ones who like being read to? The expertly performed audio versions of these books for older readers capture the stories’ affecting dramas and strongly felt emotions.In Patrick Ness’s haunting tale of pain and redemption, A Monster Calls, thirteen-year-old Conor O’Malley faces the death...
Two horrific tragedies and an infamous hoax: these nonfiction titles bring headline-worthy events from nearly one hundred years ago to new life for contemporary readers.In Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917, Sally M. Walker sets the stage with a brief history of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a summary of...
“Absurd,” “preposterous,” “slapstick.” Know any middle-grade readers who like their stories like that? Here are three new novels that fit the bill.In Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire!, Madeline, in the manner of many previous Polly Horvath heroines, has lost her parents. It turns out that they have been...
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