This week on hbook.com... Jason Reynolds in Conversation with the Horn Book about Coach From the November/December 2025 Horn Book Magazine: A Publisher's Perspective: Modern-Day Merits of Diverse Books by Jason Low Horn Book Herald: October 2025 Reviews of the Week: Starred Picture Book: Together, United by Tami Charles; illus....
This week on hbook.com... November Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Laura Amy Schlitz about The Winter of the Dollhouse + 9 novels where our world meets fantasy, 6 YA works with families affected by history, and 5 picture books featuring space adventures Tae Keller Talks with Roger...
Illustration from Ling & Ting's Lunar New Year by Grace Lin. The following books will receive starred reviews in the January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine: If This Were the World by Stephen Barr; illus. by A. G. Ford (Porter/Holiday) The Rare Bird by Elisha Cooper (Roaring Brook) Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow) A...
This week on hbook.com... From the November/December 2025 Horn Book Magazine: Curating The Art of Grace Lin by Melissa Hung Calling Caldecott: The 2025 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books by Kitty Flynn First-round nomination results! by Kitty Flynn Out of the Box: 2025...
November is Native American Heritage Month, a celebration of the many varied Native cultures. Check out the official website for more information and lots of resources. Here are some additional articles and links from The Horn Book's archives and beyond. Recent Horn Book resources by and about Native writers and...
In addition to our own fab Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Ceremony at the Cambridge Public Library and Boston Book Festival participation, there have been several children’s lit happenings in and around town recently. Here are just a few: At R. Michelson Galleries' 36th Annual Children's Illustration Celebration: Elissa Gershowitz with sister...
Transgender Awareness Week is November 13–19, leading to Transgender Day of Remembrance / Trans Day of Resilience on November 20th. We join our trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary family members, friends, and neighbors near and far in celebrating the lives of trans people, remembering those lost to transphobic hate crimes,...
Photo: Cynthia K. Ritter. The 2025 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards took place last Thursday, November 6, at the Cambridge (MA) Public Library — and what a time we had! It was only our second time back in person post-COVID-19 (last year was at the beautiful and historic Boston Public Library) and...
This week on hbook.com... From the November/December 2025 Horn Book Magazine: Table of Contents Editorial: Joyful, Bright, and Deep by Elissa Gershowitz Calling Caldecott: The History of We by Erica Marks Call for first-round nominations! by Adrienne L. Pettinelli Family Reading: Honkin' plunger! by Margo Bartlett Out of...