International Holocaust Remembrance Day (established by the United Nations General Assembly) is January 27 and Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, the United States, and other countries) is in April or May (in 2025 it's April 24). All of the following titles were recommended by The Horn Book Magazine and...
Today, April 22, is Earth Day, with the theme being "Our Power, Our Planet," and calls on everyone to "unite around renewable energy so we can triple clean electricity by 2030." Explore recent theme-related children's books we've reviewed under these Guide/Reviews Database subjects: Renewable energy sources Fossil fuels Environment--Conservation Environment--Conservation--Natural...
On April 17, the Horn Book was invited to staff a table at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design's (MassArt) Hellerstein Literary Reading and Lecture Series. The theme was "Connected Legacies: The Making of Children’s Books" and featured talks by two wonderful Friends of the Horn Book: Ekua Holmes and Autumn...
Today is Patriots' Day in Massachusetts, a state and regional holiday that commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the beginnings of the Revolutionary War (this year marks the 250th anniversary). It's the day the Boston Marathon is traditionally run, and the start of Spring Break for the public schools. ...
This week on hbook.com... From the March/April 2025 Horn Book Magazine: New for New Readers: Beginning Reader Roundup 2025 by Adrienne L. Pettinelli Horn Book Reminiscences: My Horn Book Treasures by Celia C. Pérez Out of the Box: A Visit to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair: Showcase,...
2025 Walter Award winners, honorees, and committee members. L to R: Jolynn Asato, Yasmeen Shorish, Aleksandra (Sasha) Dowdy, Shoshana Flax, Sherri Winston, Eden Royce, June Hur, Ekua Holmes, Renée Watson, Dr. Shanetia P. Clark (vice chair), Jenna Wolf, Jenell Igeleke Penn (chair). Photo courtesy of Dr. Shanetia P. Clark. I...
As Horn Book editors, we read every review that goes into the Magazine multiple times until we feel that each line and word is just right. Sometimes, all this repetition causes our minds to make connections between the reviews we read and other things that are bouncing around in our...
Since 1964, every spring “La Rossa” (the beautiful red city of Bologna, Italy) becomes the global capital of children’s publishing. This year, 1,577 exhibitors from ninety-five countries and regions gathered for four intense days from March 31–April 3, 2025, in the BolognaFiere Exhibition Centre to establish partnerships, buy and sell...
This week on hbook.com... Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud Talk with Roger about The Cartoonists Club From the March/April 2025 Horn Book Magazine: The Horn Book & the Ampersand by Nancy Upper From the May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Perception and Reality: Preview Family...