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Today, April 22, is Earth Day, with the theme being "Planet vs. Plastics." To quote Rebecca Donnelly from her 2023 starred middle-grade book Total Garbage (Godwin/Holt), illustrated by John Hendrix: "Although all types of waste can cause environmental problems, plastics might be the worst villain in the story of trash."...
This week on hbook.com... From the March/April 2024 Horn Book Magazine: Publishers' Preview: Spring 2024 - K. A. Cobell | Loren Long | Pablo Cartaya | Minda Dentler | George Takei Calling Caldecott March/April Cover Madness, Round 3! by Summer Edward Out of the Box: Horn Book trivia...
I went down a rabbit hole recently, and this is what I saw: a larger-than-life girl dressed in yellow striding down a railing toward me; an old Italian lady reaching for a book; a bear wearing a red, pointy hat; a man sitting under a tree with a stack of...
This week on hbook.com... From the March/April 2024 Horn Book Magazine: The Writer's Page: Yes, And... by Lesléa Newman From the May/June 2024 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Our Centennial: Preview Calling Caldecott March/April Cover Madness, Round 2! by Summer Edward Out of the Box:...
This week on hbook.com... From the March/April 2024 Horn Book Magazine: Better Ask Somebody Else. by Marilyn Nelson What Poetry's For by Shoshana Flax Cadenza: No Poem Today by Bob Odenkirk and Erin Odenkirk Calling Caldecott Pick Your Favorite March/April Horn Book Magazine Cover! by Summer Edward...
Illustration by Brian Floca from With Dad by Richard Jackson. The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June 2024 Horn Book Magazine: Let's Go! by Julie Flett (Greystone) With Dad by Richard Jackson; illus. by Brian Floca (Porter/Holiday) Monster Hands by Karen Kane and Jonaz McMillan; illus. by...
Last weekend, Roger Sutton had a fantastic conversation with Caren Stelson and Selina Alko, author and illustrator, respectively, of Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport, at Temple Sinai in Brookline (Roger's Richard's synagogue). The three had spoken in 2023 as part of Talks with Roger, and they were...
Look what TUMBLED Out of the Box: So THAT's what a tumbler is! A tall water bottle with a slide-y top. Get yours today -- along with HB100 t-shirts and stickers -- at the Horn Book Centennial Celebration Collection e-store! Pre-orders will close on 4/15/24 at midnight EST. All orders will be...
Update: whoops again! We’ve realized in all our English-major wisdom that we had it right the first time. Please enjoy our continuing centennial coverage, and April Fool! We interrupt our centennial celebrations to inform you regretfully that it is not, in fact, our centennial year. Our editorial team, which is...
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