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Anything (Chronicle, 4–8 years) is an introspective, sensitively conveyed picture book about a dad helping a child through difficult transitions in a new apartment. The ambiguity in Rebecca Stead’s (2010 Newbery Medalist for When You Reach Me) text, accompanied by Gracey Zhang’s spare illustrations, leaves room for readers to imagine...
Five questions for Rebecca Stead and Gracey Zhang Anything by Rebecca Stead, illus. by Gracey Zhang; Chronicle. Parents and children Mad at Dad by Janie Hao; Kids Can. Our Lake by Angie Kang; Kokila/Penguin. The Greatest River by Namita Moolani Mehra, illus. by Khoa Le; Harper/HarperCollins. Outside Mom, Inside Mom by Jane Park, illus. by Lenny Wen; Simon. Mama Hug by Emma Straub, illus....
Illustration: Liza Woodruff. With Mother’s Day (and my birthday!) just past and Father’s Day coming soon, this issue of Notes features books about families in various configurations and with differing experiences…some supernatural! (Librarians with Superpowers, anyone?) Find more at our Family Reading blog, where Summer Reading also lives; and at Out...
These five novels, recommended for middle- and/or high-school readers, blur the lines between the ordinary and the supernatural. See also the Guide/Reviews Database subject tag Supernatural. The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum High School Harper/HarperCollins 384 pp. 4/25 9780063285835 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780063285842 $10.99 High school senior Hollis...
The creators of these five books, recommended for intermediate and/or middle-school readers, turn their own memories, with varying degrees of fictionalizing, into graphic novels or graphic memoirs. See also the Graphic novels and the Memoirs tags on hbook.com and the Graphic novels and Autobiographies subject tags in the Guide/Reviews Database....
In honor of Mother’s Day (May 11), Father’s Day (June 15), and parent figures every day, here are six picture books that highlight a wide range of aspects — from the silly to the serious — of children’s relationships with parents. See also our Five Questions interview with Rebecca Stead...
In Run Away with Me (Scholastic, 14 years and up), Brian Selznick brings his signature mix of text and immersive black-and-white drawings to his first book for young adults. Two teen boys meet in 1986 Rome for a summer of mystery, art, and of course, first love. For more romantic recommendations,...
Downpour. © 2025 by Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata. As longtime readers know, pleasure reading is a core value of the hundred-plus-year-old Horn Book, and Summer Reading provides an opportunity to follow that bliss. Or to discover a new type of bliss. Or to have your bliss challenged. We welcome...
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Find annotations, interview, and more, here. Picture Books Suggested grade level for all entries: PS–2 Wind Watchers by Micha Archer (Paulsen/Penguin) A Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif; illus. by Joaquín Camp; trans. from Spanish by Jordan Landsman (Transit) Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends by Ame Dyckman; illus. by Tim Miller (Orchard/Scholastic)...
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