Out Of The Box
A vibrant theater scene is one of the perks of living in the Boston area, and American Repertory Theater (A. R. T.) in Cambridge is often a great place to catch shows when they’re brand-new. Recently, I attended a performance of Wonder, a new musical adaptation of R. J. Palacio’s...
This week on hbook.com... ALA Awards 2026: Horn Book Reviews of the Winners From the January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine: Publishers' Preview: New Year, New Books: Corey R. Tabor | Ashley Belote | Jen Calonita | Meera Subramanian and Danica Novgorodoff Calling Caldecott: The 2026 Caldecott Announcement by Adrienne L. Pettinelli The...
Illustration from Piece by Piece by Erin Frankel; illus. by Stacy Innerst. The following books will receive starred reviews in the March/April 2026 Horn Book Magazine: 102 by Matthew Cordell (Little, Brown) My Subway Runs by James Gladstone; illus. by Pierre Pratt (Groundwood) Navigating Night by Julie Leung; illus. by Angie Kang (Schwartz/Random) The Great...
This week on hbook.com... January Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Hyewon Yum about A Spoonful of the Sea + 6 picture books about food traditions passed from one generation to another, 4 page-turning tales where Black history or identity affects the action, and 8 novels about coping with...
Perhaps now more than ever, Martin Luther King Jr. Day provides an opportunity to reflect not only on the life of the great civil rights leader, but also on how far we've come — and how very far we still have to go. Below is an updated list of recommended...
This week on hbook.com... From the January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine: Field Notes: Storytime Smash Hits by Hannah Peterson Calling Caldecott: Night Light by Cathryn M. Mercier A Knot Is Not a Tangle by Sylvie Shaffer Books we missed by Adrienne L. Pettinelli 2026 Calling Caldecott Mock Ballot —...
This week on hbook.com... From the January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine: Table of Contents Editorial: Together Again by Elissa Gershowitz Calling Caldecott: Moon Song by Allison Grover Khoury Imogen by Shelley Isaacson Aggie and the Ghost by Adrienne L. Pettinelli Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) by Annisha Jeffries Reviews...
This week on hbook.com... Calling Caldecott: Dancing with Water by Nicholl Denice Montgomery Reviews of the Week: Picture Book: Across the Ice: How We Saved the Ojibwe Horse by Darcy Whitecrow and Heather M. O’Connor; illus. by Natasha Donovan Starred Fiction: The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls by J. Anderson Coats...
This week on hbook.com... From the November/December 2025 Horn Book Magazine: Publishers' Preview: Picture Book and Graphic Novels: Norm Feuti | Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison | Eric Velasquez Calling Caldecott: A Place for Us by Scot Smith Horn Book Herald: November 2025 Reviews of the...
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