Table of Contents: January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine

by Horn Book
Jan 07, 2026 | Filed in Articles & Opinion


Cover © 2026 by Matt James.

 

Features

Horn Book Fanfare by Horn Book editors
Our choices for the best books of 2025.

Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards

BGHB Awards Gallery 2025
Celebrating the winners and honorees.

Picture Book

Fiction

Nonfiction

 

Columns

Editorial

Together Again by Elissa Gershowitz
“Gee, it’s good to be…”

Field Notes

Storytime Smash Hits by Hannah Peterson
A bookstore children’s events manager and weekly storytime reader recommends tips and tricks to captivate a crowd.

 

Reviews

Book Reviews

 

Departments

January/February Starred Books

Index to Books Reviewed

Index to Advertisers

 

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