Illustration from Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia Chien.

The following books will receive starred reviews in the July/August 2025 Horn Book Magazine:

The Moving Book by Lisa Brown (Porter/Holiday)

Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia Chien (Clarion/HarperCollins)

Island Storm by Brian Floca; illus. by Sydney Smith (Porter/Holiday)

Diggers, Dozers, and Dumpers: Small Stories About Big Machines by Ole Könnecke; trans. from German by Melody Shaw (Gecko)

How to Reach the Moon by Nicolás Schuff; illus. by Ana Sender; trans. from Spanish by Lawrence Schimel (Amazon Crossing Kids)

Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor (Greenwillow)

Beasts by Ingvild Bjerkeland; trans. from Norwegian by Rosie Hedger (Em Querido/Levine Querido)

Everyday Bean by Stephanie Graegin (Tundra)

Titan of the Stars by E. K. Johnston (Tundra)

A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet by Martha Brockenbrough; illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal (Knopf)

Hurricane by Jason Chin (Porter/Holiday)

We Carry the Sun by Tae Keller; illus. by Rachel Wada (Norton)

Hick: The Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s Heart by Sarah Miller (Random House Studio/Random)

Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps by Sandra Nickel; illus. by Julie Paschkis (Peachtree)

The History of We by Nikkolas Smith (Kokila/Penguin)