You all must be at the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards, celebrating. I want to say a big thank you to you all. Thunder Boy Jr. is a book in which I felt I wasn’t only supposed to make illustrations, but questions — to ask questions to myself, such as how what we love and dream […]
2016 BGHB/HBAS celebration roundup
For fifty years, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards have been recognizing the very best in children’s books. Last Friday, we celebrated 2016’s winning books with the honorees, judges, and fellow children’s book enthusiasts, then had a day of thoughtful discussion on Saturday. Here’s a roundup of all our online coverage of the winners, the ceremony, […]
Unboxing BGHB and HBAS
This year’s BGHB/HBAS weekend, as they typically do, began with boxes. Carts full of boxes, which were full of bags, which we stuffed full of posters, Post-its, and other goodies. It was all very well contained and well planned (thank you, Katrina!). But as organized as the event was, its purpose was to celebrate books […]
BGHB16 and HBAS16 slideshow
We had a fantastic time at the emotional Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards ceremony on Friday, September 30th and the thought-provoking Horn Book at Simmons Colloquium: “Out of the Box” on Saturday, October 1st. Boston Globe photographer Josh Reynolds (and our staff members, wielding smartphones!) caught many of the weekend’s highlights. There’s more to come in […]
2016 Horn Book at Simmons Colloquium timeline
On Saturday, October 1st, we held our sixth annual Horn Book at Simmons Colloquium, with the theme “Out of the Box.” Miss the fun? We’ve compiled a timeline of the day’s highlights based on tweets by our staff and other attendees. See the timeline for Friday’s Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards ceremony here. For even more, […]