On April 5, Simmons College hosted its 39th annual Simmons Leadership Conference on the theme “Disrupt the Ordinary.” The culmination of a very impressive lineup of speakers was a concluding discussion between Simmons College President Helen G. Drinan and former First Lady Michelle Obama. The event took place at the Boston Seaport Hotel & World […]
Looking Inward and Out: Michelle Obama at the Simmons Leadership Conference
April 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Nic Stone in Parents Magazine
April 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Though I don’t go out of my way to read parenting magazines (and I will likely never have it together enough to “Pack a Super-Fun Lunch!”), if I do see one, I’ll give it a browse. I was so glad to discover Nic Stone‘s article “My Boy and the Bus” in the February 2018 issue […]
April 2018 Horn Book Herald: Spring News: Making a Difference
April 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
• Horn Book Magazine May/June 2018 Special Issue: Making a Difference • Family Reading: A Place for All Families • Boston’s #MarchforOurLives rally • With a Little Help from Their Friends • Refugees Welcome Here • Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month • Library Legislation and Literacy as Liberation • #KidLitWomen From the April 2018 Spring News […]
“Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa.”
January 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
“We adults [Ed. note: ahem, ahem] know, of course, that Africa is a continent, not a country. Also that it is diverse, full of real people and places that are varied and distinct.” —Monica Edinger’s 2014 Horn Book Magazine article “Books About Africa“ “The Caribbean is one of the most culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse […]
Sports Stars Making a Difference 2017
December 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Last night, Sports Illustrated awarded the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award to Colin Kaepernick (and Beyoncé was there!). Here are some recommended books about sports stars from the past and today who have Made a Difference. See also “What Makes a Good Sports Novel?” by Dean Schneider from The Horn Book Magazine and “Awe-inspiring athletes” from […]
Innosanto Nagara, Wee the People, Frugal Bookstore: A Is for Awesome
November 7, 2017 by 1 Comment
Yesterday afternoon, Oakland-based author/illustrator Innosanto Nagara, best known for his board book A Is for Activist, held an awesome after-school event at the Frugal Bookstore (Friends of the Horn Book) in Roxbury, MA. Called “R Is for Rulebreakers! Celebrate Protest with Innosanto Nagara,” the event was hosted by Wee the People, “an arts-based series of […]
National Bullying Prevention Month 2017 Unity Day
October 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Today is Unity Day, when people wear orange to spotlight the issue of bullying and raise awareness of bullying prevention. “Together against bullying — united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.” Click here for additional ways to show your support, and look for the hashtag #UnityDay2017. The following picture books […]
Letter to the Editor from Karen Coy, August 2017
August 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
May/June and July/August 2017 Horn Book I was dismayed by the May/June edition of The Horn Book. I am not a Republican and find it shocking and depressing that a vulgar man like Trump could win the nomination of a major political party, let alone be elected as president of the United States. I would […]
Letter to the Editor from Leslie J. Kitchin, August 2017
August 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
To the Editor, I was so pleased to see my letter published in the September/October issue. However, I would like to make a correction: I am from Fairbanks, Alaska — not Arkansas! I would also like to add that events that occurred since I wrote that letter have only reinforced that Mr. Trump does not […]
Letters to the Editor, September/October 2017
August 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
July/August 2017 Horn Book As a longtime Horn Book subscriber, a former children’s librarian, and an advocate for social justice education, the letters to the editor in the July/August 2017 issue simultaneously encouraged and discouraged me. I was encouraged because expressing differences of opinion is a healthy and necessary element of a working democracy. I […]
