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Week in Review, April 29th-May 3rd

  This week on hbook.com... John Mendelson Talks with Roger about UK publisher Nosy Crow's new company in the U.S.   From the May/June 2024 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Our Centennial: Table of Contents Editorial: Bertha's Chair? by Elissa Gershowitz Nonfiction & HB History by Horn Book editors   Calling Caldecott ...

Nonfiction & Horn Book History

The mini-theme of this HB100 special issue is Nonfiction & Horn Book History, and this issue is a form of nonfiction in itself. Here people share their reminiscences and recollections alongside articles focused more directly on the topic. Nonfiction seems so ­straightforward — i.e., not fiction — but is intriguing...

Table of Contents: May/June 2024 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Our Centennial

Cover from Go Forth and Tell. Illustration © 2024 by April Harrison.   Features   Three Editors in Chief by Elissa Gershowitz, Anita Silvey, and Roger Sutton A conversation. “With a Salute to All Children’s Librarians” by Sujei Lugo Amplifying the work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in...

May Day

In commemoration of International Workers' Day, or May Day, here are some book reviews and links to amplify the fight of workers and their efforts to secure better working conditions for all.  Review of I’m Gonna Paint: Ralph Fasanella, Artist of the People by Anne Broyles; illus. by Victoria Tentler-Krylov Review of...

May/June 2024 Horn Book Magazine cover surprise

Peek-a-boo! It's the complete May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Our Centennial cover. Art by April Harrison, gif by Irving Cumberbatch.     Single copies of this special issue are available for $15.00 including postage and may be ordered from: Horn Book Magazine Customer Service hbmsubs@pcspublink.com Full subscription information is...

Día 2024

April 30 is El día de los niños / El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), a "celebration of children, families, and reading...that emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds." This year marks the twenty-eighth anniversary of Día — read about its history here and find resources...

Week in Review, April 22nd-26th

  This week on hbook.com... April Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: Summer Reading edition: 5Qs for Sylvie Kantorovitz + a baker's dozen picture books, beginning readers & primary grades, intermediate, middle school, and high school selections — including fiction, nonfiction, folklore, and poetry — all published 2023–2024 and ideal...

Five questions for Sylvie Kantorovitz

Vehicles are a staple of picture books, and Sylvie Kantorovitz’s new early-reader comic A New Car for Pickle (Holiday, 5–8 years), capitalizes on that favorite topic for readers who are speeding toward independence — and with plenty of humor and whimsical panel illustrations, it’s perfect for summer reading. See Kantorovitz’s...

2024 Summer Reading: High School

  Need suggestions for beach reading or books to bring to summer camp? Each of our lists — for all age ranges and including fiction, nonfiction, folklore, and poetry — includes thirteen selections (a baker's dozen!), all published 2023–2024 and ideal for the season. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual...
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