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Special
Issues
Ideal for children's literature courses,
The Horn Book Magazine's celebrated special
issues have closely examined a number of intriguing themes
over the years. Use the links below to read sample articles.
Boys and Girls September/October
2007
Books and gender
Dolls
and Monsters by Brian Selznick
“Are you part man and
part woman?”
What Makes a Good Book?
September/October 2006
Critics and authors weigh in.
Stars
by Roger Sutton
An insider's look at all that
glitters.
Poets and Poetry May/June
2005
Its writers, its readers, and eighteen original examples.
Purposeful
Poetry by Susan Dove Lempke
Forcing poetry into the lesson
plan.
Borderlands May/June 2004
Surveying the border between books for adults and for children.
Cutting
the Cheese by Christine Heppermann
Slicing adult material down
to size for the picture book audience.
Sendak at 75 November/December
2003
Celebrating the American master of picture books.
An
Interview with Maurice Sendak by Roger Sutton
A conversation on life, death,
dreams, and plankton.
Making History November/December
2002
Brushing up on history and historical fiction.
Astonishing
George by Mary Pope Osborne
An admirer of George Washington
wonders what he would think of her.
Politics & Religion
November/December 2001
How children's books address two of the toughest topics.
Tolerance
Is Not Enough by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Lessons learned as a journalist
covering the Soviet-Afghan war in 1981.
Future of Children’s Books
November/December 2000
Looking out at a new millenium.
The
Newest Medium by Lolly Robinson
How computers are changing artists,
and how they aren't.
Picture Books March/April
1998
The medium and its messages.
Design
Matters by Jon Scieszka, designed by Molly Leach
How ugly duck prose gets transformed
by good design.
Family Reading March/April
1997
Focusing on books at home.
"Tell
the Lady What You Like" by Terri Schmitz
A bookseller's how-to for perplexed
parents.
Storytelling June 1983
(reprint of articles only)
Understanding the story, the
teller, and the audience.
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Additional
Back Issues
Back issues of The Horn Book Magazine from
1997 through the present are $10.50 ($12.50 in Canada and Mexico,
and $14.50 for other countries).
Back issues from 1980-1996 are $25.00 ($32.00 in Canada
and Mexico, and $34.00 for other countries).
Each issue of the Guide is available for
$25 U.S. ($35 in Canada and Mexico, and $40 for all other international
orders). All prices include shipping.
A very limited number of older issues are also available.
For more information on availability, email khedreen@hbook.com
or call 1-800-325-1179
Posters
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These signed
and numbered posters are 16" by 24" and have been
carefully reproduced on museum quality stock. Each features
an original illustration that appeared on the cover of the
Horn Book Magazine.
| 1987 |
William Steig |
$75 |
| 1989 |
Nancy Ekholm Burkert |
$30 |
| 1990 |
David Macaulay |
$30 |
To order, please contact Katrina
Hedeen at khedeen@hbook.com,
800-325-1170 (US only), or 617-628-0225 ext. 221. The Horn
Book takes MasterCard and Visa |
Ordering
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Monday- Friday, 9:00 to 5:00 EST. We accept MasterCard and Visa.
Or send your check or money order (made out to Horn Book Inc.) to
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Boston, MA 02129.
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