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For Transgender Day of Visibility, here are some recently published books — for primary, intermediate, and older readers — from the Guide/Reviews Database that celebrate identities beyond the binary. See also: Transgender Awareness Week 2024 from October 2024 Notes from the Horn Book YA Pride from June 2022 Notes from the Horn Book...
This week on hbook.com... From the March/April 2025 Horn Book Magazine: Horn Book Reminiscences: Horn Book Editors I've Known and Loved Before by Cathryn M. Mercier Board Book Roundup: The Fabric of Baby Books by Rachel G. Payne Out of the Box: Baseball and unicorns by Elissa...
I have been to a lot of book award ceremonies in my career, and while the Newbery Awards’ ballroom of cheering people is glorious, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards back in the day were very fancy, the Blueberry Awards (now in its fourth year) genuinely inspire hope. Last Thursday,...
March is Women's History Month. To celebrate the accomplishments of women and female-identifying people, we will be highlighting recent recommended books "devoted to the achievements of a diverse gallery of women, heroes every one." Look for the social media tag #HBWomensHistoryMonth on Facebook.com/TheHornBook and @thehornbook.bsky.social on Bluesky as we share...
The Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George Lecture is always a good time, and this year the Cambridge (MA) Public Library hosted Jerry Craft. Craft is the author/illustrator of New Kid — the only book to have won the Newbery, CSK Author Award, and Kirkus Prize; and the first...
Today is Major League Baseball's Opening Day. The following exchange encapsulates my children's fandoms and their reading interests. Me: Are they playing at home? Older Child: Yes, look at their uniforms. Younger Child: There are unicorns?! For related book recommendations, visit the Guide/Reviews Database subjects: Sports--Baseball + Unicorns. See also previous years' posts about...
This week on hbook.com... March Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Cheryl Willis Hudson and London Ladd about When I Hear Spirituals + 9 picture books about engaging with the arts, 5 poetically told YA books, and 8 historical fiction novels for intermediate and/or middle-school readers Laurie...
March is Women's History Month. To celebrate the accomplishments of women and female-identifying people, we will be highlighting recent recommended books "devoted to the achievements of a diverse gallery of women, heroes every one." Look for the social media tag #HBWomensHistoryMonth on Facebook.com/TheHornBook and @thehornbook.bsky.social on Bluesky as we share...
The first day of spring has arrived, but up here in New England that doesn’t always mean we’re seeing all the signs of springtime yet. The “lion” phase of March likes to linger. While the sun may be shining longer, the air still nips at your nose a bit if...
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