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The Mango Tree / La mata de mango
I was enamored with The Mango Tree / La mata de mango, written and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez, from the endpapers (an elegant leaf-and-mango pattern that could be a wallpaper pattern). In this wordless picture book, two friends spend their days in the safety and comfort of a backyard mango...
Apply for a spring Horn Book internship + meet interns Charlize and Niharika
Interested in learning more about the children’s book industry, book reviewing, or how magazines and review journals operate? A Horn Book internship is a great place to start. We are currently accepting applications for the Spring 2025 internship, which will likely include a combination of remote work and occasional in-person...
Review of The Mango Tree / La mata de mango
The Mango Tree / La mata de mango by Edel Rodriguez; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Abrams 48 pp. 6/24 9781419745867 $18.99 e-book ed. 9798887073736 $17.09 In this wordless picture book, two boys make a mango tree (or mata de mango) their hideout — napping, eating juicy mangos, and...
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Review of No More Señora Mimí
No More Señora Mimí by Meg Medina; illus. by Brittany CicchesePreschool, Primary Candlewick 32 pp.9/24 9781536219449 $17.99e-book ed. 9781536240450 $17.99Spanish ed. 9781536239294 $17.99Ana spends mornings and afternoons with señora Mimí, her neighbor and babysitter who has “a two-tooth baby named Nelson and a no-tooth dog named Pancho.” She is excited...
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Review of Eloísa’s Musical Window
Eloísa’s Musical Window by Margarita Engle; illus. by John ParraPrimary Atheneum 40 pp.8/24 9781665935289 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665935296 $10.99Spanish ed. 9781665960779 $18.99“Sometimes it felt like the whole world was a parade, performing right outside Eloísa’s musical window.” Eloísa is grateful for la música—usually consisting of a neighbor’s radio and other sounds...
Review of How It All Ends
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger; illus. by the authorMiddle School, High School Greenwillow 304 pp.8/24 9780063158153 $25.99Paper ed. 9780063158146 $15.99e-book ed. 9780063158160 $9.99In this quick-paced graphic novel, Tara’s runaway thoughts are great when she plays pretend with her baby brother but not so great when she feels anxious...
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Review of Guava and Grudges
Guava and Grudges by Alexis CastellanosHigh School Bloomsbury 336 pp.9/24 9781547613717 $19.99e-book ed. 9781547613724 $13.99The Ybarras and the Moraleses, who own Cuban bakeries across the street from each other in fictional Port Murphy, Washington, have a bitter, decades-old rivalry. Ana Maria Ybarra (who also goes by Amy because no one...
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Review of Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
Grow Up, Luchy Zapata by Alexandra AlessandriIntermediate, Middle School Atheneum 256 pp.7/24 9781665935968 $17.99e-book ed. 9781665935982 $10.99Luchy’s birthday marks the end of summer vacation, and she’s excited to start middle school; she and her two best friends, Mateo and Cami, are finally going to be at the same school. But...
Horn Book Reminiscences: In the Company of Good Books
In honor of our centennial, we asked interns from over the years to share their reminiscences. I didn’t know about the Horn Book before I saw the internship posting during my final semester of my master’s program in the spring of 2022. But I had always had a dream of...
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