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Review of Night Stories: Folktales from Latin America
Night Stories: Folktales from Latin America by Liniers; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate TOON 48 pp.6/24 9781662665295 $17.99Paper ed. 9781662665301 $11.99Spanish ed. 9781662665356 $17.99Two siblings should be going to sleep, but one of them asks the other, “Can you tell me a story? A SCARY one.” That opens the door...
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Review of The Deep Dark
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag; illus. by the author High School Graphix/Scholastic 480 pp.6/24 9781338840001 $27.99Paper ed. 9781338839999 $16.99Desert and rural landscapes from the U.S. Southwest serve as the backdrop to the coming-of-age stories of two childhood friends. High school senior Magdalena “Mags” Herrera, who lives with her...
"With a Salute to All Children's Librarians": Amplifying the Work of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
Left to right: Dr. Henrietta M. Smith, Effie Lee Morris, and Dr. Claudette S. McLinn. Photo courtesy of Claudette S. McLinn. Throughout its hundred years, the Horn Book has reviewed the works of prominent BIPOC children’s librarians; their names have been mentioned within interviews, articles, book award recaps; and, like...
Pura Belpré Award by the Numbers
The Award The Pura Belpré Award (PBA) has been awarded on 20 occasions: every other year from 1996 to 2008, and annually since then. Each year, there is a Medal winner in the categories of Children’s Narrative, Youth Illustration, and (as of 2021) Young Adult Narrative. Honor Books may also...
Editorial: (Re)Claiming Our Literature (May/June 2021)
Welcome to our celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Pura Belpré Award, founded in 1996 by REFORMA and the American Library Association to honor Latino and Latina creators of children’s and young adult literature whose work “best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience.” But before I pass...
Review of Octopus Stew
Octopus Stew by Eric Velasquez; illus. by the author Primary Holiday 40 pp. 9/19 978-0-8234-3754-2 $17.99 With love and humanity — and humor — Velasquez (Looking for Bongo, Grandma’s Gift) once again affirms young Black Latinx boys’ identities and family experiences. Inspired by her cape-wearing grandson’s painting of an octopus...
Review of Across the Bay
Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte; illus. by the author Primary Penguin Workshop 32 pp. g 9/19 978-1-5247-8662-5 $17.99 Aponte explores a young child’s physical and emotional journey coping with his father’s absence from his life and learning to love all that is around him. Carlitos lives with his mother,...
Review of Birdsong
Birdsong by Julie Flett; illus. by the author Primary Greystone Kids 56 pp. 9/19 978-1-77164-473-0 $17.95 e-book ed. 978-1-77164-474-7 $17.95 In spring Katherena, her mother, and their dog Ôhô pack up their “little home in the city by the sea” and move to their “new home [that] sits on a...
Review of Becoming Beatriz
Becoming Beatriz by Tami Charles High School Charlesbridge Teen 262 pp. g 9/19 978-1-58089-778-5 $17.99 Charles (Like Vanessa, rev. 3/18) presents the story of an Afro–Puerto Rican teen, Beatriz Mendez, who is torn between her own desire to be a dancer and the expectations of her blood and chosen families...
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