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Cover Madness continues! Next up are twenty-four years of March/April covers. Pick your favorite from each group — let us know your choices in the comments! Come back next week to see which covers advance to the next round. Read the Cover Madness rules here. Click on any magazine cover to...
Randolph Caldecott was The Horn Book Magazine‘s first — and for decades only — cover artist. Then in 1985 another picture book master, Maurice Sendak, took over the task for a few issues, leading the way for a whole new crop of talented contributors. Much of their work is on view...
Today (as every day should be!) is Earth Day, and this year's theme is: "Protect Our Species."The books below celebrate our precious planet, educate about the crises it faces, and offer age-appropriate models for environmental activism. The list includes both fiction and nonfiction titles for a range of ages, all...
Five questions for Christian RobinsonAnother by Christian Robinson, Atheneum, 3–7 years.Spring into natureThe Home Builders by Varsha Bajaj, Simona Mulazzani, Penguin/Paulsen, 3–5 years.Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman, Viking, 3–5 years.Olive & Pekoe: In Four Short Walks by Jacky Davis, illus. by Giselle Potter, Greenwillow, 4–8 years.Hey,...
This week on hbook.com…From the March/April 2019 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Table of Contents Editorial: "On Citizenship" by Elissa Gershowitz and Martha V. Parravano "My Characters Don’t Wear Shoes in the House" by Sayantani DasGuptaFor Paul B. Janeczko: a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye with art by Lynne...
Table of ContentsFeatures"In the Breaking, Maybe Something Beautiful" by Benjamin Alire SáenzAdapted from the author’s 2018 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture."My Characters Don’t Wear Shoes in the House" by Sayantani DasGupta“Being an #OwnVoices author involves learning to trust one’s own story.”"The Dark Fantastic" by Ebony Elizabeth ThomasAn excerpt from Thomas’s forthcoming book...
The Home Buildersby Varsha Bajaj; illus. by Simona MulazzaniPreschool Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp. g2/19 978-0-399-16685-3 $17.99This picture book invites children to observe nature for themselves as a variety of creatures busily create their homes: “Do you see the home builders?” The builders work “under the earth, /...
“In the Breaking, Maybe Something Beautiful”: adapted from Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s 2018 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture.Author Sayantani DasGupta explains why her #OwnVoices characters don’t wear shoes in the house.An excerpt from Ebony Elizabeth Thomas's forthcoming book The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games.New for...
In her article “Translator: Trafficking Between Cultures," Elena Abós compares translators to travel guides, successfully delivering a book from one culture to another. With universal relevance and appeal, the following picture books — all originally published in languages other than English and all recommended by The Horn Book Guide —...
What Makes a Good Preschool Book?All Through the DayCastillo, Lauren Nana in the City40 pp. Clarion 2014 ISBN 978-0-544-10443-3dePaola, Tomie Look and Be Grateful32 pp. Holiday 2015 ISBN 978-0-8234-3443-5Fleming, Candace Bulldozer's Big Day32 pp. Atheneum 2015 ISBN 978-1-4814-0097-8Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-0098-5Golan, Avirama Little Naomi, Little ChickIllustrated by Raaya Karas.40 pp. ...