Editorials
Unlike our lucky essayists (starting with Kathleen T. Horning), I never read Harriet the Spy as a child. Sure, it was around — I remember Susan Walley doing a book report on Harriet in the sixth grade — but I had learned by then what finks would do to boys...
We're in our new home on the grounds of Simmons College, and I must say what a pleasure it is to be surrounded by children's book–friendly folk and good lunch places. I'm especially happy to strengthen our partnership with Simmons's Center for the Study of Children's Literature. On May 14th,...
Back in 1998, the Horn Book Magazine published a special issue devoted to picture books. With articles about picture book history, reviewing and writing picture books, and a baker’s dozen of first-person “Studio Views,” it became a children’s lit classroom staple and is easily the most requested special issue we’ve...
As we celebrate Black History Month, it's wise to remember Dick Gregory's quip: "Wouldn't you know that when they got around to giving us a month, it would be the month of February, with all them days missing?" While a Month, or a Week, or a Day can serve to...
The Horn Book’s Calling Caldecott and School Library Journal’s Heavy Medal are busily winding up their coverage of the 2013 Caldecott and Newbery contenders, easily the most-discussed book prizes in the country: take a bow, ALSC! If they are at all like me, those bloggers are also nervously worrying about...
In Rita Williams-Garcia’s P. S. Be Eleven, included on this year’s Fanfare list of the best books of 2013, Delphine, inspired by the example of an admired teacher, decides she is going to read Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. But Delphine’s mother Nzila, a complicated woman living semi-estranged from the family...
I guess it’s time to start buying presents! Some years ago, I opined in the Horn Book Magazine that the best kind of book to give came in the form of a gift certificate, but then-publisher Anne Quirk accused me of wimping out. So all right then: just from the...
I'm not much one for a party; my husband has a big birthday coming up and I’ve gratefully left all the planning to the children. But three parties I attended recently made me glad I was there, and they made me like my job even more than I already thought...
Arthur Levine, Sara Goodman, and Pamela Yosca. Photo: Shara Hardeson.On Saturday, October 5th, we held our third annual Horn Book at Simmons Colloquium with the theme "Building Character." Miss the fun? We’ve compiled a timeline of the day’s highlights based on tweets by our staff and other attendees. See Friday’s...
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