The Egypt Gameby Zilpha Keatley Snyder; illus. by Alton Raible215 pp. Atheneum 1967 $3.95An abandoned, closed-in yard behind an antique shop was the perfect place to play the Egypt Game. The children could put up their altars to Set, the Evil One, and to Nefertiti or Isis (as the bust...
Zeelyby Virginia Hamilton; illus. by Symeon Shimin122 pp. Macmillan 1967 $3.95 gIn a unique, plotless story, the unusual is first suggested when Elizabeth decides to call her little brother Toeboy and herself Geeder for the summer. The old house on Uncle Ross' farm and the outdoors of catalpa forest,...
Best books of 1966Chosen annually by our editors, Fanfare is The Horn Book Magazine’s selection of the best children’s and young adult books of the year.Picture BooksThe Three Poor Tailors adapted and illustrated by Victor G. Abrus (Harcourt)The Mother Goose Treasury illustrated by Raymond Briggs (Coward)Fox and the Fire written...
Best books of 1965Chosen annually by our editors, Fanfare is The Horn Book Magazine’s selection of the best children’s and young adult books of the year.Picture BooksThe Courtship, Merry Marriage, and Feast of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren… illustrated by Barbara Cooney (Scribner)David and Goliath written by Beatrice Schenk de...
by Lloyd AlexanderThe muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes. No foam-born Aphrodite, she vaguely resembles my old piano teacher, who was keen on metronomes. She does not carry a soothing lyre for inspiration, but is more likely to shake you roughly awake at four in the morning...
Best books of 1964Chosen annually by our editors, Fanfare is The Horn Book Magazine’s selection of the best children’s and young adult books of the year.Picture BooksA Pocketful of Cricket written by Rebecca Caudill, illustrated by Evaline Ness (Holt)May I Bring a Friend? written by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, illustrated...
Best books of 1963Chosen annually by our editors, Fanfare is The Horn Book Magazine’s selection of the best children’s and young adult books of the year.Picture BooksBring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella illustrated by Adrienne Adams (Scribner)The Seven Ravens written by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Felix Hoffmann (Harcourt)Burt Dow: Deep-Water...
EZRA JACK KEATS, Author-IllustratorThe Snowy Day (Viking)In this mood book, never static but sparkling with atmosphere in lovely water-color pictures, a small boy experiences the joys of a snowy day. The brief, vividly expressed text points out his new awareness of the sight and texture of snow (the crunch, crunch...
Best books of 1962Chosen annually by our editors, Fanfare is The Horn Book Magazine’s selection of the best children’s and young adult books of the year.Picture BooksThe Hare and the Tortoise written by Aesop, illustrated by Paul Galdone (Whittlesey)The Sun Is a Golden Earring written by Natalia M. Belting, illustrated...
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