Wherein I interview Patrick McDonnell (Me . . . Jane), and we review more nature books for young children, three new chapter books, audiobooks for middle-schoolers and some new YA novels....
The February issue of Notes from the Horn Book is out, headlined by Martha Parravano's Five Questions for Wilder Award winner Tomie dePaola. Otherwise, we give you a handy annotated list of the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, Sibert, King, and Belpre-winning books....
The December issue of Notes from the Horn Book is out with the complete annotated Fanfare, our choices for the best books of 2010, and an interview with the Fanfared Megan Whalen Turner.Also, Anita Burkam reviews (the movie) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Sounds good!...
>The following books have been named to the Horn Book Magazine's 2010 Fanfare list, our selections for the best children's and young adult books of the year. The list will be published in next week's Notes from the Horn Book with annotations explaining what makes each book so great. In...
>The latest issue of Notes is out, with five questions for Rosemary Wells about Max and Ruby (they should do a live-action remake with Bobby and Sally Draper, no?) and reviews of new picture books, nonfiction, chapter books and YA fantasy. Damn, what isn't published in a series these days?Off...
>The September issue of Notes is out and features an interview with The War to End All Wars author, Russell Freedman, as well as a look at some of his previous nonfiction books. Also included are reviews of the best new picture books, chapter books, and YA fiction....
An interview with the authors of Ballet for Martha headlines the August issue of Notes from the Horn Book, which also includes brief reviews of the best new nonfiction, picture books and middle-school fiction....