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When Lore Groszman Segal died at the age of ninety-six in October 2024, the New York Times celebrated her as “a virtuosic and witty author of autobiographical novels,” referring to her fiction for adults. Publishers Weekly’s obituary also acknowledged those works but gave equal weight to her stories for children....
Look what came Out of the Box: What a thrill to receive in the mail this gorgeous art from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: Last fall we were co-honorees for the Carle Honors with Uri Shulevitz, who sadly passed away earlier this week. Shulevitz wasn’t in attendance,...
This week on hbook.com... Bertha Miller's Letters to Hilda van Stockum, 1941–1944 by John Tepper Marlin 2024 Booklists and Resources Master List February Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter: 5Qs for Amy Cherrix about Virus Hunters + 5 nonfiction books about real science, 6 female-focused YA novels for Women's...
Photo: Bet_Noire/Getty Images. Belated welcome, 2025! We recently closed our next issue, so we finally have time to revisit everything that happened in 2024 — and what an exciting centennial year it was! We always enjoy looking back on the past twelve months in the world of children's and YA...
This week on hbook.com... Megan E. Freeman Talks with Roger about Away From the January/February 2025 Horn Book Magazine: BGHB Fiction speeches - Elana K. Arnold | Byron Graves | Jacqueline Woodson Family Reading: Reading in the family by Margo Bartlett Out of the Box: Black...
It’s no secret that children’s books have made and continue to make a lasting impact on those who read them, but children and teens have not restricted themselves to the role of readers only. They have contributed to the canon of children’s literature as authors, too. Who better to tell...
Tomorrow is Tu Bishvat, the Jewish holiday (of many spellings) considered the New Year of the Trees. Looking for tree-related inspiration? See the Trees tag, or the more specific Holidays --Tu B’Shvat tag, in the Guide/Reviews Database. Or see the Trees tag on hbook.com, especially this verdant veritable forest from a few...
Welcome to our stop on the Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour! Author Lesléa Newman and illustrator Susan Gal were kind enough to answer our questions about Joyful Song: A Naming Story, which received a Sydney Taylor Honor in the Picture Book category and was on the Horn Book’s 2024...
When they were learning to read, my grandsons brought home decodable books: readers the size of a playing card with simple stories featuring Bob, Dot, and Pat who did things with bats and pots and cats. The plots were slender, but they were more compelling than my grade-school readers about Alice...
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