Book Reviews
’Tis the season…to read and enjoy our annual selection of new (and reissued) holiday books.Fly Guy’s Ninja Christmasby Tedd Arnold; illus. by the authorPrimary Cartwheel/Scholastic 32 pp.10/16 978-0-545-66277-2 $6.99 gOn Christmas Eve, Buzz and his pet fly read a book about ninjas. Then Buzz explains Christmas to Fly Guy: “Santa...
Samurai Santa: A Very Ninja Christmasby Rubin Pingk; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Simon 40 pp.9/15 978-1-4814-3057-9 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-3058-6 $10.99It's hard to be a ninja when no one will join your snowball fight for fear of landing on Santa's naughty list. There's only one thing for Yukio to do:...
Oskar and the Eight Blessingsby Richard Simon and Tanya Simon; illus. by Mark SiegelPrimary, Intermediate Roaring Brook 40 pp.9/15 978-1-59643-949-8 $17.99In 1938, the last night of Hanukkah coincided with Christmas Eve, and for a young Jewish refugee in Manhattan, both holidays provided blessings. Following Kristallnacht, Oskar's parents had put him...
Have yourself a merry little read-through of
our annual selection of new holiday books, with
reviews written by the Horn Book staff.When Santa Was a Babyby Linda Bailey;
illus. by Geneviève GodboutPrimary Tundra 32 pp.10/15 978-1-77049-556-2 $16.99e-book ed. 978-1-77049-558-6 $10.99In the tradition of Agee’s Little Santa (rev. 11/13) and Krensky’s...
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Storiesedited by Stephanie PerkinsHigh School St. Martin’s Griffin 323 pp.10/14 978-1-250-05930-7 $18.99 ge-book ed. 978-1-4668-6389-7 $9.99Holiday romance is the connecting link for the twelve tales included in this highly enjoyable anthology by a dozen well-known young adult authors, including Rainbow Rowell, Matt...
I Know an Old Lady Who
Swallowed a Dreidelby Caryn Yacowitz;
illus. by David SlonimPrimary Levine/Scholastic 32 pp.9/14 978-0-439-91530-4 $17.99The American Gothic parody on the
first wordless spread — showing Ma
and Pa, a boy, a cat…and a menorah — previews this freewheeling volume, part warm family holiday story, part...
Joy to the world…it’s time for our annual selection
of new holiday books, with reviews
written by the Horn Book staff.Frankenstein’s Fright
Before Christmasby Ludworst Bemonster; story by
Rick Walton; illus. by Nathan HalePrimary Feiwel 32 pp.10/14 978-0-312-55367-8 $16.99The team behind Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody — a spoof of Madeline...
O come, all ye faithful Horn Book readers… behold our annual selection of new holiday books, with reviews written by the Horn Book staff. Little Santaby Jon Agee; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Dial 40 pp.10/13 978-0-8037-3906-2 $17.99 gIt’s easy to distinguish Santa from his parents and six siblings (Larry,...
Giving Thanks: Poems, Prayers, and Praise Songs of Thanksgiving edited by Katherine Paterson; illus. by Pamela DaltonAll Ages Handprint/Chronicle 56 pp.10/13 978-1-4521-1339-5 $18.99Paterson divides this collection of brief prayers, poems, and meditations into thanks for food, life, spirit, and community. Her selection is catholic and spans the centuries,...
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