Book Reviews
The books recommended below were all published within the last several years and reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion. Picture BooksSuggested grade level for each entry: K–3Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty written by Linda Glaser;...
Five questions for Will HobbsNever Say Die by Will Hobbs, HarperCollins, 8–13 years.Boys will be boys: Middle grade adventuresB.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy) by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, Dutton, 8–13 years.The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Scholastic, 8–13 years.Dragon Run by Patrick Matthews, Scholastic, 11–13 years.Navigating Early by Clare...
The books recommended below were reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion. Picture BooksSuggested grade level listed with each entryAll Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri (Little)This animal sounds concept book opens with a panoramic view of a bustling farm....
Two and one-half questions for Michael Grant and Katherine ApplegateEve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate, Feiwel, 11 years and up.Love among the ruins: romance in YA fictionAsk the Passengers by A.S. King, Little, 13 years and up.Not Exactly a Love Story by Audrey Coloumbis, Random, 13 years...
Earth scienceOur Wonderful Weather seriesBodden, Valerie CloudsGr. K–3 24 pp. Creative Education 2012Library binding ISBN 978-1-60818-146-9Bodden, Valerie HurricanesGr. K–3 24 pp. Creative Education 2012Library binding ISBN 978-1-60818-147-6Bodden, Valerie SnowGr. K–3 24 pp. Creative Education 2012Library binding ISBN 978-1-60818-148-3Bodden, Valerie ThunderstormsGr. K–3 24 pp. Creative Education 2012Library binding ISBN 978-1-60818-149-0Inside seriesCarson,...
The books recommended below were reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion. PreschoolExcept If by Jim Averbeck (Atheneum)Predictable outcomes are turned upside down: an egg will hatch a baby bird, except if...said egg contains a baby snake or a baby...
Five questions for Jonathan BeanAt Night by Jonathan Bean, Farrar, 5–8 years.Building Our House by Jonathan Bean, Farrar, 5–8 years.More building books for primary readersDreaming Up by Christy Hale, Lee & Low, 3–7 years.Busy Builders by Roxie Munro, Marshall Cavendish, 5–8 years.Castle: How It Works written by David Macaulay with...
Picture BooksExtra Yarn written by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen, Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 4–7 years.Z Is for Moose written by Kelly Bingham, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky, Greenwillow, 3–5 years.Jimmy the Greatest! written by Jairo Buitrago, illus. by Rafael Yockteng, trans. by Elisa Amado, Groundwood, 4–7 years.Little Dog Lost:...
Deck the halls, spin the dreidels…
and enjoy our annual selection of new holiday books,
with reviews written by the Horn Book staff.Daddy Christmas &
Hanukkah Mamaby Selina Alko; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Knopf 32 pp.9/12 978-0-375-86093-5 $16.99Library ed. 978-0-375-96093-2 $19.99Sadie, happily ensconced in two cultures, describes her family’s December...
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