Book Reviews
>The following books will receive starred reviews in the November/December issue of the Horn Book Magazine.The Pencil written by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Bruce Ingman (Candlewick).Old Bear written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow).Who Made This Cake? written by Chihiro Nakagawa, illustrated by Junji Koyose (Front Street).The Graveyard Book written...
>My favorite curmudgeonly critic Norman Lebrecht offers his point of view about the ever-increasing trend toward using stars as critical shorthand:Of all the devices that devalue the function of criticism, the bar of stars is among the most pernicious. It suggests that artistic creation can be ticked off like a...
>The following books will receive starred reviews in the September/October issue of the Horn Book Magazine:Traction Man Meets Turbodog (Knopf) written and illustrated by Mini GreyGhosts in the House (Roaring Brook) written and illustrated by Kazuno KoharaThe Cardboard Piano (Greenwillow) written and illustrated by Lynne Rae PerkinsDinosaur vs. Bedtime (Hyperion)...
>The following books will receive starred reviews in the July/August issue of the Horn Book Magazine:Minders of Make-Believe (Houghton) by Leonard MarcusLittle Brother (Tor) by Cory DoctorowWell Witched (HarperCollins) by Frances HardingeWould You (Lamb/Random) by Marthe JocelynSkim (Groundwood) written by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian TamakiWay Up and Over Everything...
>The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June issue of the Horn Book Magazine:The London Eye Mystery (Fickling/Random) by Siobhan DowdForever Rose (McElderry) by Hilary McKayPrincess Ben (Houghton) by Catherine Gilbert MurdockSunrise over Fallujah (Scholastic) by Walter Dean MyersThe Last of the High Kings (Greenwillow) by Kate ThomsponWe...
>Is or is not "Stars" the most lugubrious song Janis Ian ever wrote? And that is saying a lot.In either event, here are the starred books from the March/April Horn Book Magazine:Dog and Bear: Two’s Company (Porter/Roaring Brook) written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro SeegerRex Zero, King of Nothing (Kroupa/Farrar)...
>The following books will receive starred reviews in the January/February issue of the Horn Book Magazine:Becca at Sea (Groundwood) by Deirdre BakerSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (Foster/Farrar) by Peter CameronHow the Hangman Lost His Heart (Walker) by K. M. GrantJabberwocky (Jump/Hyperion) illustrated by Christopher MyersWhen Fish Got...
The Arrival by Shaun Tan; illus. by the author Middle School, High School Levine/Scholastic 128 pp. 10/07 978-0-439-89529-3 $19.99 From a bleak, sunless city haunted by the threat of scaled and serpentine monsters, a man sets forth to seek a new life in a new land, leaving his wife and...
>Kitty here. While Roger is communing with ISBNs in VT and Blogger is currently cooperating, I'm happy to present you with a list of the books that will receive starred reviews in the November-December issue of the Horn Book Magazine:Picture books:On Angel Wings (Candlewick) written by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by...
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