Book Reviews
Dying for some paranormal romance? These swoon-worthy YA stories of supernatural love, all recommended by The Horn Book Guide, are sure to melt hearts and raise spirits.—Elissa Gershowitz, Managing Editor, The Horn Book GuideCremer, Andrea Nightshade454 pp. Philomel 2010. isbn 978-0-399-25482-6YA Werewolf Calla defies her pack by saving human Shay...
The Artist Who Painted
a Blue Horseby Eric Carle; illus. by the authorPreschool Philomel 32 pp.10/11 978-0-399-25713-1 $17.99In its simplest interpretation, Carle’s book is about an artist — perhaps a child, perhaps an adult — who paints animals the “wrong” color. There is the titular blue horse, a red alligator,...
Accepting the 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, author Tim Wynne-Jones delivered this speech on September 30, 2011.It is a great thrill and honor to be here today—to be here, at Simmons, a biblioasis if ever there was one. I’d like to thank the wonderful people at the Horn...
If you’re looking for a great holiday app download to keep kids (or adults) occupied and happy this holiday season, look no further.The now-classic animated holiday TV special (1965) A Charlie Brown Christmas is available in a new format. Loud Crow Interactive has released a delightful iPad app (November 2011)...
I still recall fondly the female protagonists of teen “chick lit” and coming-of-age stories I read in high school. On a given day I might feel as tormented by love and teenage awkwardness as Mia Thermopolis (Meg Cabot’s The Princess Diaries) or lonely and isolated like Melinda Sordino (Laurie Halse...
Or was this already covered on Friday Night Lights? Boston has been abuzz with discussion about a recent high school football game in which a quarterback, clearly on his way to whatever is the football equivalent of a home run, made some kind of yay-me gesture that caused the ref...
Accepting the 2011 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book, illustrator Salley Mavor delivered this speech on September 30, 2011. I would like to thank the Boston Globe–Horn Book selection committee for choosing Pocketful of Posies as an award winner this year. It is a great honor to have my...
The Grammy Awards may have "tuned out" children's audiobooks this year, but we've been listening!Need a great gift for a bookworm? Traveling for the holidays? See our updated audiobook list, offering listening suggestions for a wide range of ages....
The audiobooks recommended below were released within the last several years. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion. YOUNGER FICTIONSuggested grade level listed with each entryThe Alvin Ho Collection: Books 1 & 2 by Lenore Look; read by Everette Plen (Listening Library)Second-grader Alvin faces (some of)...
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