Update: If you’re the kind of person who counts a lot, you probably noticed that yesterday was April 1 (April Fool!). There isn’t really an award for the best page numbers (though if there were, this book would be a contender), and we don't really have an AI department; everything on this site involves the work of human minds. On a related note, thanks to the creative Mark Tuchman for his design for our imaginary award seal! And if you know anyone who’s ever had trouble telling whether news is real, see Pamela Brunskill’s Field Notes column “Teaching News Literacy” from our November/December 2023 issue.

Announcing the Horn Book's inaugural Countalott Award for the best page numbers! Criteria include font, spacing, and mathematical accuracy; books with over 500 pages are ineligible for the sake of the committee’s workload.

We’re pleased to share that the first recipient is The Moving of the Leaf by Paige Turner (Pagin Nation Press). The winner is still working on her speech but sent us this excerpt as a preview: "345, 346, 347." Committee chair C. Quince called Turner’s work “stunning in its accuracy and attention to detail.”

Special thanks to Albertha Baloney Filler, the founder of our AI department, for this response to our request to devise a new book award for the modern age.