Blowing the Horn: An' they hollo'd, and they blew their horns...

by Barbara McClintock
Jun 12, 2024 | Filed in Articles & Opinion

"An' they hollo'd, and they blew their horns, and general book pandemonium ensued..."

Illustration (c) 2024 by Barbara McClintock. From the May/June 2024 special issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Our Centennial. For more Horn Book centennial coverage, click here. Find more in the "Blowing the Horn" series here.

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Barbara McClintock

Barbara McClintock recently illustrated Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books (Chronicle, 2023).

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