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Week in Review: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney Talk with Roger about A Walk in the Woods; Calling Caldecott weighs in on...
09/22/2023

Week in Review: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney Talk with Roger about A Walk in the Woods; Calling Caldecott weighs in on Betsy Bird's Fall Predictions list; a special edition of Notes for National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month; books for + beyond; more!

September issue of Notes from the Horn Book: Five questions for Pedro Martín on Mexikid; “Enchanting” and “unforgettable”; Gatos, perros, and more; Latine/x YA: Not alone; From the Editor  

A Walk in the Woods (Holiday House Books for Young People) was to be Nikki Grimes and Jerry Pinkney’s first collaboratio...
09/22/2023

A Walk in the Woods (Holiday House Books for Young People) was to be Nikki Grimes and Jerry Pinkney’s first collaboration, but Jerry sadly died before the book could be completed. In their interview, Jerry’s son Brian, himself an acclaimed creator of picture books, and Nikki recreate the intriguing (and slightly supernatural?) story of how the book finally came to be.

A Walk in the Woods was to be Nikki Grimes and Jerry Pinkney’s first collaboration, but Jerry sadly died before the book could be completed. Below, Jerry’s son Brian, himself already an acclaimed creator of picture books, and Nikki recreate the intriguing (and slightly supernatural?) story of ho...

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month (September 15–October 15), we offer a "Book Bundle"...
09/22/2023

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month (September 15–October 15), we offer a "Book Bundle" of three recent picture books to help readers acknowledge and honor the voices, history, culture, and boundless contributions of Hispanic and Latine/x communities all year round. https://www.hbook.com/story/blogs/hispanic-latine-x-connections

September Notes from the Horn Book: From the Editor: National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month (September 15–Oc...
09/21/2023

September Notes from the Horn Book: From the Editor: National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) began last Friday, and this month’s issue of Notes is dedicated to the variety of recent books—for all ages—that center Latine/x experiences.

From the September 2023 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

September Notes from the Horn Book: Latine/x YA: Not alone: Here are five books featuring Latine/x young adults who forg...
09/21/2023

September Notes from the Horn Book: Latine/x YA: Not alone: Here are five books featuring Latine/x young adults who forge connections with others across oceans, centuries, and planes of existence. https://www.hbook.com/story/latine-ya-not-alone

September  :   for Pedro Martín Mexikid Stories. Nine kids. One motor home and a pick-up truck. In Mexikid: A Graphic Me...
09/20/2023

September : for Pedro Martín Mexikid Stories. Nine kids. One motor home and a pick-up truck. In Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir (Dial Books for Young Readers), Pedro Martín recalls his family’s 1977 road trip to pick up his abuelito from Jalisco, Mexico.

Five questions for Pedro Martín about Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir (Dial)

Calling Caldecott: Now we KNOW awards season is heating up...because Betsy Bird's Fall Predictions are out. What do you ...
09/19/2023

Calling Caldecott: Now we KNOW awards season is heating up...because Betsy Bird's Fall Predictions are out. What do you notice about Betsy's list? Anything here that you said, uh huh, yep, that's what I expected (or hoped) to see on this list! Anything you think is missing? https://www.hbook.com/story/now-we-know-awards-season-is-heating-up

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg   with books + links on the anniversary of her death:
09/18/2023

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg with books + links on the anniversary of her death:

We know what she would do; she told us in the words she left behind and the way she lived her life. RIP, RBG. Your loss is immeasurable. May we live up to your ideals.

Family Reading: Margo Bartlett writes, "Early on, I began bracing myself for the inevitable. The era of cozy reading ses...
09/18/2023

Family Reading: Margo Bartlett writes, "Early on, I began bracing myself for the inevitable. The era of cozy reading sessions will end, I told myself." But maybe not quite yet.

Some grandparents remember their grandchildren’s early years as a kaleidoscope of blocks, plastic stacking rings, sticky highchair trays. What contributor Margo Bartlett remembers are book characters.

Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: https://www.hbook.com/section/bookreviews/reviewsoftheweekS...
09/17/2023

Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: https://www.hbook.com/section/bookreviews/reviewsoftheweek
SimonKIDS Alfred A. Knopf Random House Children's Books Clarion Books HarperCollins HarperTeen

The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide are the most distinguished journals in the field of children’s and young adult literature and the core of our company. Founded in 1924 by Bertha Mahony to herald the best in children’s literature, more than eighty-five years later, we are still foll...

 : Little Amal--"an international symbol of compassion and of human rights"--visits Cambridge, plus recommended books an...
09/17/2023

: Little Amal--"an international symbol of compassion and of human rights"--visits Cambridge, plus recommended books and articles centering refugee experiences.

Little Amal in Cambridge

"The Writer's Page: How Did I Get Here?": Marisabina Russo reflects on the role a cancer diagnosis played in her journey...
09/17/2023

"The Writer's Page: How Did I Get Here?": Marisabina Russo reflects on the role a cancer diagnosis played in her journey from picture-book illustration to a graphic memoir: "You take a leap of faith and follow the new path...Take a deep breath. Absorb the view. Then try to get ready for whatever comes next."

The revision for my next picture book was late. I usually meet my deadlines, but this time I had a good excuse. A routine colonoscopy had revealed a large tumor, and it was cancerous. My treatment schedule would last a year, including two rounds of chemo, radiation, and two surgeries. As I approach...

Calling Caldecott: Julie writes, "Every Caldecott season, I get super excited about a picture book and think it’s  -wort...
09/16/2023

Calling Caldecott: Julie writes, "Every Caldecott season, I get super excited about a picture book and think it’s -worthy only to realize that it’s not eligible for the award for one reason or another..." Brush up on the criteria here!

A quick overview of the award criteria.

 : Dive into the tentative list of contenders we'll be covering this season. Do YOU already have any front-runners for t...
09/16/2023

: Dive into the tentative list of contenders we'll be covering this season. Do YOU already have any front-runners for the 2024 Medal and Honors?

... with the list of 2023 picture books we hope to cover this Calling Caldecott season.

Announcing the submission guidelines and deadlines for the 2024 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards!
09/16/2023

Announcing the submission guidelines and deadlines for the 2024 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards!

To submit books for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award consideration...

Out of the Box: Shoshana Flax: "Rosh Hashanah begins tonight! Wishing you a year of epic journeys, healing, new perspect...
09/15/2023

Out of the Box: Shoshana Flax: "Rosh Hashanah begins tonight! Wishing you a year of epic journeys, healing, new perspectives, friendship..."

Rosh Hashanah begins tonight!

 : Three recent picture-book biographies: The Queen of Chess + Queen of Leaves + The Lion Queen:
09/15/2023

: Three recent picture-book biographies: The Queen of Chess + Queen of Leaves + The Lion Queen:

Calling Caldecott: Time to take the plunge... Here's the tentative (sure to evolve as the year unfolds!) list of eligibl...
09/14/2023

Calling Caldecott: Time to take the plunge... Here's the tentative (sure to evolve as the year unfolds!) list of eligible 2023 books we hope to cover this season. Assuming these books attract the attention of the Real Committee—this collection of titles presents a few intriguing challenges. What do you notice? Do you already have your own front-runners?

... with the list of 2023 picture books we hope to cover this Calling Caldecott season.

Family Reading: Little Amal in Cambridge and Boston last week + recommended     about  :
09/13/2023

Family Reading: Little Amal in Cambridge and Boston last week + recommended about :

Little Amal in Cambridge

From the Sept./Oct.  : In "The Writer's Page: How Did I Get Here?", Marisabina Russo reflects on her journey from pictur...
09/12/2023

From the Sept./Oct. : In "The Writer's Page: How Did I Get Here?", Marisabina Russo reflects on her journey from picture books to a graphic memoir: "You start writing, feeling confident about where you’re going, only to find the story tugging you in a different direction. You take a leap of faith and follow the new path. It might be rocky, steep, and overgrown, but you keep going until hopefully you arrive at the unimagined place you had been seeking all along."

NEW: 2023-2024 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Call for Submissions. "First awarded in 1967, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Aw...
09/12/2023

NEW: 2023-2024 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Call for Submissions. "First awarded in 1967, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards recognize and reward excellence in literature for children and young adults..."

To submit books for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award consideration...

Calling Caldecott: A Refresher on   Criteria:
09/12/2023

Calling Caldecott: A Refresher on Criteria:

A quick overview of the award criteria.

STARRED Fiction Review of the Week: Once in a Blue Moon by Sharon G. Flake (Alfred A. Knopf).
09/12/2023

STARRED Fiction Review of the Week: Once in a Blue Moon by Sharon G. Flake (Alfred A. Knopf).

In sparkling free verse, Flake delivers a rich and compassionate story of family love centered on forgiveness. Eleven-year-old James Henry and his...

Week in Review: Michael Datcher and Frank Morrison Art Talk with Roger about HARLEM AT FOUR,   returns, picture books on...
09/10/2023

Week in Review: Michael Datcher and Frank Morrison Art Talk with Roger about HARLEM AT FOUR, returns, picture books on the power of literacy and libraries for , reading for National Grandparents Day (that's today!), Sept./Oct. TOC & editorial, and more!

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On the 79th anniversary of the landing, here are recommended and from the Guide/Reviews Database with the subject tag History, Modern--World War II https://www.hornbookguide.com/site/?search=History,%20Modern--World%20War%20II&tag=History,%20Modern--World%20War%20II
From the May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: : Past, Present, and Future—SEEING OURSELVES: OUR STORIES COULD FLY: THE FUTURE OF BOOKS FOR BLACK CHILDREN by honoree Ibi Zoboi: "Our books document humanity. Diverse books for children are a collective testimony to the human experience."
Fiction Review of the Week FUNERAL SONGS FOR DYING GIRLS by Cherie Dimaline (Tundra Books): "Dimaline’s intense, bittersweet, and often funny novel is more than a ghost story"
From the May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue : Past, Present, and Future—Jason Low Lee & Low Books on three decades of inclusive publishing: "The publisher’s role is to champion the stories that still need to be told, in order to depict the human condition as widely and inclusively as possible."
⭐ Picture Book Review of the Week LITTLE LAND by Diana Sudyka (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Little Brown School): "Sudyka’s lush spreads burst with a symphony of colors; graceful, swirling lines depict balance"
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ICYMI on Out of the Box: Congratulations to all on the Horn Book Magazine list! Reviews to come in the July/August issue
ICYMI on : Dashka Slater Talks with Roger Sutton about ACCOUNTABLE: THE TRUE STORY OF A RACIST SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT AND THE TEENAGERS WHOSE LIVES IT CHANGED (Farrar/MacKids Books): "One of the things that I hope that a book like this can do is to frontload kids with some understanding of the fact that things on social media are not private and that jokes have lasting consequences, both for the person who is the target of the joke and for the person who makes the joke." https://www.hbook.com/story/dashka-slater-talks-with-roger-2023
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ICYMI: From the May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: : Past, Present, and Future—SEEING OURSELVES: QTBIPOC IN ABUNDANCE by honoree Sonora Reyes: "I want there to be enough books out there that they don’t all have to be 'important' or 'revolutionary'"
ICYMI: From the May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: : Past, Present, and Future—Katie Bircher on chronic pain in fantasy: "The characters who live with it are more than their pain, and their pain is more than a plot device"
ICYMI: From the May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: : Past, Present, and Future—SEEING OURSELVES: ALL BOOKS FOR ALL by winner Angela Joy: "My hope for the future of diverse is that one day, the segregating qualifiers will fall away for good."
Out of the Box Week in Review: May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue articles by Angela Joy, Katie Bircher, + Sonora Reyes; July/August ; Dashka Slater ; + more!
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: https://www.hbook.com/section/bookreviews/reviewsoftheweek
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: Dashka Slater Talks with Roger Sutton about ACCOUNTABLE: THE TRUE STORY OF A RACIST SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT AND THE TEENAGERS WHOSE LIVES IT CHANGED (Farrar/MacKids Books): "One of the things that I hope that a book like this can do is to frontload kids with some understanding of the fact that things on social media are not private and that jokes have lasting consequences, both for the person who is the target of the joke and for the person who makes the joke." https://www.hbook.com/story/dashka-slater-talks-with-roger-2023
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From the May/June Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: : Past, Present, and Future—SEEING OURSELVES: QTBIPOC IN ABUNDANCE by honoree Sonora Reyes: "I want there to be enough books out there that they don’t all have to be 'important' or 'revolutionary'"
The following books will be receiving starred reviews in the upcoming July/August 2023 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards. Congratulations!
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