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12/29/2025

ACROSS THE ICE: HOW WE SAVED THE OJIBWE HORSE by Darcy Whitecrow and Heather M. O’Connor; illus. by Natasha Donovan (Candlewick Press): "The illustrations depict contemporary, twentieth-century, and historical Ojibwe people in appropriate ways, portraying authentic lived experience and avoiding stereotypes while showing continuity between the past and the present."

Whitecrow (Ojibwe/Dakota; Seine River First Nation Band), with coauthor O’Connor, tells of the rescue of the last four remaining Lac La Croix...

12/26/2025

: Nov/Dec for Norm Feuti, Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison, + Eric Velasquez; ; Nov ; + more! https://www.hbook.com/story/blogs/week-in-review-december-22nd-26th-2025

12/26/2025

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: https://www.hbook.com/section/bookreviews/reviewsoftheweek
Holiday House Books for Young People Greenwillow Books HarperKids Books Random House Children's Books

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas! Day 25 of : HOW SIX FOUND CHRISTMAS by Trina Schart Hyman (Holiday) https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-how-six-found-christmas-nov2025

12/24/2025

Day 24 of : DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR by Matt Tavares (Candlewick Press) https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-dasher-and-the-polar-bear-nov2025

12/24/2025

November/December for Eric Velasquez about THE POLAR BEAR AND THE BALLERINA (Holiday House Books for Young People): "The polar bear was harder [to paint] because I’ve painted so many people and so few bears in the past."

From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

12/24/2025

⭐ A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER by Nicholas Day; illus. by Yas Imamura (Random House Studio/Random House Children's Books): "Day crafts a remarkable nonfiction narrative that jumps forward and backward through time and across the globe, pulling seemingly disparate threads together and frequently breaking the fourth wall to ask readers to consider historical methodology, storytelling tropes, literary themes, and lessons learned."

On April 10, 1815, on the small Indonesian island of Sumbawa, the volcano Tambora erupted with such explosive force that it changed Earth’s climate...

12/23/2025

November/December for Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison about FAMILY FEAST! (Crown/Random House Children's Books): "CBW: I find poetry in everyday life, even in the kitchen."

From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

12/23/2025

Day 23 of : THE BIRDS OF CHRISTMAS by Olivia Armstrong; illus. by Mira Miroslavova (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers) https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-the-birds-of-christmas-nov2025

12/23/2025

: Scot Smith on A PLACE FOR US by James E. Ransome (Paulsen/Penguin Kids): the book "excels where it matters the most in a story of this nature, in its excellence of the presentation in recognition of a child audience." https://www.hbook.com/story/a-place-for-us

12/23/2025

⭐ YOUR TURN MARISOL RAINEY by Erin Entrada Kelly (Greenwillow Books/HarperKids Books): "With its uncluttered layout, generous illustrations, and honest portrayal of a sensitive young girl, this series entry has much to offer."

On the last day of spring vacation, Marisol and her best friend, Jada, decide that they will adopt “new and improved” personalities. To satisfy their...

12/22/2025

Day 22 of : THE LITTLE GHOST QUILT'S WINTER SURPRISE by Riel Nason; illus. by Byron Eggenschwiler (Tundra Books) https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-the-little-ghost-quilts-winter-surprise-nov2025