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11/24/2025

Day 2 of : GATHER GRATEFUL by Megan Litwin; illus. by Alexandra Finkeldey (Candlewick Press) + FAMILY FEAST! by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Frank Morrison (Crown/Random House Children's Books) https://hubs.la/Q03VJm0n0

11/24/2025

From November/December "A Publisher's Perspective: Modern-Day Merits of Diverse Books" by Jason Low: "This is the perfect time to reflect on the positive contributions that diverse children's books bring to readers and our society." https://hubs.la/Q03VH3mr0
Lee & Low Books Cooperative Children's Book Center We Need Diverse Books

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

11/24/2025

⭐ TOGETHER, UNITED by Tami Charles; illus. by Bryan Collier (Orchard/Scholastic): "Collier’s stunning illustrations capture the excitement of the children as they grow to realize the potential of their voices and the greater strength of their unity"

In this third installment of the affirming series (All Because You Matter, rev. 11/20; We Are Here, rev. 3/23), Charles’s evocative verse underscores...

11/22/2025

: Nov/Dec + Jan/Feb ; Nov with for Laura Amy Schlitz; x2; Tae Keller ; + more! https://hubs.la/Q03Vw6Ft0

11/22/2025

Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: https://hubs.la/Q03Vw5790
Penguin Kids Abrams Kids MacKids Books

11/21/2025

: Tae Keller talks with Roger Sutton about WHEN TOMORROW BURNS (Random House Children's Books): "I think reading is a safe place to explore scary things."

In Newbery Medalist Tae Keller's When Tomorrow Burns, middle schoolers Nomi, Arthur, and Vi — once inseparable childhood friends — need to come back together to face an ecological threat.

11/21/2025

We're kicking off our annual celebration with CANDY CORN CHRISTMAS! by Jonathan Fenske (Little Simon/SimonKIDS) https://hubs.la/Q03Vv3l00

11/20/2025

: The following books will receive starred reviews in the January/February 2026 . Congratulations! https://hubs.la/Q03VhltY0
Holiday House Books for Young People MacKids Books Greenwillow Books HarperKids Books Norton Young Readers SimonKIDS Abrams Kids Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Penguin Kids Levine Querido Random House Children's Books Candlewick Press Bloomsbury U.S.

The following books will receive starred reviews in the January/February 2026Horn Book Magazine.

11/20/2025

: Martha V. Parravano on ANYTHING by Rebecca Stead; illus. by Gracey Zhang (Chronicle Kids): "Zhang's art is the perfect partner for Stead's text."

Martha V. Parravano calls Gracey Zhang's illustrations for Anything

11/19/2025

November with for Laura Amy Schlitz about THE WINTER OF THE DOLLHOUSE (Candlewick Press): "I think what I was after was the idea of two worlds lying side by side." https://hubs.la/Q03V61FZ0 [📸: Joe Rubino]

From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

11/19/2025

Get ready for the holidays w/ 's annual reviews https://hubs.la/Q03V4-ws0 Eerdmans Books for Young Readers SimonKIDS Sourcebooks Kids MacKids Books Tiger Tales Holiday House Books for Young People little bee books Candlewick Press Kalaniot Books Tundra Books Chronicle Kids Norton Young Readers Intergalactic Afikoman Clarion Books HarperKids Books Amicus Random House Children's Books Beaming Books Kar-Ben Publishing

11/19/2025

THE SKY WAS MY BLANKET: A YOUNG MAN'S JOURNEY ACROSS WARTIME EUROPE by Uri Shulevitz (Farrar/MacKids Books): "The use of first person adds a storytelling element: Yehiel was like a second father to the author...and it’s easy to 'hear' the voice of Yehiel in the straightforward and engaging narrative."

The late Shulevitz, author of the acclaimed memoir Chance: Escape from the Holocaust (rev. 11/20), recounts the story of his beloved uncle’s...