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11/10/2025

ICYMI on : Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of consideration? Comment by tomorrow, November 11! https://hubs.la/Q03StKP10

Calling our readers! Time to participate — which four 2025titles do YOUthink are worthy of Caldecott consideration?

11/10/2025

From Nov/Dec Melissa Hung on curating THE ART OF GRACE LIN exhibit currently at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: "Grace and I share a hope that visitors to the exhibit will experience joy—in the artwork and in the color and built spaces of the gallery—but that they will also feel the humanity behind her work"

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

11/10/2025

⭐ RECESS by Lane Smith; design by Molly Leach (Abrams Kids): "A high-energy, high-participation read, tailor-made for storytime, that joyfully affirms play as essential, not extra, and is likely to become a classroom favorite."

At Freedom Elementary School, students tackle reading, writing, and math, but as the narrator wryly notes, sometimes they “need a break from all that...

11/07/2025

: Nov/Dec Table of Contents + Editorial; x2 (including first-round nominations!); 2025 Boston Book Festival roundup; ; ; + more! https://hubs.la/Q03Shlbj0

11/07/2025

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: https://hubs.la/Q03ShklX0
Candlewick Press Random House Children's Books MacKids Books

11/07/2025

: Margo Bartlett on revisiting a family favorite, Matthew Cordell's ANOTHER BROTHER: "Thus did 'Honkin’ plunger!' join the family lexicon..." https://hubs.la/Q03Shbh-0 Feiwel and Friends MacKids Books

Matthew Cordell's Another Brother, take two.

11/06/2025

: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of consideration? Comment by Tuesday, November 11! https://hubs.la/Q03S4CDT0

Calling our readers! Time to participate — which four 2025titles do YOUthink are worthy of Caldecott consideration?

11/06/2025

: It's ! You may get a kick out of these early ads: https://hubs.la/Q03S1Q2Z0 Every Child a Reader

It's Children's Book Week! Visit the website for events and information.

11/05/2025

From November/December Editor in Chief Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "Books and media for young people are uniquely situated to raise awareness of ourselves AND OTHERS, and that is something to celebrate."

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

11/05/2025

⭐ WHITE LIES: HOW THE SOUTH LOST THE CIVIL WAR, THEN REWROTE THE HISTORY by Ann Bausum (Roaring Brook/MacKids Books): "Bausum lists these falsehoods of the Lost Cause and then dismantles them one by one in this extensively researched book."

“For more than a century and a half, a tsunami of Confederate commemoration has washed over the United States of America. So have its associated...

11/04/2025

: Erica Marks on THE HISTORY OF WE by Nikkolas Smith (Kokila Books/Penguin Kids): "The brushstrokes, coupled with the rich, intentional colors, evoke feelings of joy, happiness, struggle, and fear."

Erica Marks on The History of We, written and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith:

11/04/2025

: Boston Book Festival 2025: The Horn Book booth 19 was busy, as was the entire book festival on Saturday 10/25. Check out our photos slideshow + round up of the + highlights https://hubs.la/Q03RFF4F0 The Boston Globe Boston Public Library

This year's Boston Book Festivalon Saturday, October 25, enjoyed seasonally nice weather, which brought out the crowds for a wonderful event. The Horn Book once again had a booth at the Copley Square Street Fair (courtesy of the Boston Globe)...