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12/01/2025

Day 7 of : THE MUTTCRACKER by Anna Kemp; illus. by Sara Ogilvie (SimonKIDS) https://hubs.la/Q03WjCLT0

Bulldog Biff (Dogs Don’t Do Ballet) and his owner, our exuberantly voiced narrator, are cast as bonbons in The Nutcracker. It’s a disappointment—Biff...

12/01/2025

⭐ THE HOUSE THAT FLOATED by Guojing (Random House Studio/Random House Children's Books): "This tale of a loving family’s resilience in the face of changing circumstances is conveyed through luminous chalk and digital drawings that communicate a strong appreciation and respect for nature and the environment."

Guojing (The Flamingo, rev. 11/22; Oasis, rev. 3/25) presents a vivid wordless picture book about a family who lives in a small seaside cabin atop a...

11/28/2025

: Nov/Dec A Publisher's Perspective column from Jason Low of Lee & Low Books; Jason Reynolds in conversation with The Horn Book; Oct ; + more! https://www.hbook.com/story/blogs/week-in-review-november-24th-28th-2025

11/28/2025

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: https://hbook.com/section/bookreviews/reviewsoftheweek
Scholastic MacKids Books Peachtree Publishing Company

11/28/2025

Day 6 of : THE GIVING FLOWER: THE STORY OF THE POINSETTIA by Alda P. Dobbs; illus. by Emily Mendoza (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky/Sourcebooks Kids) https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-the-giving-flower-the-story-of-the-poinsettia-nov2025

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! Day 5 of : HAP-PEA HOLIDAYS by Keith Baker (Beach Lane/SimonKIDS) https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-happea-holidays-nov2025

11/26/2025

November Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "This issue of Notes offers...many great recommendations with which to curl up as the weather gets chillier"

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

11/26/2025

November : 5 featuring space adventures https://hubs.la/Q03V_0yx0
Orca Book Publishers Abrams Kids Holiday House Books for Young People Candlewick Press Chronicle Kids

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

11/26/2025

November : 6 works with families affected by history https://hubs.la/Q03V-XZF0
MacKids Books Fierce Reads SimonKIDS Simon Teen HarperKids Books HarperTeen Random House Children's Books Lerner Publishing Group

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

11/26/2025

November : 9 novels for intermediate and/or middle-school readers where our world meets fantasy https://hubs.la/Q03V-JK70
Random House Children's Books MacKids Books HarperKids Books Candlewick Press Disney Books Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Levine Querido Clarion Books Charlesbridge Publishing

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

11/26/2025

Day 4 of : TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING by Christine Whan; illus. by Sienna Youngsun Kim (Beaming Books) https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-twolist-thanksgiving-nov2025

11/26/2025

THE BLUE JAYS THAT GREW A FOREST by Lynn Street; illus. by Anne Hunter (Quinlan/Peachtree Publishing Company): "An unassuming delight."

Most everyone knows that “mighty oaks from little acorns grow,” as the old saw goes, but how many people know that blue jays are integral to their...