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#CallingCaldecott: Shelley Isaacson on IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social + @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ) "The genius of Shimizu’s art is how she pays homage to Imogen’s work, thru well-researched illus, while expressing her own creative flair" www.hbook.com/story/callin...
Imogen
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January 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Shelley Isaacson on IMOGEN by @epartridge.bsky.social + @yukoart.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ) "The genius of Shimizu’s art is how she pays homage to Imogen’s work, thru well-researched illus, while expressing her own creative flair" www.hbook.com/story/callin...
January/February 2026 #HBMag (original cover by #BGHB25 Picture Book winner Matt James; Porter/Holiday)
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#Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25 #BGHB #kidlit
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Table of Contents: January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine
From the January/February 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
January/February 2026 #HBMag (original cover by #BGHB25 Picture Book winner Matt James; Porter/Holiday)
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#Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25 #BGHB #kidlit
See the Table of Contents here: www.hbook.com/story/januar...
#Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25 #BGHB #kidlit
#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek MEASURING UP: HOW OLIVER SMOOT BECAME A STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT by Jenny Lacika + Anna Bron @mitpress.bsky.social / @candlewickpress.bsky.social "Colorful digital illus signal a historical setting + amusingly incorporate math symbols" www.hbook.com/story/review...
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek MEASURING UP: HOW OLIVER SMOOT BECAME A STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT by Jenny Lacika + Anna Bron @mitpress.bsky.social / @candlewickpress.bsky.social "Colorful digital illus signal a historical setting + amusingly incorporate math symbols" www.hbook.com/story/review...
#CallingCaldecott: Allison Grover Khoury on MOON SONG by Michaela Goade ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "A beautifully told and illustrated book honoring the Tlingit understanding of the relationship between darkness and light reflected in the deep winter." www.hbook.com/story/moon-s...
Moon Song
Allison Grover Khoury on Michaela Goade's Moon Song:
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January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Allison Grover Khoury on MOON SONG by Michaela Goade ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "A beautifully told and illustrated book honoring the Tlingit understanding of the relationship between darkness and light reflected in the deep winter." www.hbook.com/story/moon-s...
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek DEFANGED by H.E. Edgmon (Feiwel/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "Suspenseful, timely, and thought-provoking." www.hbook.com/story/review...
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek DEFANGED by H.E. Edgmon (Feiwel/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "Suspenseful, timely, and thought-provoking." www.hbook.com/story/review...
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek IF WE WERE DOGS ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "Sophie Blackall’s impeccably detailed, highly expressive illus add heart + humor to this tale abt the endless paw-sibilities of pretend play + the importance of speaking up for oneself" www.hbook.com/story/review...
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek IF WE WERE DOGS ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "Sophie Blackall’s impeccably detailed, highly expressive illus add heart + humor to this tale abt the endless paw-sibilities of pretend play + the importance of speaking up for oneself" www.hbook.com/story/review...
Nov #HBHerald featured bks for young ppl that emphasize silliness, humor, + nonsense www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HBGuide #kidlit @unionsquarekids.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social
Horn Book Herald: November 2025
Who else could use a good laugh right about now? So, a fish wearing pants? Yes, please! The following books for young readers — mostly picture books with a chapter book and middle-grade graphic novel ...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Nov #HBHerald featured bks for young ppl that emphasize silliness, humor, + nonsense www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HBGuide #kidlit @unionsquarekids.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social
#CallingCaldecott: Nicholl Denice Montgomery on DANCING WITH WATER by Gwendolyn Wallace; illus. by Tonya Engel (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ): "Engel's illustrations are an excellent pictorial representation of the story and themes" www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
Dancing with Water
Nicholl Denice Mongomery on why Tonya Engel's
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January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Nicholl Denice Montgomery on DANCING WITH WATER by Gwendolyn Wallace; illus. by Tonya Engel (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ): "Engel's illustrations are an excellent pictorial representation of the story and themes" www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: sbee.link/7cwah96qrn
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January 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: sbee.link/7cwah96qrn
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
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⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek OUTSIDE IN AND THE INSIDE OUT: A STORY ABOUT ARNOLD LOBEL by @emmykastner.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ) "Readers get a sense of Lobel’s life, work, + personality in a bk that’s as warm + vibrant as his best characters" sbee.link/mtx6k9n4cj
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek OUTSIDE IN AND THE INSIDE OUT: A STORY ABOUT ARNOLD LOBEL by @emmykastner.bsky.social (Viking/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ) "Readers get a sense of Lobel’s life, work, + personality in a bk that’s as warm + vibrant as his best characters" sbee.link/mtx6k9n4cj
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE UNEXPECTED LIVES OF ORDINARY GIRLS by @simonteen.bsky.social ( @simonkids.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social ) "This is hist fic at its best, fusing period details w/ a compelling narrative + challenging assumptions of then + now" sbee.link/8qyxw394cj
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE UNEXPECTED LIVES OF ORDINARY GIRLS by @simonteen.bsky.social ( @simonkids.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social ) "This is hist fic at its best, fusing period details w/ a compelling narrative + challenging assumptions of then + now" sbee.link/8qyxw394cj
#PictureBook#HBReviewoftheWeek ACROSS THE ICE: HOW WE SAVED THE OJIBWE HORSE by Darcy Whitecrow + Heather M. O’Connor; illus. by Natasha Donovan ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ): "The illus depict contemporary + historical Ojibwe people in appropriate ways" sbee.link/apq6br4hgk
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#PictureBook#HBReviewoftheWeek ACROSS THE ICE: HOW WE SAVED THE OJIBWE HORSE by Darcy Whitecrow + Heather M. O’Connor; illus. by Natasha Donovan ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ): "The illus depict contemporary + historical Ojibwe people in appropriate ways" sbee.link/apq6br4hgk
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Nov/Dec #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @normfeuti.bsky.social , @caroleweatherford.bsky.social and Frank Morrison, + Eric Velasquez; #CallingCaldecott; Nov #HBHerald; + more! sbee.link/nt7qfcvrwk
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Nov/Dec #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @normfeuti.bsky.social , @caroleweatherford.bsky.social and Frank Morrison, + Eric Velasquez; #CallingCaldecott; Nov #HBHerald; + more! sbee.link/nt7qfcvrwk
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: sbee.link/k8umvhyebj
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: sbee.link/k8umvhyebj
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
Merry Christmas! Day 25 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: HOW SIX FOUND CHRISTMAS by Trina Schart Hyman (Holiday) sbee.link/yxatuchewg #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Merry Christmas! Day 25 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: HOW SIX FOUND CHRISTMAS by Trina Schart Hyman (Holiday) sbee.link/yxatuchewg #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
Day 24 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR by @tavaresbooks.bsky.social ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ) sbee.link/wv3gja7hnp #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Day 24 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR by @tavaresbooks.bsky.social ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ) sbee.link/wv3gja7hnp #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
November/December #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Eric Velasquez about THE POLAR BEAR AND THE BALLERINA (Holiday): "The polar bear was harder [to paint] because I’ve painted so many people and so few bears in the past." sbee.link/xrmw7au6vh
Publishers' Preview: Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Five Questions for Eric Velasquez
From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
November/December #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Eric Velasquez about THE POLAR BEAR AND THE BALLERINA (Holiday): "The polar bear was harder [to paint] because I’ve painted so many people and so few bears in the past." sbee.link/xrmw7au6vh
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER by Nicholas Day; illus by @yasimamura.bsky.social (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "Day crafts a remarkable nonfiction narrative that jumps forward + backward through time + across the globe" sbee.link/ewqdncbgxm
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER by Nicholas Day; illus by @yasimamura.bsky.social (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "Day crafts a remarkable nonfiction narrative that jumps forward + backward through time + across the globe" sbee.link/ewqdncbgxm
November/December #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @caroleweatherford.bsky.social and Frank Morrison about FAMILY FEAST! (Crown/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social ): "CBW: I find poetry in everyday life, even in the kitchen." www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Publishers' Preview: Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Five Questions for Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison
From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
November/December #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @caroleweatherford.bsky.social and Frank Morrison about FAMILY FEAST! (Crown/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social ): "CBW: I find poetry in everyday life, even in the kitchen." www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Day 23 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE BIRDS OF CHRISTMAS by @oliviaarmstrong.bsky.social; illus. by Mira Miroslavova ( @ebyrbooks.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
December 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Day 23 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE BIRDS OF CHRISTMAS by @oliviaarmstrong.bsky.social; illus. by Mira Miroslavova ( @ebyrbooks.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
#CallingCaldecott: Scot Smith on A PLACE FOR US by James E. Ransome ( @nancyrosep.bsky.social / @penguinkids.bsky.social ): 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." www.hbook.com/story/a-plac...
A Place for Us
Scot Smith considersJames E. Ransome's A Place for Us: the book
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December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Scot Smith on A PLACE FOR US by James E. Ransome ( @nancyrosep.bsky.social / @penguinkids.bsky.social ): 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." www.hbook.com/story/a-plac...
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek YOUR TURN MARISOL RAINEY by @erinentrada.bsky.social (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "With its uncluttered layout, generous illustrations, and honest portrayal of a sensitive young girl, this series entry has much to offer." www.hbook.com/story/review...
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek YOUR TURN MARISOL RAINEY by @erinentrada.bsky.social (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "With its uncluttered layout, generous illustrations, and honest portrayal of a sensitive young girl, this series entry has much to offer." www.hbook.com/story/review...
Day 22 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE LITTLE GHOST QUILT'S WINTER SURPRISE by @rielnason.bsky.social; illus. by Byron Eggenschwiler (Tundra) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #winter
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Day 22 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE LITTLE GHOST QUILT'S WINTER SURPRISE by @rielnason.bsky.social; illus. by Byron Eggenschwiler (Tundra) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #winter
N/D #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @normfeuti.bsky.social abt A KID LIKE ME (HarperAlley/ @harperkids.bsky.social): "My biggest adjustment in writing for middle graders was learning to trust them to follow the story’s emotional arc w/o my spelling it out too explicitly" www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Publishers' Preview: Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Five Questions for Norm Feuti
From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
N/D #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @normfeuti.bsky.social abt A KID LIKE ME (HarperAlley/ @harperkids.bsky.social): "My biggest adjustment in writing for middle graders was learning to trust them to follow the story’s emotional arc w/o my spelling it out too explicitly" www.hbook.com/story/publis...
#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek FIELD TRIP TO DINOSAUR VALLEY by John Hare (Ferguson/Holiday): "A notable addition to Hare’s kindhearted and captivating science-fiction picture-book series." www.hbook.com/story/review...
December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek FIELD TRIP TO DINOSAUR VALLEY by John Hare (Ferguson/Holiday): "A notable addition to Hare’s kindhearted and captivating science-fiction picture-book series." www.hbook.com/story/review...