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ICYMI on #CallingCaldecott: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of #Caldecott consideration? Comment by tomorrow, November 11! www.hbook.com/story/call-f... #kidlit
Call for first-round nominations!
Calling our readers! Time to participate — which four 2025titles do YOUthink are worthy of Caldecott consideration?
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November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
ICYMI on #CallingCaldecott: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of #Caldecott consideration? Comment by tomorrow, November 11! www.hbook.com/story/call-f... #kidlit
From Nov/Dec #HBMag @melissahung.bsky.social on curating THE ART OF GRACE LIN exhibit at @carlemuseum.bsky.social: " @authorgracelin.bsky.social + I share a hope that visitors to the exhibit will experience joy, but that they will also feel the humanity behind her work" www.hbook.com/story/curati...
Curating The Art of Grace Lin
From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
From Nov/Dec #HBMag @melissahung.bsky.social on curating THE ART OF GRACE LIN exhibit at @carlemuseum.bsky.social: " @authorgracelin.bsky.social + I share a hope that visitors to the exhibit will experience joy, but that they will also feel the humanity behind her work" www.hbook.com/story/curati...
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek RECESS by Lane Smith; design by Molly Leach (Abrams): "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." www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek RECESS by Lane Smith; design by Molly Leach (Abrams): "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." www.hbook.com/story/review...
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Nov/Dec #HBMag Table of Contents + Editorial; #CallingCaldecott x2 (including first-round nominations!); 2025 Boston Book Festival roundup; #HBFamilyReading; #ChildrensBookWeek; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Nov/Dec #HBMag Table of Contents + Editorial; #CallingCaldecott x2 (including first-round nominations!); 2025 Boston Book Festival roundup; #HBFamilyReading; #ChildrensBookWeek; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
@candlewickpress.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
@candlewickpress.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
#HBFamilyReading: Margo Bartlett on revisiting a family favorite, @cordellmatthew.bsky.social's ANOTHER BROTHER: "Thus did 'Honkin’ plunger!' join the family lexicon..." www.hbook.com/story/honkin... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Honkin' plunger!
Matthew Cordell's Another Brother, take two.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#HBFamilyReading: Margo Bartlett on revisiting a family favorite, @cordellmatthew.bsky.social's ANOTHER BROTHER: "Thus did 'Honkin’ plunger!' join the family lexicon..." www.hbook.com/story/honkin... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#CallingCaldecott: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of #Caldecott consideration? Comment by Tuesday, November 11! www.hbook.com/story/call-f... #kidlit
Call for first-round nominations!
Calling our readers! Time to participate — which four 2025titles do YOUthink are worthy of Caldecott consideration?
www.hbook.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of #Caldecott consideration? Comment by Tuesday, November 11! www.hbook.com/story/call-f... #kidlit
#HBOutoftheBox: It's #ChildrensBookWeek! You may get a kick out of these early ads: hbook.com/story/its-ch... @cbcbooks.bsky.social #kidlit
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#HBOutoftheBox: It's #ChildrensBookWeek! You may get a kick out of these early ads: hbook.com/story/its-ch... @cbcbooks.bsky.social #kidlit
From November/December #HBMag 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." www.hbook.com/story/editor... #kidlit
Editorial: Joyful, Bright, and Deep
From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
From November/December #HBMag 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." www.hbook.com/story/editor... #kidlit
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek WHITE LIES: HOW THE SOUTH LOST THE CIVIL WAR, THEN REWROTE THE HISTORY (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social): "Ann Bausum lists these falsehoods of the Lost Cause + then dismantles them 1 by 1 in this extensively researched book" www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek WHITE LIES: HOW THE SOUTH LOST THE CIVIL WAR, THEN REWROTE THE HISTORY (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social): "Ann Bausum lists these falsehoods of the Lost Cause + then dismantles them 1 by 1 in this extensively researched book" www.hbook.com/story/review...
#CallingCaldecott: Erica Marks on THE HISTORY OF WE by @4nikkolas.bsky.social (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social): "The brushstrokes, coupled with the rich, intentional colors, evoke feelings of joy, happiness, struggle, and fear." www.hbook.com/story/the-hi...
The History of We
Erica Marks on The History of We, written and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith:
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November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Erica Marks on THE HISTORY OF WE by @4nikkolas.bsky.social (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social): "The brushstrokes, coupled with the rich, intentional colors, evoke feelings of joy, happiness, struggle, and fear." www.hbook.com/story/the-hi...
#HBOutoftheBox: Boston Book Festival 2025: @thehornbook.bsky.social booth 19 was busy, as was the entire book festival on Saturday 10/25. Check out our photos slideshow + round up of the #kidlit + #yalit highlights www.hbook.com/story/boston... @bostonglobe.com @bpl.boston.gov #BBF2025 #JustKids
Boston Book Festival 2025
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 ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#HBOutoftheBox: Boston Book Festival 2025: @thehornbook.bsky.social booth 19 was busy, as was the entire book festival on Saturday 10/25. Check out our photos slideshow + round up of the #kidlit + #yalit highlights www.hbook.com/story/boston... @bostonglobe.com @bpl.boston.gov #BBF2025 #JustKids
#Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SCHOOL DANCE by Sarah Sax (Knopf/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "The story blends a heartfelt, realistic look at intergenerational bonds + middle-school life w/ some slapstick humor, as Milo’s besties offer comic relief + genuine support" www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
#Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SCHOOL DANCE by Sarah Sax (Knopf/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "The story blends a heartfelt, realistic look at intergenerational bonds + middle-school life w/ some slapstick humor, as Milo’s besties offer comic relief + genuine support" www.hbook.com/story/review...
Nov/Dec 2025 #HBMag (cover from THE GIVING FLOWER by Alda P. Dobbs + Emily Mendoza; Sourcebooks Jabberwocky @sbkslibrary.bsky.social)
See the Table of Contents here: www.hbook.com/story/novemb...
#kidlit @carlemuseum.bsky.social @leeandlow.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @melissahung.bsky.social
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#kidlit @carlemuseum.bsky.social @leeandlow.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @melissahung.bsky.social
Table of Contents: November/December 2025 Horn Book Magazine
November/December 2025 cover from The Giving Flowerby Alda P. Dobbs. Illustration © 2025 by Emily Mendoza.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Nov/Dec 2025 #HBMag (cover from THE GIVING FLOWER by Alda P. Dobbs + Emily Mendoza; Sourcebooks Jabberwocky @sbkslibrary.bsky.social)
See the Table of Contents here: www.hbook.com/story/novemb...
#kidlit @carlemuseum.bsky.social @leeandlow.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @melissahung.bsky.social
See the Table of Contents here: www.hbook.com/story/novemb...
#kidlit @carlemuseum.bsky.social @leeandlow.bsky.social @rpayne.bsky.social @melissahung.bsky.social
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE SLEEPER TRAIN by Mick Jackson; illus. by Baljinder Kaur (@candlewickpress.bsky.social): "This visually vibrant yet gentle bedtime book promises, like the sleeper train, to calm and soothe readers." www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE SLEEPER TRAIN by Mick Jackson; illus. by Baljinder Kaur (@candlewickpress.bsky.social): "This visually vibrant yet gentle bedtime book promises, like the sleeper train, to calm and soothe readers." www.hbook.com/story/review...
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Sep/Oct #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Norman Ollestad + Brendan Kiely, Tori Tadiar, Karina Yan Glaser, Nicholas Day; #CallingCaldecott; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Sep/Oct #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Norman Ollestad + Brendan Kiely, Tori Tadiar, Karina Yan Glaser, Nicholas Day; #CallingCaldecott; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
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#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit
Happy Halloween! The final day of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook MURRAY'S HOWL-O-WEEN by E. G. Keller (Abrams) www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBGuide
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy Halloween! The final day of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook MURRAY'S HOWL-O-WEEN by E. G. Keller (Abrams) www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBGuide
September/October #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Nicholas Day abt A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "There’s no science literacy w/o narrative. We see + interpret our world through stories, + that includes the world of science" www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Publishers' Preview: Fall 2025: Five Questions for Nicholas Day
From the September/October 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
September/October #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Nicholas Day abt A WORLD WITHOUT SUMMER (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "There’s no science literacy w/o narrative. We see + interpret our world through stories, + that includes the world of science" www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Day 12 of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook A MONSTROUS BEDTIME by Kerilynn Wilson (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/bookre... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBMag
October 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Day 12 of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook A MONSTROUS BEDTIME by Kerilynn Wilson (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/bookre... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBMag
#CallingCaldecott: Elisa Gall + Jonathan Hunt discuss "Why the Hell Is Everyone Sleeping on Flowcharts?: Informational Picture Books Up Close" www.hbook.com/story/why-th... #Caldecott
Why the Hell Is Everyone Sleeping on Flowcharts?: Informational Picture Books Up Close
A conversation between Elisa Gall and Jonathan Hunt about informational picture books and the Caldecott Award.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#CallingCaldecott: Elisa Gall + Jonathan Hunt discuss "Why the Hell Is Everyone Sleeping on Flowcharts?: Informational Picture Books Up Close" www.hbook.com/story/why-th... #Caldecott
September/October #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Karina Yan Glaser about THE NINE MOONS OF HAN YU AND LULI (@allidabooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social): "I drew on themes I loved reading about when I was young" www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Publishers' Preview: Fall 2025: Five Questions for Karina Yan Glaser
From the September/October 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
September/October #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Karina Yan Glaser about THE NINE MOONS OF HAN YU AND LULI (@allidabooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social): "I drew on themes I loved reading about when I was young" www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Day 11 of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook TO CATCH A GHOST by @rachmakesbooks.bsky.social (Orchard/Scholastic) www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBGuide
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Day 11 of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook TO CATCH A GHOST by @rachmakesbooks.bsky.social (Orchard/Scholastic) www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBGuide
September/October #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Tori Tadiar about DAYBREAKER (Disney-Hyperion): "DAYBREAKER’s main characters all have a bit of me in them." www.hbook.com/story/publis...
Publishers' Preview: Fall 2025: Five Questions for Tori Tadiar
From the September/October 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
September/October #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Tori Tadiar about DAYBREAKER (Disney-Hyperion): "DAYBREAKER’s main characters all have a bit of me in them." www.hbook.com/story/publis...
#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek IT'S CORN PICKING TIME! by Jill Esbaum; illus. by Melissa Crowton (Porter/Holiday): "An informative and playful ode to agriculture." www.hbook.com/story/review...
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek IT'S CORN PICKING TIME! by Jill Esbaum; illus. by Melissa Crowton (Porter/Holiday): "An informative and playful ode to agriculture." www.hbook.com/story/review...