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#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Nov/Dec #HBMag #HolidayHighNotes + Jan/Feb #HBStars; Nov #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for Laura Amy Schlitz; #CallingCaldecott x2; @taekeller.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM

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Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM

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#TalkswithRoger: @taekeller.bsky.social talks with Roger Sutton about WHEN TOMORROW BURNS (@randomhousekids.bsky.social): "I think reading is a safe place to explore scary things." www.hbook.com/story/tae-ke...

Tae Keller Talks with Roger

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.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM

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We're kicking off our annual #25DaysofHolidayBooks celebration with CANDY CORN CHRISTMAS! by Jonathan Fenske (Little Simon/ @simonkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/holida... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas

November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM

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Congratulations to all on the #HBMag #HBStars list! Reviews to come in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine #HBOutoftheBox www.hbook.com/story/januar...

January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews

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

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November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM

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TROUBLED WATERS: A RIVER’S JOURNEY TOWARD JUSTICE (@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social‬‬) by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Bryan Collier will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM

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GLASS: LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT (@candlewickpress.bsky.social) by @larissatheule.bsky.social; illus. by Victoria Tentler-Krylov will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM

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BLUES BOY: THE B. B. KING STORY (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social‬ @harperstacks.bsky.social) by @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social; illus. by Carl Joe Williams will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM

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MELODIES OF THE WEARY BLUES (Harper/ @harperkids.bsky.social‬ @harperstacks.bsky.social‬‬) by Langston Hughes; compiled by Shamar Knight-Justice; illus. by various artists will receive a starred review in the Jan/Feb 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congrats! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM

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THE ROSE FIELD (Knopf‬/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social) by Philip Pullman‬‬ will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM

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THE LIONS’ RUN (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social‬ @mackidssl.bsky.social‬‬) by @sarapennypacker.bsky.social; illus. by Jon Klassen will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM

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THE TEACHER OF NOMAD LAND: A WORLD WAR II STORY (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social) by Daniel Nayeri will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM

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THE MOON WITHOUT STARS (Philomel/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social‬) by Chanel Miller will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM

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LING & TING’S LUNAR NEW YEAR: TWO TIMES LUCKY (@littlebrownyr.bsky.social‬) by @authorgracelin.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM

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THE LIONHARTS (Abrams Fanfare‬) by @mikelawred.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM

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THE GRIMMELINGS (McElderry/ @simonkids.bsky.social‬) by @rachaelking70.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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A SPOONFUL OF THE SEA (@wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social) by Hyewon Yum will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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IS IT SPRING? (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social‬ @harperstacks.bsky.social) by Kevin Henkes will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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THE RARE BIRD (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social‬ @mackidssl.bsky.social) by Elisha Cooper will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM

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IF THIS WERE THE WORLD (Porter/Holiday) by Stephen Barr; illus. by A. G. Ford will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM

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#HBOutoftheBox: The following books will receive starred reviews in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...

January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews

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

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November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM

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#CallingCaldecott: Martha V. Parravano on ANYTHING by @rebstead.bsky.social; illus. by Gracey Zhang (@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social): "Zhang's art is the perfect partner for Stead's text." www.hbook.com/story/anything

Anything

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

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November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM

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November #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for Laura Amy Schlitz about THE WINTER OF THE DOLLHOUSE (@candlewickpress.bsky.social): "I think what I was after was the idea of two worlds lying side by side." www.hbook.com/story/five-q... [📸: Joe Rubino]