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#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview Nov/Dec #HBMag @melissahung.bsky.social on Curating The Art of @authorgracelin.bsky.social; #CallingCaldecott x2 (1st-round nomination results!); #BGHB25 roundup + slideshow; #TransgenderAwarenessWeek; #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview Nov/Dec #HBMag @melissahung.bsky.social on Curating The Art of @authorgracelin.bsky.social; #CallingCaldecott x2 (1st-round nomination results!); #BGHB25 roundup + slideshow; #TransgenderAwarenessWeek; #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth; + 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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November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
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#HBOutoftheBox: Nov 13–19 is #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #TransAwarenessWeek — here are updated resources to help spread understanding and inspire action from @thehornbook.bsky.social's archives and beyond tinyurl.com/4kwbscfa
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#HBOutoftheBox: Nov 13–19 is #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #TransAwarenessWeek — here are updated resources to help spread understanding and inspire action from @thehornbook.bsky.social's archives and beyond tinyurl.com/4kwbscfa
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS by Eugene Yelchin (@candlewickpress.bsky.social): "Though the stakes are high, this political and artistic coming-of-age story has plenty of broadly relatable moments" www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS by Eugene Yelchin (@candlewickpress.bsky.social): "Though the stakes are high, this political and artistic coming-of-age story has plenty of broadly relatable moments" www.hbook.com/story/review...
#CallingCaldecott: Kitty Flynn on the 2025 @nytimes.com/NYPL Best Illustrated Children's Books: "This year's picks are heavy on author-illustrator creators (eight out of ten)." www.hbook.com/story/the-20...
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Kitty Flynn on the 2025 @nytimes.com/NYPL Best Illustrated Children's Books: "This year's picks are heavy on author-illustrator creators (eight out of ten)." www.hbook.com/story/the-20...
#Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SUGAR SHACK by @lucyknisley.bsky.social (RH Graphic/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "The bulk of the emotionally resonant narrative reflects Jen’s everyday experiences, emphasizing themes of growth, change, friendship, and creativity." www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SUGAR SHACK by @lucyknisley.bsky.social (RH Graphic/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "The bulk of the emotionally resonant narrative reflects Jen’s everyday experiences, emphasizing themes of growth, change, friendship, and creativity." www.hbook.com/story/review...
⭐ #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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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
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#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
⭐ #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...
#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...
⭐ #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
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@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social
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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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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
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
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
#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...
Day 10 of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook EVELYN WITCH GETS A PET by Beth Ferry; illus. by @charlessantoso.bsky.social (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social) www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBGuide
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Day 10 of #13BooksofHalloween features #picturebook EVELYN WITCH GETS A PET by Beth Ferry; illus. by @charlessantoso.bsky.social (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social) www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBGuide
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS by Meg Medina; illus. by Anna Balbusso + Elena Balbusso (@candlewickpress.bsky.social): "Medina has devised an intricate underwater world full of fanciful explanations for ocean-related phenomena + unusual characters" www.hbook.com/story/review...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS by Meg Medina; illus. by Anna Balbusso + Elena Balbusso (@candlewickpress.bsky.social): "Medina has devised an intricate underwater world full of fanciful explanations for ocean-related phenomena + unusual characters" www.hbook.com/story/review...
Day 9 of #13BooksofHalloween features #chapterbook TROUBLING TONSILS! by Aaron Reynolds; illus. by @peterbrownstudio.com (@simonkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBMag
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Day 9 of #13BooksofHalloween features #chapterbook TROUBLING TONSILS! by Aaron Reynolds; illus. by @peterbrownstudio.com (@simonkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HornBOO #13DaysofHalloween #kidlit #HBMag
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE MOON MOVED IN by Sue Soltis; illus. by Sonia Sánchez (@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social): "Soltis’s magical telling of a brief friendship intertwines with a celebration of nature." www.hbook.com/story/review...
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE MOON MOVED IN by Sue Soltis; illus. by Sonia Sánchez (@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social): "Soltis’s magical telling of a brief friendship intertwines with a celebration of nature." www.hbook.com/story/review...
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Sep/Oct #HBMag Cadenza by Shawn Harris; Yuyi Morales #TalkswithRoger; #CallingCaldecott x2; #5Qs for Hollins University's @dulemba.bsky.social; #Diwali; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Sep/Oct #HBMag Cadenza by Shawn Harris; Yuyi Morales #TalkswithRoger; #CallingCaldecott x2; #5Qs for Hollins University's @dulemba.bsky.social; #Diwali; + 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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October 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
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