#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: #HBSummerReading in April #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for Sarah Dessen; March #HBHerald; #InternationalDanceDay; #Dia; #InternationalJazzDay; #MayDay; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Remember to tune in for @jerrycraft.bsky.social 's #ZenaSutherland Lecture tonight at 6:30pm CT — Horn Book Editor in Chief Elissa Gershowitz will be leading the Q/A afterwards! www.hbook.com/story/regist... @chipublib.bsky.social

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book... @penguinkids.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social #hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit

#HBOutoftheBox: In commemoration of #InternationalWorkersDay or #MayDay here are some #kidlit books + links to amplify the fight of workers and their efforts to secure better working conditions for all: www.hbook.com/story/may-da...

Apr #NotesfromtheHornBook is our annual #HBSummerReading issue! We've got #5Qs for Sarah Dessen abt CHANGE OF PLANS @simonkids.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social : "Many subjects of teen stories are timeless. I try to stick to those as much as I can" www.hbook.com/story/five-q... #SummerReading #YA

April #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa welcomes readers to the 2026 #HBSummerReading list - dive in! www.hbook.com/story/2026-s... #HBFamilyReading #SummerReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #yalit @randomhousekids.bsky.social @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social

#HBFamilyReading: #kidlit books, interviews, articles + more for Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros: www.hbook.com/story/dia-2026 @wearealsc.bsky.social

#HBOutoftheBox: Today is #InternationalJazzDay bit.ly/44ivWYm #IntlJazzDay #JazzDay #kidlit

#Poetry #HBReviewoftheWeek CANADA: WE ARE THE STORY by Richard Wagamese; illus. by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Swift Water/Tundra): "Themes of belonging + inheritance are explored in images of Canada’s landscape + wildlife + in its First Nations + immigrant communities." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox: Today is #InternationalDanceDay bit.ly/4ujAXJV #DanceDay #kidlit #yalit

⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek HAIRSTORY by Sope Martins + Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Dlouhy/Atheneum/ @simonkids.bsky.social ): "Uchendu’s gauzy digital art...gives the book a throwback feel fitting for a text designed to explain how the past shapes the present." www.hbook.com/story/review...

March #HBHerald featured food www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HBGuide #kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social @gloobooks.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SABER-TOOTH by @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social (Amulet/Abrams): "A thrilling and emotional read." www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE GREAT ESCAPE (Putnam/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ): "Readers will recognize the feelings of frustration w/ siblings + the wish to escape, + @deborahmarcero.com gives them a wide-open, imaginary landscape to discover when they do so." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Sharon McMahon, Christian Robinson, Lauren Wolk, @byrongraves.bsky.social , + Jan M. Flynn; #NationalLibraryWeek; #EarthDay; #IndieBookstoreDay; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book... @harperkids.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social #hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit

#HBOutoftheBox: Tomorrow is #IndieBookstoreDay! Which store(s) will you be visiting? We share some recommendations: www.hbook.com/story/indepe... @americanbookseller.bsky.social @indiebound.bsky.social @anunlikelystory.bsky.social

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Jan M. Flynn about GRIFFIN SPEAKER (Disney Hyperion): "I knew I wanted to tell a story about strength and resilience in the face of injustice." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @byrongraves.bsky.social about MEDICINE WHEELS (Heartdrum/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "[I'm] more intentional about how any sentence, paragraph, or chapter connects to the underlying themes and the overall plot." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

#Folklore #HBReviewoftheWeek RUMPELSTILTSKIN by Mac Barnett; illus. by Carson Ellis (Orchard/Scholastic): "A satisfying version of an oft-told tale." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox: This is "Our Power, Our Planet" on #EarthDay + every day! Check out these #kidlit recommendations to inspire us to appreciate + preserve our planet www.hbook.com/story/earth-... @earthdayorg.bsky.social #EarthDay2025 #OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthActionDay #climatechange #conservation

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Lauren Wolk about THE OUTERMOST MOUSE (Dutton/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ): "I wrote it in one sitting, aiming for a blend of poetry and prose, as I do when writing a novel." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek TROUBLED WATERS: A RIVER'S JOURNEY TOWARD JUSTICE by @caroleweatherford.bsky.social + Bryan Collier @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social : "Weatherford’s authentic + innovative storytelling transforms history into a deeply resonant experience" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox: How are YOU celebrating #NationalLibraryWeek? www.hbook.com/story/nation... #ILoveLibraries #ThankYouLibraries #LibrarianswithSuperpowers #TakeActionForLibraries #kidlit #yalit @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @mychal3ts.bsky.social

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Christian Robinson about DAD (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "I sketched out the storyboards for this book on a flight." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE LIONHARTS by @mikelawred.bsky.social (Abrams Fanfare): "Lawrence’s family drama never drags, instead constantly catapulting readers to the next revelation, flashback, or duel in service of the greater narrative." www.hbook.com/story/review...

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Sharon McMahon about WE ARE MIGHTY (Knopf/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social ): "It’s important that children see themselves represented and included, just as the small but mighty figures in this book would have wanted." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

#HBFamilyReading: Today is #PatriotsDay in MA + #BostonMarathon #MarathonMonday + #SpringBreak school vacation week bit.ly/43YtCWc

⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek IS IT SPRING? by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "Poetic in the best possible way, this perfectly contained picture book pleasingly captures the joys of a turbulent season." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag @rpayne.bsky.social 's Board Book Roundup column; @aritison.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; Holocaust Remembrance Day; Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George Lecture; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book... @harperkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #hbreviewoftheweek #kidlit #yalit

#HBOutoftheBox: Jasmine Warga delivered this year's Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George Lecture at the Cambridge (MA) Public Library on Wednesday, April 15 at 6pm www.hbook.com/story/jasmin...

#TalkswithRoger: Ari Tison talks with Roger Sutton about TOGETHER WE SEE (Farrar/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "All of these characters have connections with their indigeneity, and they also have things that might put them as traditional outliers." www.hbook.com/story/ari-ti...

#Poetry #HBReviewoftheWeek OTHERWISE KNOWN AS JUDY THE GREAT: A POETIC ODE TO JUDY BLUME by Selina Alko (Ottaviano/ @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "Alko’s illustrations in acrylic + collage on Bristol board are the highlight, incorporating fragments of bk pgs in images" www.hbook.com/story/review...

From March/April #HBMag @rpayne.bsky.social 's latest #BoardBook Roundup column on why so many #boardbooks are published in series www.hbook.com/story/board-...

⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek GLASS: LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT by @larissatheule.bsky.social ; illus by Victoria Tentler-Krylov @candlewickpress.bsky.social : "This thorough overview will satisfy curious young readers (+ likely extend the knowledge of some adults too)" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox: #kidlit + #yalit for Holocaust Remembrance Day www.hbook.com/story/readin... @jewishlibraries.bsky.social

#HBOutoftheBox: The Horn Book joins over 100 initial signatories opposing H.R. 7661 www.hbook.com/story/the-ri... #kidlit #yalit @slj.com @libraryjournal.bsky.social

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE LIONS' RUN by @sarapennypacker.bsky.social ; illus. by Jon Klassen (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "[Pennypacker] shows...how a young person grows in bravery each time they take action, + that the action itself gives hope" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek WHEN THE DARK CLOUDS COME by Danielle Ridolfi (Quill Tree/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "A visually rich and emotionally grounded picture book that finds beauty and solace in life’s inevitable tempests." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag Dean Schneider's Field Notes column + May/June preview; @matthewburgessj.bsky.social + @mattforsythe.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #NationalSiblingsDay; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social #hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit

Preview May/June #HBMag special issue: The #SibertAward at 25, featuring Christy Hale cover (Ottaviano/ @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ) + essays + art by 29 #Sibert winners! www.hbook.com/story/previe... @wearealsc.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #ALAAC26 #kidlit #yalit

#HBFamilyReading: On #NationalSiblingsDay, here are some #kidlit booklists and articles that highlight "siblings doing what siblings do best." ow.ly/AJmH50RctHo #NotesfromtheHornBook #HBGuide (📸 Roger's brother with his bloopah)

#TalkswithRoger: @matthewburgessj.bsky.social + @mattforsythe.bsky.social talk with Roger Sutton about IF THE MOON (Stonefruit Studio/ @sbkslibrary.bsky.social ): "MF: It's a dream collaboration when you can talk to each other about everything, talk through everything." www.hbook.com/story/matthe...

#Poetry #HBReviewoftheWeek THE DREAM BUILDER'S BLUEPRINT: DR. KING'S MESSAGE TO YOUNG PPL Calkins/Astra by @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social + E. B. Lewis: "Dr. King’s words continue to be a reminder that the long-awaited dream of an anti-racist society is far from realized" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox: Have you ever unintentionally chosen books to read by theme like our boss Elissa recently did? www.hbook.com/story/readin...

#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE: PATRICK KELLY DESIGNS HIS DREAMS by Eric Darnell Pritchard + Shannon Wright (Abrams): "This inspiring bk is an affirmation of the power of being yourself + trusting in the importance of your unique contributions" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox: Elissa Gershowitz shares a few new books she recently unboxed: "We may no longer have a physical office, but occasionally we do still receive exciting-looking boxes" www.hbook.com/story/out-of...

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek LING & TING'S LUNAR NEW YEAR: TWO TIMES LUCKY by @authorgracelin.bsky.social ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "As always in this series, humor is the big draw, w/ punny jokes + silly situations well engineered to tickle the target audience." www.hbook.com/story/review...