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Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
ANYTHING by @rebstead.bsky.social , illus. by Gracey Zhang ( @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/xcenm7vdg8
HOW TO REACH THE MOON by Nicolás Schuff, illus. by Ana Sender, trans. from Spanish by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social (Amazon Crossing Kids) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/kurgqdn7tb
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
HOW TO REACH THE MOON by Nicolás Schuff, illus. by Ana Sender, trans. from Spanish by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social (Amazon Crossing Kids) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/kurgqdn7tb
AFLOAT by Kirli Saunders, illus. by Freya Blackwood (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/mnpftrg3y9
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
AFLOAT by Kirli Saunders, illus. by Freya Blackwood (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/mnpftrg3y9
A PLACE FOR US by James E. Ransome ( @nancyrosep.bsky.social / @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/raxdb39mw8
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
Our choices for the best books of the year.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A PLACE FOR US by James E. Ransome ( @nancyrosep.bsky.social / @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/raxdb39mw8
CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/bfqw976x8y
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
CAT NAP by @brianlies.bsky.social (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/bfqw976x8y
YOUR FARM / YOUR FOREST / YOUR ISLAND by Jon Klassen ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/p36ryqd4mh
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
YOUR FARM / YOUR FOREST / YOUR ISLAND by Jon Klassen ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/p36ryqd4mh
OUR LAKE by Angie Kang (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/depub378t4
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
Our choices for the best books of the year.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
OUR LAKE by Angie Kang (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/depub378t4
WHEN I HEAR SPIRITUALS by @chudson-author-66.bsky.social , illus. by London Ladd (Holiday) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/37kvudpayn
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
Our choices for the best books of the year.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
WHEN I HEAR SPIRITUALS by @chudson-author-66.bsky.social , illus. by London Ladd (Holiday) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/37kvudpayn
THE HOUSE THAT FLOATED by Guojing (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/vf643pyrm7
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
THE HOUSE THAT FLOATED by Guojing (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/vf643pyrm7
MOON SONG by Michaela Goade ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/pfy9r6nwdv
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
MOON SONG by Michaela Goade ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/pfy9r6nwdv
ISLAND STORM by Brian Floca, illus. by Sydney Smith (Porter/Holiday) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/rwjk3eymxd
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ISLAND STORM by Brian Floca, illus. by Sydney Smith (Porter/Holiday) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/rwjk3eymxd
FIREWORKS by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social, illus. by Cátia Chien ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congrats! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/6hra3wkxgy
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
FIREWORKS by @matthewburgessj.bsky.social, illus. by Cátia Chien ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congrats! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/6hra3wkxgy
THE MOVING BOOK by Lisa Brown (Porter/Holiday) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/cjxwrge34b
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
THE MOVING BOOK by Lisa Brown (Porter/Holiday) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/cjxwrge34b
SATO THE RABBIT: MORNING LIGHT by Yuki Ainoya, trans. from Japanese by Michael Blaskowsky @enchantedlion.bsky.social is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/dtvnxeqg4y
Fanfare 2025 Booklist
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December 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
SATO THE RABBIT: MORNING LIGHT by Yuki Ainoya, trans. from Japanese by Michael Blaskowsky @enchantedlion.bsky.social is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #PictureBooks #HBFanfare sbee.link/dtvnxeqg4y
Day 13 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: LOST AND FOUND HANUKKAH by Joy Preble; illus. by @lisaanchin.bsky.social (@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #hannukah
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Day 13 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: LOST AND FOUND HANUKKAH by Joy Preble; illus. by @lisaanchin.bsky.social (@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #hannukah
#CallingCaldecott: Dean Schneider on BROKEN by X. Fang (Tundra): "Every child will identify with Mei Mei’s situation, running from the scene of the crime and ultimately finding comfort in a grandmother’s hug." www.hbook.com/story/broken
Broken
Dean Schneider champions X. Fang's Broken. Will the Caldecott committee?
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December 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#CallingCaldecott: Dean Schneider on BROKEN by X. Fang (Tundra): "Every child will identify with Mei Mei’s situation, running from the scene of the crime and ultimately finding comfort in a grandmother’s hug." www.hbook.com/story/broken
#Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE LAST RESORT by @erinentrada.bsky.social; illus. by Naomi Franquiz (Scholastic): "In this supernatural murder mystery, the versatile Kelly skillfully balances otherworldly horrors with more realistic middle-school angst." www.hbook.com/story/review...
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
#Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE LAST RESORT by @erinentrada.bsky.social; illus. by Naomi Franquiz (Scholastic): "In this supernatural murder mystery, the versatile Kelly skillfully balances otherworldly horrors with more realistic middle-school angst." www.hbook.com/story/review...
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek TO ACTIVATE SPACE PORTAL, LIFT HERE by Antoinette Portis (Porter/Holiday): "The clever premise stands up to repeat readings—power up this interactive adventure for out-of-this-world storytimes." www.hbook.com/story/review...
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek TO ACTIVATE SPACE PORTAL, LIFT HERE by Antoinette Portis (Porter/Holiday): "The clever premise stands up to repeat readings—power up this interactive adventure for out-of-this-world storytimes." www.hbook.com/story/review...
Day 12 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: A DRAGON CALLED SPARK: A HANUKKAH STORY by Lily Murray; illus. by Kirsti Beautyman (@kalaniotbooks.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #hannukah
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Day 12 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: A DRAGON CALLED SPARK: A HANUKKAH STORY by Lily Murray; illus. by Kirsti Beautyman (@kalaniotbooks.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #hannukah
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Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is POETRY + NONFICTION youtu.be/1MG0EO6-d0o; here's the complete list: www.hbook.com/story/fanfar...
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Horn Book Fanfare 2025: Poetry and Nonfiction
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December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Horn Book Fanfare 2025: Poetry and Nonfiction
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December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is POETRY + NONFICTION youtu.be/1MG0EO6-d0o; here's the complete list: www.hbook.com/story/fanfar...
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Horn Book Fanfare 2025: Poetry and Nonfiction
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December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is POETRY + NONFICTION youtu.be/1MG0EO6-d0o; here's the complete list: www.hbook.com/story/fanfar...
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Horn Book Fanfare 2025: Fiction
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December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Horn Book Fanfare 2025: Fiction
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December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is FICTION youtu.be/aEczbtKRg-A; find the complete list here:
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25
Horn Book Fanfare 2025: Fiction
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December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM