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Day 7 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE MUTTCRACKER by Anna Kemp; illus. by Sara Ogilvie (@simonkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Day 7 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE MUTTCRACKER by Anna Kemp; illus. by Sara Ogilvie (@simonkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE HOUSE THAT FLOATED by Guojing (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "A cinematic page-turner" www.hbook.com/story/review...
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE HOUSE THAT FLOATED by Guojing (Random House Studio/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social): "A cinematic page-turner" www.hbook.com/story/review...
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Nov/Dec #HBMag A Publisher's Perspective column from Jason Low of @leeandlow.bsky.social; @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social in conversation with @thehornbook.bsky.social; Oct #HBHerald; + more! sbee.link/4mgf9y3bwv
Week in Review, November 24th-28th
This week on hbook.com...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Nov/Dec #HBMag A Publisher's Perspective column from Jason Low of @leeandlow.bsky.social; @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social in conversation with @thehornbook.bsky.social; Oct #HBHerald; + more! sbee.link/4mgf9y3bwv
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: sbee.link/a9gph7kdyf
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The Horn Book
The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide are the most distinguished journals in the field of children’s and young adult literature and the core of our company. Founded in 1924 by Bertha Mahony to herald the best in children’s literature, more t
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: sbee.link/a9gph7kdyf
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Day 6 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE GIVING FLOWER: THE STORY OF THE POINSETTIA by Alda P. Dobbs; illus. by Emily Mendoza (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky/ @sbkslibrary.bsky.social) sbee.link/wkxr87ab9c #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
Review of The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia
This engaging botanical history of the ubiquitous holiday plant begins in southwest Mexico where what we now call poinsettias grew wild. In the...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Day 6 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE GIVING FLOWER: THE STORY OF THE POINSETTIA by Alda P. Dobbs; illus. by Emily Mendoza (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky/ @sbkslibrary.bsky.social) sbee.link/wkxr87ab9c #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
Happy Thanksgiving! Day 5 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: HAP-PEA HOLIDAYS by Keith Baker (Beach Lane/ @simonkids.bsky.social) sbee.link/7gu64yxjq8 #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
Review of Hap-Pea Holidays
Baker’s cheery pea characters (and pea puns) are in fine form in this Christmas celebration. “Twinkly lights, lots and lots / (after untangling all...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Day 5 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: HAP-PEA HOLIDAYS by Keith Baker (Beach Lane/ @simonkids.bsky.social) sbee.link/7gu64yxjq8 #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #christmas
Day 4 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING by Christine Whan; illus. by Sienna Youngsun Kim (@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Day 4 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: TWO-LIST THANKSGIVING by Christine Whan; illus. by Sienna Youngsun Kim (@beamingbooksmn.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #thanksgiving
November #NotesfromtheHornBook Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "This issue of Notes offers...many great recommendations with which to curl up as the weather gets chillier" www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
From the Editor - November 2025
From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
November #NotesfromtheHornBook Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "This issue of Notes offers...many great recommendations with which to curl up as the weather gets chillier" www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
November #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 #picturebooks featuring space adventures www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Space adventures
From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
November #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 #picturebooks featuring space adventures www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Families affected by history
From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
November #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 #YA works with families affected by history www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Families affected by history
From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
November #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 #YA works with families affected by history www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Nov #NotesfromtheHornBook: 9 novels where our world meets fantasy www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Our world meets fantasy
From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Nov #NotesfromtheHornBook: 9 novels where our world meets fantasy www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Our world meets fantasy
From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE BLUE JAYS THAT GREW A FOREST by @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social; illus. by
@annehunterstudio.bsky.social (Quinlan/Peachtree): "An unassuming delight." www.hbook.com/story/review...
@annehunterstudio.bsky.social (Quinlan/Peachtree): "An unassuming delight." www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE BLUE JAYS THAT GREW A FOREST by @lynnstreetbooks.bsky.social; illus. by
@annehunterstudio.bsky.social (Quinlan/Peachtree): "An unassuming delight." www.hbook.com/story/review...
@annehunterstudio.bsky.social (Quinlan/Peachtree): "An unassuming delight." www.hbook.com/story/review...
Day 3 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE OLD SLEIGH by @jpumphrey.bsky.social and Jerome Pumphrey (@wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #winter
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Day 3 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: THE OLD SLEIGH by @jpumphrey.bsky.social and Jerome Pumphrey (@wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/review... #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit #winter
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Horn Book Herald: October 2025
Halloween will soon be upon us: if you haven’t already, check out last month’s Herald for thirteen recommended spooky books; follow #HornBOO and #13BooksofHalloween on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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@jasonreynolds83.bsky.social (@simonkids.bsky.social) in Conversation with The Horn Book in October's #HBHerald www.hbook.com/story/jason-...
Jason Reynolds in Conversation with The Horn Book
In Conversation with The Horn Book is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Horn Book Herald.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@jasonreynolds83.bsky.social (@simonkids.bsky.social) in Conversation with The Horn Book in October's #HBHerald www.hbook.com/story/jason-...
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley (Holt/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social): "Boulley’s latest gripping thriller poignantly expands familiar characters’ stories and introduces a compelling new heroine." www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley (Holt/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social): "Boulley’s latest gripping thriller poignantly expands familiar characters’ stories and introduces a compelling new heroine." www.hbook.com/story/review...
Day 2 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: GATHER GRATEFUL @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social + FAMILY FEAST! @randomhousekids.bsky.social sbee.link/wcn3fxhj4q #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Day 2 of #25DaysofHolidayBooks: GATHER GRATEFUL @meganlitwinbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social + FAMILY FEAST! @randomhousekids.bsky.social sbee.link/wcn3fxhj4q #HolidayHighNotes #HornBookHolidays #holidaybooks #giftaday #bookaday #kidlit
From Nov/Dec #HBMag "A Publisher's Perspective: Modern-Day Merits of #DiverseBooks" by Jason Low: "This is the perfect time to reflect on the positive contributions that diverse #kidlit brings to readers and our society." sbee.link/78cfmxhuek
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November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
From Nov/Dec #HBMag "A Publisher's Perspective: Modern-Day Merits of #DiverseBooks" by Jason Low: "This is the perfect time to reflect on the positive contributions that diverse #kidlit brings to readers and our society." sbee.link/78cfmxhuek
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⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek TOGETHER, UNITED by Tami Charles; illus. by Bryan Collier (Orchard/Scholastic) "Collier’s stunning illus capture the excitement of the children as they grow to realize the potential of their voices + the greater strength of their unity" www.hbook.com/story/review...
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek TOGETHER, UNITED by Tami Charles; illus. by Bryan Collier (Orchard/Scholastic) "Collier’s stunning illus capture the excitement of the children as they grow to realize the potential of their voices + the greater strength of their unity" www.hbook.com/story/review...
#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
#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/...
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
Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
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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
#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...
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
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