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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...
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
#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
⭐ #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
@leeandlow.bsky.social #weneeddiversebooks
@leeandlow.bsky.social #weneeddiversebooks
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
@leeandlow.bsky.social #weneeddiversebooks
@leeandlow.bsky.social #weneeddiversebooks
⭐ #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...
@nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #kidlit #yalit
@nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #kidlit #yalit
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: hbook.com/section/book...
@nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #kidlit #yalit
@nancyrosep.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #kidlit #yalit
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
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...