Woohoo & Good news for Stephanie Barden! There's lovely write up in the latest issue of Notes from the Horn Book for Stephanie's new book CINDERELLA SMITH (in the Chapter Books for Young Readers section). Here's what they have to say:The eponymous main character of Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden is a bouncy, entertainingly dramatic... Continue Reading →
Leslie Patricelli accepts Horn Book award
Some of us were lucky enough to know Leslie when she lived in Seattle. Here, she accepts an award for HIGHER! HIGHER!(E-mail subscribers, you'll have to click through to watch the video.)
National awards: a big, fat list
Not all the categories are up to date, but this Horn Book list of national awards for authors and illustrators is a quick way to keep tabs on the best stuff in our field. Next time you can't think of what to read next, go there.
Richard Peck fans: check out his Horn Book interview
Notes from the Horn Book offers this five-question interview with the great Richard Peck. Here's a tease: Season of Gifts is Richard Peck’s third novel about Grandma Dowdel; she appeared first in A Long Way from Chicago, a Newbery Honor Book in 1999, and again in A Year Down Yonder, which won the 2001 Newbery... Continue Reading →
Karla Kuskin on reviewing children’s books
In a vintage Horn Book piece, Karla writes something quite lovely, something we can all aspire to when we're writing picture books:Like poetry, a picture book has to be written in two ways. It must work when read aloud, and also when read silently to oneself. Every syllable counts. Most important, the well-chosen words need... Continue Reading →