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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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@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...
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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
Congratulations to all on the #HBMag #HBStars list! Reviews to come in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine #HBOutoftheBox www.hbook.com/story/januar...
January/February 2026 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews
The following books will receive starred reviews in the January/February 2026Horn Book Magazine.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Congratulations to all on the #HBMag #HBStars list! Reviews to come in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine #HBOutoftheBox www.hbook.com/story/januar...
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...
THE RARE BIRD (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social) by Elisha Cooper will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
THE RARE BIRD (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social) by Elisha Cooper will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...
IF THIS WERE THE WORLD (Porter/Holiday) by Stephen Barr; illus. by A. G. Ford will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
IF THIS WERE THE WORLD (Porter/Holiday) by Stephen Barr; illus. by A. G. Ford will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...