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#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag Table of Contents, Editorial, and cover surprise; @jashar.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #HBWomensHistoryMonth; #InternationalWomensDay; #Purim; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Women's History Month 2026, Week 1 March is Women's History Month. To celebrate the accomplishments of women and female-identifying people, we will be highlighting recent recommended books

#HBOutoftheBox: #HBWomensHistoryMonth Week 1 roundup www.hbook.com/story/womens... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit #yalit

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book...
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Day 5 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth features JELLYFISH SCIENTIST: MAUDE DELAP AND HER MESMERIZING MEDUSAS by @mcusolito.bsky.social ; illus. by Ellen Rooney ( @charlesbridge.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit #InternationalWomensDay

International Women's Day Sunday is International Women's Day. On hornbookguide.com, we've updated two booklists of recent biographies, one for younger and one for intermediate and older readers, to honor the extraordinary liv...

#HBOutoftheBox: Sunday is #InternationalWomensDay, find recommended reading about #sheroes from around the world in 2 updated #HBGuide booklists—younger; intermediate + older www.hbook.com/story/intern... #IWD2026 #HBWomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit #yalit

Jashar Awan Talks with Roger I talked with author-illustrator Jashar Awan about his new picture book Loops just days after ALA announced he was a Caldecott Honor recipient for his last picture book Every Monday Mabel. Both books ...

#TalkswithRoger: @jashar.bsky.social talks with Roger Sutton about LOOPS ( @simonkids.bsky.social ): "I want to make sure that whatever a kid gets from my books, they get something positive." www.hbook.com/story/jashar...

Review of Calamity Before Jane As he did in Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend (rev. 11/23), graphic novelist Van Sciver deromanticizes an icon of the American West...

Day 4 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth features CALAMITY BEFORE JANE by Noah Van Sciver ( @toonbooks.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/bookre... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

Editorial: Wild Horses (March/April 2026) From the March/April 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From Mar/Apr #HBMag EiC Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "For our first 60-plus years, w/ only a couple of exceptions, THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE’s cover featured iconic imagery by Randolph Caldecott, adapted from his 1880 picture book THE THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN..." www.hbook.com/story/editor... #kidlit

Day 3 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth features REVOLUTIONARY MARY: THE TRUE STORY OF ONE WOMAN, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, + AMERICA'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM by Karen Blumenthal, Jen McCartney, + Elizabeth Baddeley (RB/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

Table of Contents: March/April 2026 Horn Book Magazine From the March/April 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

March/April 2026 #HBMag (wraparound cover from THE LIONS' RUN illustrated by Jon Klassen; Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social )
See the Table of Contents here: www.hbook.com/story/march-...
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#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek WELCOME TO WHALEBONE MANSION: CREATURES THAT LURK AT A WHALE FALL by Laken Slate; illus. by @bindyjames.bsky.social ( @charlesbridge.bsky.social ): "An informative introduction to lesser-known facts about whale falls" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Day 2 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth features AMERICAN SPIRITS: THE FAMOUS FOX SISTERS AND THE MYSTERIOUS FAD THAT HAUNTED A NATION by @barbrosenstock.bsky.social (Calkins/Astra) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit #yalit

March/April 2026 Horn Book Magazine cover surprise Peek-a-boo! It's the complete March/April Horn Book Magazinewraparound cover. Art by Jon Klassen, gif by Mark Tuchman.

#HBOutoftheBox: Peek-a-boo! It's the complete March/April #HornBookMagazine wraparound cover. Art by Jon Klassen from THE LIONS' RUN (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ) written by @sarapennypacker.bsky.social , gif (at link) by Mark Tuchman: www.hbook.com/story/march-... #HBMag

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek COACH by @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social (Dlouhy/Atheneum/ @simonkids.bsky.social ): "A strong entry in the series that provides backstory for the coach who has been there from the beginning." www.hbook.com/story/review...

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Getting creative From the February 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth every weekday w/ #HBWomensHistoryMonth as we highlight recent recommended reviews. First up: six picture-book biographies celebrating women in arts professions, educators, and activists from February #NotesfromtheHornBook www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #kidlit

Purim 2026/5786 Purim begins tonight! I made an early batch of hamantaschen this year because friends of mine hosted a baked goods swap and donation opportunity to raise money for the Boston Immigration Justice Accom...

#HBOutoftheBox: #Purim begins tonight! @shoshanaflax.bsky.social celebrates the Jewish holiday with #hamantaschen and #kidlit recommendations www.hbook.com/story/purim-...
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#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek A KNOT IS NOT A TANGLE by Daniel Nayeri + Vesper Stamper (Knopf/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social ): "In this tender story, creating a rug becomes not just a moment when traditions can be passed down from one generation to the next..." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: January/February #HBMag #BGHB25 #Nonfiction speeches by @ohtruth.bsky.social , Anita Yasuda, @yukoart.bsky.social , + Candace Fleming; #TalkswithRoger x2; #HBFamilyReading; #HBBlackHistoryMonth; early February's #HBHerald; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Black History Month 2026 Articles, speeches, and interviews from The Horn Book's past year in commemoration of Black History Month 2026.

#HBOutoftheBox: To commemorate #BlackHistoryMonth, all month we've been featuring articles, speeches, + interviews from the Horn Book's past year that are by and/or about African American authors, illustrators, + luminaries. Revisit Week 4 + follow #HBBlackHistoryMonth www.hbook.com/story/black-...

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book...
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Publishers' Preview: Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Five Questions for Eric Velasquez From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

#HBBlackHistoryMonth: November/December 2025 #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Eric Velasquez about THE POLAR BEAR AND THE BALLERINA (Holiday House) www.hbook.com/story/author... #BlackHistoryMonth

Lee & Low's Contact the Governor Day on March 2, 2026 So far, nine states have passed Freedom to Read bills...

#HBOutoftheBox: Horn Book Editor in Chief Elissa Gershowitz encourages readers to take part in @leeandlow.bsky.social 's "Contact the Governor Day" on March 2, 2026 www.hbook.com/story/lee-an...

Death in the Jungle: Candace Fleming’s 2025 BGHB Nonfiction Award Speech From the January/February 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From January/February #HBMag @bostonglobe.com – @thehornbook.bsky.social #BGHB #Nonfiction winner Candace Fleming's speech for DEATH IN THE JUNGLE www.hbook.com/story/death-... #BGHB25 #kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social

Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal Talk with Roger Recently I had to have an MRI after a fall in the snow. After the exam was complete and the tech came back into the room, I asked her why I didn’t need to remove my wedding ring for the test. She said...

#TalkswithRoger: @chanastiefel.bsky.social and Susan Gal talk with Roger Sutton about AWE! (Scholastic): "CS: I think kids are natural repositories of awe because everything's new to them and fresh." www.hbook.com/story/chana-...

And after you contact the NY governor on Monday, reach out to YOUR governor to ask them to protect the freedom to read - this is a nationwide concern! #kidlit #yalit #MassFreedomToRead

Publishers' Preview: Picture Books and Graphic Novels: Five Questions for Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

#HBBlackHistoryMonth: November/December 2025 #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for @caroleweatherford.bsky.social and Frank Morrison about FAMILY FEAST! (Crown/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/author... #BlackHistoryMonth

Up, Up, Ever Up!: Yuko Shimizu’s 2025 BGHB Nonfiction Honor Speech From the January/February 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From January/February #HBMag @bostonglobe.com – @thehornbook.bsky.social #BGHB #Nonfiction honoree @yukoart.bsky.social 's speech for UP, UP, EVER UP! www.hbook.com/story/up-up-... #BGHB25 #kidlit @clarionbooks.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

Up, Up, Ever Up!: Anita Yasuda’s 2025 BGHB Nonfiction Honor Speech From the January/February 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From January/February #HBMag @bostonglobe.com – @thehornbook.bsky.social #BGHB #Nonfiction honoree Anita Yasuda's speech for UP, UP, EVER UP! www.hbook.com/story/up-up-... #BGHB25 #kidlit @clarionbooks.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

Horn Book Herald: Early February 2026 No,Cat Napdidn’t win the Caldecott, even afterrunning away withourmock vote, butanimal loverstake heart:you’llstillfindmuchto enjoy in the following books, all recommended bythe Guide/Reviews Database...

Early February #HBHerald featured books for animal lovers www.hornbookguide.com/site/?review... #HBGuide #kidlit @simonkids.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @neonsquidbooks.bsky.social