Review of Rumpelstiltskin Barnett and Ellis honor tradition while finding contemporary notes in their retelling of “Rumpelstiltskin.”...

#Folklore #HBReviewoftheWeek RUMPELSTILTSKIN by Mac Barnett; illus. by Carson Ellis (Orchard/Scholastic): "A satisfying version of an oft-told tale." www.hbook.com/story/review...

Earth Day 2026: Our Power, Our Planet Today, April 22, is Earth Day, with the theme being

#HBOutoftheBox: This is "Our Power, Our Planet" on #EarthDay + every day! Check out these #kidlit recommendations to inspire us to appreciate + preserve our planet www.hbook.com/story/earth-...
@earthdayorg.bsky.social #EarthDay2025 #OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthActionDay #climatechange #conservation

Publishers' Preview: Spring 2026: Five Questions for Lauren Wolk From the March/April 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Lauren Wolk about THE OUTERMOST MOUSE (Dutton/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ): "I wrote it in one sitting, aiming for a blend of poetry and prose, as I do when writing a novel." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek TROUBLED WATERS: A RIVER'S JOURNEY TOWARD JUSTICE by @caroleweatherford.bsky.social + Bryan Collier @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social : "Weatherford’s authentic + innovative storytelling transforms history into a deeply resonant experience" www.hbook.com/story/review...

National Library Week It's National Library Week, the American Library Association's celebration of all things library. This year's theme is

#HBOutoftheBox: How are YOU celebrating #NationalLibraryWeek?
www.hbook.com/story/nation...
#ILoveLibraries #ThankYouLibraries #LibrarianswithSuperpowers #TakeActionForLibraries #kidlit #yalit
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @mychal3ts.bsky.social

Publishers' Preview: Spring 2026: Five Questions for Christian Robinson From the March/April 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Christian Robinson about DAD (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "I sketched out the storyboards for this book on a flight." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE LIONHARTS by @mikelawred.bsky.social (Abrams Fanfare): "Lawrence’s family drama never drags, instead constantly catapulting readers to the next revelation, flashback, or duel in service of the greater narrative." www.hbook.com/story/review...

Publishers' Preview: Spring 2026: Five Questions for Sharon McMahon From the March/April 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

March/April #HBMag #HBPubPreviews #5Qs for Sharon McMahon about WE ARE MIGHTY (Knopf/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social ): "It’s important that children see themselves represented and included, just as the small but mighty figures in this book would have wanted." www.hbook.com/story/publis...

Patriots' Day and School Vacation Week It's Patriots' Day in Massachusetts and the start of School Vacation Week.

#HBFamilyReading: Today is #PatriotsDay in MA + #BostonMarathon #MarathonMonday + #SpringBreak school vacation week bit.ly/43YtCWc

⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek IS IT SPRING? by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "Poetic in the best possible way, this perfectly contained picture book pleasingly captures the joys of a turbulent season." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag @rpayne.bsky.social 's Board Book Roundup column; @aritison.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; Holocaust Remembrance Day; Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George Lecture; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book...
@harperkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #kidlit #yalit

Jasmine Warga at Cambridge Public Library Jasmine Warga at Cambridge Public Library for the Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George Lecture

#HBOutoftheBox: Jasmine Warga delivered this year's Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George Lecture at the Cambridge (MA) Public Library on Wednesday, April 15 at 6pm www.hbook.com/story/jasmin...

Ari Tison Talks with Roger Self-described below as “one of four” current BribriAmericans, Ari Tison explores her family’s Indigenous Costa Rican heritage in Together We See, a mystery story that takes bicultural teen Ulá from M...

#TalkswithRoger: Ari Tison talks with Roger Sutton about TOGETHER WE SEE (Farrar/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "All of these characters have connections with their indigeneity, and they also have things that might put them as traditional outliers." www.hbook.com/story/ari-ti...

#Poetry #HBReviewoftheWeek OTHERWISE KNOWN AS JUDY THE GREAT: A POETIC ODE TO JUDY BLUME by Selina Alko (Ottaviano/ @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "Alko’s illustrations in acrylic + collage on Bristol board are the highlight, incorporating fragments of bk pgs in images" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Board Book Roundup: More to Love: Board Book Series From the March/April 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From March/April #HBMag @rpayne.bsky.social 's latest #BoardBook Roundup column on why so many #boardbooks are published in series www.hbook.com/story/board-...

⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek GLASS: LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT by @larissatheule.bsky.social ; illus by Victoria Tentler-Krylov @candlewickpress.bsky.social : "This thorough overview will satisfy curious young readers (+ likely extend the knowledge of some adults too)" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Reading for Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day (established by the United Nations General Assembly) is January 27 andYom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, the United States, and other countries) ...

#HBOutoftheBox: #kidlit + #yalit for Holocaust Remembrance Day www.hbook.com/story/readin...
@jewishlibraries.bsky.social

The Right to Read The Horn Book has joined our sibling publications, along with over one hundred initial signatories, in a joint statement in opposition to H.R. 7661.

#HBOutoftheBox: The Horn Book joins over 100 initial signatories opposing H.R. 7661 www.hbook.com/story/the-ri...
#kidlit #yalit @slj.com @libraryjournal.bsky.social

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE LIONS' RUN by @sarapennypacker.bsky.social ; illus. by Jon Klassen (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "[Pennypacker] shows...how a young person grows in bravery each time they take action, + that the action itself gives hope" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek WHEN THE DARK CLOUDS COME by Danielle Ridolfi (Quill Tree/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "A visually rich and emotionally grounded picture book that finds beauty and solace in life’s inevitable tempests." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: March/April #HBMag Dean Schneider's Field Notes column + May/June preview; @matthewburgessj.bsky.social + @mattforsythe.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #NationalSiblingsDay; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book...
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social
#hbreviewoftheweek #fridayreads #kidlit #yalit

Preview May/June #HBMag special issue: The #SibertAward at 25, featuring Christy Hale cover (Ottaviano/ @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ) + essays + art by 29 #Sibert winners! www.hbook.com/story/previe...
@wearealsc.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #ALAAC26 #kidlit #yalit

#HBFamilyReading: On #NationalSiblingsDay, here are some #kidlit booklists and articles that highlight "siblings doing what siblings do best." ow.ly/AJmH50RctHo #NotesfromtheHornBook #HBGuide
(📸 Roger's brother with his bloopah)

Matthew Burgess and Matthew Forsythe Talk with Roger Still sometimes in awe of modern telecommunication, I Zoomed with author Matthew Burgess (whose Fireworks won this year’s Caldecott Medal for illustrator Cátia Chien) at his home in Berlin and illustrator Matthew Forsythe at a cafe in Montreal about their new picture book If the Moon, where dreams fly.

#TalkswithRoger: @matthewburgessj.bsky.social + @mattforsythe.bsky.social talk with Roger Sutton about IF THE MOON (Stonefruit Studio/ @sbkslibrary.bsky.social ): "MF: It's a dream collaboration when you can talk to each other about everything, talk through everything." www.hbook.com/story/matthe...

#Poetry #HBReviewoftheWeek THE DREAM BUILDER'S BLUEPRINT: DR. KING'S MESSAGE TO YOUNG PPL Calkins/Astra by @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social + E. B. Lewis: "Dr. King’s words continue to be a reminder that the long-awaited dream of an anti-racist society is far from realized" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#HBOutoftheBox: Have you ever unintentionally chosen books to read by theme like our boss Elissa recently did? www.hbook.com/story/readin...

#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE: PATRICK KELLY DESIGNS HIS DREAMS by Eric Darnell Pritchard + Shannon Wright (Abrams): "This inspiring bk is an affirmation of the power of being yourself + trusting in the importance of your unique contributions" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Out of the Box(es) in April Recent books that came into the Horn Book

#HBOutoftheBox: Elissa Gershowitz shares a few new books she recently unboxed: "We may no longer have a physical office, but occasionally we do still receive exciting-looking boxes" www.hbook.com/story/out-of...