#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/...

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...
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Field Notes: Patchwork From the March/April 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

From March/April #HBMag Field Notes column, Dean Schneider discusses creating a culture of reading with author visits: "I especially like when an assembly is followed by a visit to classrooms, where a book creator can interact with students more closely." www.hbook.com/story/field-...

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Mar/Apr #HBMag Ann Dee Ellis's Books in the Home column + May/June #HBStars; @randyribay.bsky.social + Zeke Peña #TalkswithRoger; #TransgenderDayofVisibility; #AprilFoolsDay #AprilFool; #WorldAutismAwarenessDay; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

May/June 2026 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June 2026Horn Book Magazine.

Congratulations to all on the #HBMag #HBStars list! Reviews to come in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine #HBOutoftheBox www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

FOURTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT JELLYFISH ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ) by @caroleweatherford.bsky.social ; illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

WHEN BEAVERS MOVE IN (Godwin/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ) by @alisonpstevens.bsky.social ; illus. by Natasha Donovan will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

THE TRUE UGLY DUCKLING (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social ) by @senickel.bsky.social ; illus. by Calvin Nicholls will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

CHERNOBYL, LIFE, AND OTHER DISASTERS (Porter/Holiday) by Yevgenia Nayberg will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

MUSIC AND SILENCE ( @ebyrbooks.bsky.social ) by @christymihaly.bsky.social ; illus. by Mariona Cabassa will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

CHASING ERUPTIONS ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) by Curtis Manley; illus. by Katherine Roy will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

REACHING ACROSS THE SKY (Ottaviano/ @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ) by Christy Hale will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

BLACK HANDS (Crown/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social ) by @caroleweatherford.bsky.social ; illus. by R. Gregory Christie will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

RIALTO ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) by @katemilford.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

KESTREL TAKES FLIGHT (Atheneum/ @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social ) by @joymccullough.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

AS I DREAM OF YOU ( @01firstsecond.bsky.social / @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ‬) by Jennifer Lee; illus. by LeUyen Pham will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

THE SECOND LIFE OF SNAP (Greenwillow/ @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ) by @erinentrada.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

WHILE WE’RE HERE ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social ‬) by @annewynter.bsky.social ; illus. by Micha Archer will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

WAFFLES AND JULIUS (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ) by @edvere.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

BEARSUIT TURTLE PLAYS A GAME (Abrams‬) by @bobshea.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

HOME IS A DOOR WE CARRY (Restless‬) by Constantin Satüpo will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

DAD (Balzer + Bray/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ‬) by Christian Robinson will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

WHEN I’M A MOSHOM (Tundra‬) by @davidarobertson.bsky.social ; illus. by Corrie Hill will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

EVERYTHING IS MUSIC ( @bluedotkidspress.bsky.social ) by Miran Park; trans. from Korean by Paige Aniyah Morris will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

THE SWEETEST OF LEMONS (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social ) by Daniel Nayeri; illus. by @rahele.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

A DOOR IS TO OPEN (Tundra) by @kyomaclear.bsky.social ; illus. by Julie Morstad will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

RITU IN THE SUN (Crown/ @randomhousekids.bsky.social @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social ) by @monizahossain.bsky.social ; illus. by Mercè López will receive a starred review in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

May/June 2026 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June 2026Horn Book Magazine.

#HBOutoftheBox: The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...

March/April 2026 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews The following books will receive starred reviews in the March/April 2026Horn Book Magazine.

ICYMI on #HBOutoftheBox: Congratulations to all on the #HBMag #HBStars list! Reviews available in the March/April 2026 #HornBookMagazine www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

ICYMI on #HBOutoftheBox: HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK (Holt/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social ) by @annettepimentel.bsky.social ; illus. by @faithpray7.bsky.social received a starred review in the March/April 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congrats! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...