From the Editor — March 2026 From the March 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

March #NotesfromtheHornBook Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "It’s a particularly dynamic NOTES offering, if we do say so ourselves—and just wait for next month, which, through sun, rain, or even snow, debuts our annual #HBSummerReading list!" www.hbook.com/story/newsle...

Fluid, flexible form for YA From the March 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

March #NotesfromtheHornBook: 4 novels for #YA readers with creative narrative structures www.hbook.com/story/fluid-...
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The versatility of verse novels From the March 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

March #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 verse novels for intermediate/MS readers during #NationalPoetryMonth in April www.hbook.com/story/the-ve...
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Poetry, primarily From the March 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

March #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 #picturebooks that incorporate #poetry to read for #NationalPoetryMonth in April www.hbook.com/story/poetry...
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#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview March #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for Shamar Knight-Justice; @chrystaldgiles.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #HBWomensHistoryMonth; register for @jerrycraft.bsky.social 's #ZenaSutherland Lecture; #StPatricksDay; 1st day of #spring; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Five questions for Shamar Knight-Justice From the March 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

March #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for compiler Shamar Knight-Justice abt MELODIES OF THE WEARY BLUES: CLASSIC POEMS ILLUSTRATED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ( @harperkids.bsky.social ): "Hughes’s poems move in many diff directions, so bringing in a range of illus just made sense" www.hbook.com/story/five-q...

From the Editor — February 2026 From the February 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

ICYMI in February #NotesfromtheHornBook managing editor Cynthia Ritter's editorial: "Here at the Horn Book, we advocate learning from history all year round." www.hbook.com/story/newsle...

Snowballing suspense From the February 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

ICYMI in February #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 YA mystery and thriller novels www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @sourcebooksfire.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

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

ICYMI in Feb #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 picture-book biographies celebrating women in arts professions, educators, + activists www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @simonkids.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @monicaclarkrob.bsky.social @senickel.bsky.social #WomensHistoryMonth

Lessons in friendship From the February 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

ICYMI: February #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 intermediate and/or middle-school books dealing with friendship www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @simonkids.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social

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

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: 2025 in review; February #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for Chanel Miller; Tracy Wolff #TalkswithRoger; #LunarNewYear; #Ramadan; #HBBlackHistoryMonth; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Five questions for Chanel Miller From the February 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

February #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for Chanel Miller about THE MOON WITHOUT STARS (Philomel/ @penguinkids.bsky.social ): "To me books are valuable because they’re confirmation that someone out there has gone through something similar." www.hbook.com/story/five-q... [📸: Maria Tiffany]

Five questions for Cheryl Willis Hudson and London Ladd From the March 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

#HBBlackHistoryMonth: In March 2025 #NotesfromtheHornBook, we asked @chudson-author-66.bsky.social and London Ladd #5Qs about WHEN I HEAR SPIRITUALS sbee.link/xjyagwr4cf #BlackHistoryMonth

Season For Fishin' mentioned. #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 #picturebooks about food traditions passed from one generation to another www.hbook.com/story/tasty-... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
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#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: January #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for Hyewon Yum; @adibkhorram.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #CallingCaldecott x2 (including the mock vote results!); + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Family and resilience From the January 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

January #NotesfromtheHornBook: 8 novels about coping with challenging family situations www.hbook.com/story/family...
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Adventure awaits! From the January 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

Jan #NotesfromtheHornBook: 4 pg-turning tales where Black history/identity affects the action www.hbook.com/story/advent...
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Tasty traditions From the January 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

January #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 #picturebooks about food traditions passed from one generation to another www.hbook.com/story/tasty-...
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From the Editor — January 2026 From the January 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

January #NotesfromtheHornBook Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "Earlier today, @thehornbook.bsky.social’s #CallingCaldecott blog announced the results of our MOCK #Caldecott vote. The voters chose a winner + 1 honoree—2 HB favorites, both on our annual #HBFanfare list" sbee.link/aj8xe6f43g

Five questions for Hyewon Yum From the January 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

January #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for Hyewon Yum about A SPOONFUL OF THE SEA ( @wwnorton.com ): "I felt responsible for recreating this story about the tradition properly." www.hbook.com/story/newsle... [📸: Sahn Choi]

#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: #HBFanfare25 booklist + #HBFanfare extras + December #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #Fanfare25 annotations; #CallingCaldecott x2; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

Fanfare 2025 Annotations The Horn Book's choices of the best books of 2025.

December #NotesfromtheHornBook #Fanfare25 Edition, featuring our annotated choices for the best #picturebooks, #fiction, #poetry, and #nonfiction children's books of 2025: www.hbook.com/story/fanfar...
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Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is POETRY + NONFICTION youtu.be/1MG0EO6-d0o; here's the complete list: www.hbook.com/story/fanfar...
Annotations will be pubbed in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25

Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is FICTION youtu.be/aEczbtKRg-A; find the complete list here:
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25

Congrats to everyone whose books are #HBFanfare selections! Here is PICTURE BOOKS youtu.be/qRW73ojuHMA; find the complete list here:
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Annotations will be published in the Dec #NotesfromtheHornBook newsletter + in the Jan/Feb #HBMag. Happy reading! #Fanfare25 #HBFanfare25

From the Editor - November 2025 From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

November #NotesfromtheHornBook Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "This issue of Notes offers...many great recommendations with which to curl up as the weather gets chillier" www.hbook.com/story/newsle...

Space adventures From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

November #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 #picturebooks featuring space adventures www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Families affected by history From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

November #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 #YA works with families affected by history www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Our world meets fantasy From the November 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

Nov #NotesfromtheHornBook: 9 novels where our world meets fantasy www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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