The following books will receive starred reviews in the November/December 2026Horn Book Magazine.

Greg Pizzoli has received Geisel recognition in past years...Megan Dowd Lambert discusses When the Sun Goes Down and its creator'sCaldecott chances.

From the September/October 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Stephanie Ford on Goldfinches:

From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

Will the Caldecott Committee be enchanted by Elisha Cooper's The Rare Bird? Marva Anne Hinton hopes so.

To submit books for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award consideration...

From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

From the September/October 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

This aerial tour delves into the history of how the red-crowned parrot, native to Mexico, wound up becoming part of the ecological landscape in Los...

Like autumn leaves, Betsy Bird's fall Caldecott predictions are exciting to see!

From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

I'm catching up on the TV showThe Paper, a spin-off (of sorts) ofThe Office, with lots of industry resonances, for better or worse...

The Vicious Cycle isn’t, himself, vicious — he’s just a unicycle that keeps going around in circles, again and again, over the same ground. Can a curious onlooker named Emily help? I talk below with N...

From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

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Dean Schneider on Deborah Marcero's The Great Escape:

From the September/October 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

For Firebird Waltz, prima ballerina Misty Copeland took inspiration from her signature role to start off a new series, Star Fire Academy, about young artists learning their particular crafts at a very...

Shana tovah and happy 5787! Celebrating with this year's Sydney Taylor Award and Honor Books.

Some optional reading assignments.

The kids have gone back to school, and I've got some pleasure reading to do!

From the September/October 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Calling Caldecott's (tentative) list of eligible 2026 books! Did we miss anything?

What can win? What will win? What should win the 2027 Caldecott Award?

From the September/October 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.