October #NotesfromtheHornBook: 8 #nonfiction #picturebooks about our natural world www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @simonkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @owlkids.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social
Our epic Earth
From the October 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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October 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
October #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for @littlebadger.bsky.social and @abigailrajunov.bsky.social about CHILDREN OF OWL (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social ): "DLB: Every fantastic element in the book serves a purpose in the story." www.hbook.com/story/five-q...
Five questions for Darcie Little Badger and Abigail Rajunov
From the October 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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October 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
October #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for @littlebadger.bsky.social and @abigailrajunov.bsky.social about CHILDREN OF OWL (Levine/ @levinequerido.bsky.social ): "DLB: Every fantastic element in the book serves a purpose in the story." www.hbook.com/story/five-q...
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Oct #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for @littlebadger.bsky.social + @abigailrajunov.bsky.social ; Sep/Oct #HBPubPreviews w/ Kevin Henkes, Katherine Rundell, + Raj Haldar; #CallingCaldecott x2; #BostonBookFestival; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
October 24, 2026 at 1:31 AM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Oct #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for @littlebadger.bsky.social + @abigailrajunov.bsky.social ; Sep/Oct #HBPubPreviews w/ Kevin Henkes, Katherine Rundell, + Raj Haldar; #CallingCaldecott x2; #BostonBookFestival; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
October #NotesfromtheHornBook: 7 fantasy novels for intermediate/middle-school readers www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @harperkids.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social
For fans of the fantastical
From the October 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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October 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
October #NotesfromtheHornBook: 7 fantasy novels for intermediate/middle-school readers www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @harperkids.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @sbkslibrary.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social
Oct #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "If you’re near the Boston area, there’s still time to sign up for this year’s Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Ceremony at @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social . It’s on 10/30—costumes welcome!" www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #bghb26 @bostonglobe.com
From the Editor — October 2026
From the October 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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October 23, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oct #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "If you’re near the Boston area, there’s still time to sign up for this year’s Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards Ceremony at @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social . It’s on 10/30—costumes welcome!" www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #bghb26 @bostonglobe.com
October #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 new supernatural YA titles www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @harperkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social
Uncanny October
From the October 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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October 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
October #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 new supernatural YA titles www.hbook.com/story/newsle... @harperkids.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @fiercereads.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social
September #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "With four FREE mind-opening events coming up (Candace Fleming! #BGHB !), this is a fall to fall for!" www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
From the Editor — September 2026
From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
www.hbook.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM
September #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa Gershowitz's editorial: "With four FREE mind-opening events coming up (Candace Fleming! #BGHB !), this is a fall to fall for!" www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
September #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 new YA fantasy titles www.hbook.com/story/monste...
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Monsters, magic, myth
From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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September 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
September #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 new YA fantasy titles www.hbook.com/story/monste...
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September #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 supernatural novels for intermediate/middle-school readers www.hbook.com/story/supern...
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Supernatural September
From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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September 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM
September #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 supernatural novels for intermediate/middle-school readers www.hbook.com/story/supern...
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September #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 books for independent readers www.hbook.com/story/new-sc...
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New school year, new chapter
From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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September 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Sep/Oct #HBMag article by @carolelindstrom.bsky.social ; #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for @lisaanchin.bsky.social ; @kylelukoff.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #CallingCaldecott x2; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
September 18, 2026 at 9:17 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: Sep/Oct #HBMag article by @carolelindstrom.bsky.social ; #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for @lisaanchin.bsky.social ; @kylelukoff.bsky.social #TalkswithRoger; #CallingCaldecott x2; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
September #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for @lisaanchin.bsky.social about MAUD AND THE VERY EVENTFUL WEEK ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ): "When working on Maud, I thought about what I found palatable myself as a child and what was too scary for me." www.hbook.com/story/five-q...
Five questions for Lisa Anchin
From the September 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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September 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
September #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for @lisaanchin.bsky.social about MAUD AND THE VERY EVENTFUL WEEK ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ): "When working on Maud, I thought about what I found palatable myself as a child and what was too scary for me." www.hbook.com/story/five-q...
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: July/August #HBMag #HBPubPreviews; August #NotesfromtheHornBook; Bao Phi and Thi Bui #TalkswithRoger; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
August 23, 2026 at 12:27 AM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: July/August #HBMag #HBPubPreviews; August #NotesfromtheHornBook; Bao Phi and Thi Bui #TalkswithRoger; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
August #NotesfromtheHornBook: 9 #picturebook biographies of musicians www.hbook.com/story/musica...
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Musical Notes from the Horn Book
From the August 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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August 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
August #NotesfromtheHornBook: 9 #picturebook biographies of musicians www.hbook.com/story/musica...
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August #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa Gershowitz's editorial "In case you missed it: Last week, 'An Act Regarding Free Expression' was signed into law by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey." www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #MassFreedomtoRead @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
From the Editor — August 2026
From the August 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
www.hbook.com
August 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
August #NotesfromtheHornBook: Elissa Gershowitz's editorial "In case you missed it: Last week, 'An Act Regarding Free Expression' was signed into law by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey." www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #MassFreedomtoRead @massaabb.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
August #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 #YA novels about family secrets www.hbook.com/story/family...
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Family secrets
From the August 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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August 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
August #NotesfromtheHornBook: 4 summer-set novels for intermediate/MS readers www.hbook.com/story/squeez...
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Squeeze in some more summer
From the August 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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August 20, 2026 at 1:56 PM
August #NotesfromtheHornBook: 4 summer-set novels for intermediate/MS readers www.hbook.com/story/squeez...
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August #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for @nikismithcomics.bsky.social about MIDSUMMER SISTERS (Graphix/Scholastic): "I think tween readers deserve books that acknowledge that the world isn’t always fair" www.hbook.com/story/five-q...
Five questions for Niki Smith
From the August 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
www.hbook.com
August 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
August #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for @nikismithcomics.bsky.social about MIDSUMMER SISTERS (Graphix/Scholastic): "I think tween readers deserve books that acknowledge that the world isn’t always fair" www.hbook.com/story/five-q...
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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January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Season For Fishin' mentioned. #NotesfromtheHornBook: 6 #picturebooks about food traditions passed from one generation to another www.hbook.com/story/tasty-... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social @candlewickpress.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social
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July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook: 5 #YA novels about high school www.hbook.com/story/newsle...
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Hello, high school
From the July 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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August 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook: 8 novels about middle-school experiences www.hbook.com/story/mixed-...
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Mixed-up, messy, marvelous middle school
From the July 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
www.hbook.com
August 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook: 8 novels about middle-school experiences www.hbook.com/story/mixed-...
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July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook: 7 books for independent readers featuring school www.hbook.com/story/elemen...
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Elementary, my dears
From the July 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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August 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook: 7 books for independent readers featuring school www.hbook.com/story/elemen...
@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
@chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook: 7 #picturebooks introducing school experiences www.hbook.com/story/lots-t...
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Lots to learn
From the July 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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August 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: S/O #HBMag #HBStars; July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for Sophie Blackall + Phoebe Wahl; #5Qs for #ALA Pres @mariamccauley.bsky.social ; Andrea Beatriz Arango #TalkswithRoger; #TheGreatReadingRoadTrip book bundles; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
July 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
#HBOutoftheBox #HBWeekinReview: S/O #HBMag #HBStars; July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for Sophie Blackall + Phoebe Wahl; #5Qs for #ALA Pres @mariamccauley.bsky.social ; Andrea Beatriz Arango #TalkswithRoger; #TheGreatReadingRoadTrip book bundles; + more! www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...
July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for Sophie Blackall and @phoebewahl.bsky.social about STORY RUG ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ): "PW: The best projects start by getting curious and critical." www.hbook.com/story/five-q...
Five questions for Sophie Blackall and Phoebe Wahl
From the July 2026 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
www.hbook.com
July 29, 2026 at 8:37 PM
July #BacktoSchool #NotesfromtheHornBook with #5Qs for Sophie Blackall and @phoebewahl.bsky.social about STORY RUG ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social ): "PW: The best projects start by getting curious and critical." www.hbook.com/story/five-q...