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Editor, author, artist, and designer Lee Kingman Natti's association with The Horn Book, Inc., spanned eighty years--surely a record. Bertha Mahony, founder of The Horn Book Magazine and owner of [...]

Perennial experimenter Molly Bang has been writing and illustrating for forty years, employing a variety of illustration styles and media. Three of her picture books have won Caldecott Honors (Ten, [...]

* Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe; illus. by the author Primary Little, Brown 40 pp. 10/16 978-0-316-21388-2 $17.99 Picture books about artists are [...]

When the Beatrix Potter Society invited me to speak in England last year, I spent my downtime exploring a handful of favorite children's book-related places in London. In particular, I [...]

Over the Rooftops, Under the Moon by JonArno Lawson; illus. by Nahid Kazemi Primary, Intermediate Enchanted Lion 56 pp. 2/19 978-1-59270-262-6 $17.95 Lawson's poetic text explores the nature of the [...]

The Stuff of Starsby Marion Dane Bauer; illus. by Ekua HolmesPrimary Candlewick 40 pp.9/18 978-0-7636-7883-8 $17.99From darkness, we experience the Big Bang, the birth of the universe, and the emergence [...]

The Arrival illustrated by Shaun Tan, published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. A bleak city. A kitchen table with a last cup of tea. A [...]

At Night written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean, published by Farrar Straus Giroux At night in a city apartment, a girl lies awake listening to her family sleep. Feeling a [...]

Trying to figure out what makes a good alphabet book is like determining what makes a good meal for a child. It's a matter of taste as well as developmental [...]

Beatrix Potter's resistance to critics and fans writing about her books is well documented. In 1939 Margaret Lane, who would later become Potter's first biographer, received a classic brush-off: So […]

Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan; illus. by the author Middle School, High School Dlouhy/Atheneum 107 pp. 10/19 978-1-5344-0490-8 $21.99 e-book [...]

A week before Thanksgiving, in the near-winter mud and snow of western Massachusetts, a spotlight was thrown onto children's picture book art. Beleaguered picture book creators sat a little straighter [...]

Snow Scene by Richard Jackson; illus. by Laura Vaccaro Seeger Preschool Porter/Roaring Brook 40 pp. 11/17 978-1-62672-680-2 $17.99 At first glance, this is the simplest of books for very young [...]

Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace by Ashley Bryan; illus. by the author Middle School, High School Dlouhy/Atheneum 107 pp. 10/19 978-1-5344-0490-8 $21.99 e-booked. [...]

* River by Elisha Cooper; illus. by the author Primary Orchard/Scholastic 48 pp. g 10/19 978-1-338-31226-3 $18.99 A woman says goodbye to her family and begins a three-hundred-mile canoe journey [...]

Birds of a Feather: Bowerbirds and Me by Susan L. Roth; illus. by the author Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 5/19 978-0-8234-4282-9 $18.99 Roth (Parrots over Puerto Rico, rev. 1/14) explores [...]

John Ronald's Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien by Caroline McAlister; illus. by Eliza Wheeler Primary, Intermediate Roaring Brook 48 pp. 3/17 978-1-62672-092-3 $18.99 This picture-book biography of […]

illus. by the author 40 pp. Jackson/Atheneum 7/02 ISBN 0-689-84598-7 17.00 (Primary) 'Good evening. And thank you for coming to our book. We have something very special for you tonight. [...]

* A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes; illus. by the author Preschool Greenwillow 40 pp. g 9/18 978-0-06-266827-1 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-06-266828-8 $19.89 'Look! Elephants! / One, two, three, [...]

Return by Aaron Becker; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 8/16 978-0-7636-7730-5 $15.99 This third, wordless installment (Journey, rev. 9/13; Quest, rev. 9/14) brings the story full circle, [...]

Phyllis Root 25 pp. Candlewick 5/96 ISBN 1-56402-347-8 16.99 Illustrated by David Parkins. 'Aunt Nancy should of knowed Old Man Trouble was in the neighborhood. Hadn't the spring out back [...]

A counting book from one to one hundred is illustrated entirely with classically beautiful potato prints. Each number from one to ten is given its own page, and the larger [...]

Search and Spot: Animals! by Laura Ljungkvist; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Houghton 32 pp. 10/15 978-0-544-54005-7 $16.99 Swedish designer Ljungkvist {Follow the Line Through the House, rev. 7/07) [...]

Alphabet School by Stephen T. Johnson; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Wiseman/Simon 32 pp. 9/15 978-1-4169-2521-7 $17.99 Harking back to his first book (the Caldecott Honor-winning Alphabet City, rev. [...]

Pepper & Poe by Frann Preston-Gannon; illus. by the author Preschool Orchard/Scholastic 32 pp. 8/15 978-0-545-68357-9 $16.99 (g) Pepper enjoys life as an only cat. We see Pepper dozing on […]

Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand; adapted by the author; read by Edward Herrmann Middle School, High School Listening Library Rev. 11/14 7 [...]

Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker; illus. by Jonathan D. Voss Primary Holt 32 pp. 1/15 978-0-8050-9715-3 $17.99 A real bear plays [...]

Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Aregui; illus. by the authors Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 176 pp. 10/14 978-0-7636-7621-6 $19.99 In this wordless book, before-and-after sequences appear on left and [...]

Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton by Sherri Duskey Rinker; illus. by John Rocco Primary Houghton 48 pp. 9/17 978-0-544-71557-8 $17.99 Beloved author-illustrator Virginia Lee Burton receives a [...]

Red & Lulu by Matt Tavares; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 9/17 978-0-7636-7733-6 $17.99 Two cardinals, Red and Lulu, love their evergreen-tree home in the country. When [...]

Masterpiece Mix by Roxie Munro; illus. by the author Primary Holiday 32 pp. g 8/17 978-0-8234-3699-6 $16.95 e-book ed. 978-0-8234-3912-6 $16.95 Munro is known as both a picture-book illustrator and [...]

A Celebration of Beatrix Potter: Art and Letters by More than 30 of Today's Favorite Children's Book Illustrators Warne/Penguin 112 pp. 11/16 978-0-241-24943-7 $25.00 g Thirty-two illustrators from Britain and [...]

Mix It Up! by HerveTullet; illus. by the author; trans. from the French by Christopher Franceschelli Preschool Handprint/Chronide 72 pp. 9/14 978-1-4521-3735-3 $15.99 'It's that time again. / Are you [...]

This Is Dali by Catherine Ingram; illus. by Andrew Rae Middle School, High School Laurence King/Chronicle 80 pp. 5/14 978-1-78067-109-3 $15.95 This Is Pollock by Catherine Ingram; illus. by Peter […]

Circle, Square, Moose by Kelly Bingham; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Preschool, Primary Greenwillow 48 pp. 10/14 978-0-06-229003-8 $17.99 (g) Irrepressible Moose (Z Is for Moose, rev. 3/12) is up […]

Quest by Aaron Becker; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 8/14 978-0-7636-6595-1 $15.99 Journey (rev. 9/13) introduced a girl with a magic red crayon who could draw her [...]

Ashley Bryan's Puppets: Making Something from Everything by Ashley Bryan; photos by Ken Hannon; photos edited by Rich Entel Primary Atheneum 80 pp. 7/14 978-1-4424-8728-4 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4424-8729-1 $10.99 [...]

* The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert; illus. by the author Primary Beach Lane/Simon 72 pp. 3/14 978-1-4424-3571-1 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4424-3572-8 $10.99 In a […]

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock; illus. by Mary GrandPre Primary Knopf 40 pp. 2/14 978-0-307-97848-6 $17.99 Library ed. 978-0-307-97849-3 $20.99 [...]

Marjorie Priceman It's Me, Marva!; illus. by the author 36 pp. Knopf 6/01 ISBN 0-679-88993-0 15.95 Library edition ISBN 0-679-98993-5 17.99 (Primary) Marva, a scatterbrained inventor, has a mishap with [...]

Zoran Milich The City ABC Book; illus. with photos by the author 32 pp. Kids Can 3/01 ISBN 1-55074-942-0 15.95 (Preschool) Everyone knows that when three- and four-year-olds play hide-and-seek, [...]

Taro Gomi I Lost My Dad; illus. by the author 32 pp. Kane/Miller 3/01 ISBN 1-929132-04-2 12.95 g (Primary) A boy, his father, and a crowded department store provide the [...]

Joanne Ryder Little Panda: The World Welcomes Hua Mei at the San Diego Zoo 32 pp. Simon 3/01 ISBN 0-689-84310-0 16.95 (Preschool, Primary) It's a good thing giant pandas are [...]

We've been seeing computer art in picture books for about ten years now--an eon in new technology terms--but until recently it was easily recognizable and something of an oddity. Often [...]

Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan Frank O. Gehry: Outside In 48 pp. DK Ink 9/00 ISBN 0-7894-2677-3 19.95 (Middle School) The team that created Chuck Close, Up Close (rev. 5/98) [...]

Lola M. Schaefer This Is the Sunflower; illus. by Donald Crews 24 pp. Greenwillow 4/00 ISBN 0-688-16413-7 15.95 Library edition ISBN 0-688-16414-5 15.89 (Preschool) 'This is the sunflower / tall [...]

(*) Rachel Isadora 123 Pop!; illus. by the author 32 pp. Viking 5/00 ISBN 0-670-88859-1 15.99 (Preschool) In a companion to last year's ABC Pop! (rev. 5/99), Isadora again shows [...]

* David A. Carter and James Diaz The Elements of Pop-Up 18 pp. Simon 10/99 ISBN 0-689-82224-3 35.00 (Intermediate, Young Adult) Aptly titled, this book is more than a how-to [...]

Henry Horenstein A Is for... ?: A Photographer's Alphabet of Animals 36 pp. Gulliver/Harcourt 10/99 ISBN 0-15-201582-5 16.00 (Primary) Classically simple design and intriguing black-and-white photos contribute to this alphabet [...]

Ken Robbins Trucks: Giants of the Highway; illus. by the author 32 pp. Atheneum 9/99 ISBN 0-689-82664-8 16.00 (Preschool) Are trucks beautiful? The pictures in this book show trucks as [...]