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Coretta Scott King Author Award Acceptance
This morning, I would like to talk to you about black men. Let’s face it: as an African American woman, it is perhaps unlikely that I have authored a book and am speaking on behalf of black men. But...
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A Profile of Bryan Collier
Bryan’s “self-portrait.” It was June 14th, 2011, pretty much a workday like any other at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. An art director’s job consists of juggling e-mails, meetings, art...
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CSK Illustrator Award Acceptance
Thank you to everyone who has come to be a part of this wonderful celebration of African American stories and imagery created by today’s best writers and illustrators. I give special thanks to God and...
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A Profile of Jon Klassen
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Photo: Lolly Robinson. This happened a few years ago. Jon Klassen, then a newly minted author-illustrator standing before a gymnasium’s worth of school- children, selected...
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A Profile of Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant Katherine Applegate was born a very long time ago in Michigan. She grew up in the suburbs, suffered no major traumas, was not shaped by great historical events,...
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A Profile of Katherine Paterson
Katherine the storyteller. If Scheherazade and Katherine Paterson went tale-to-tale in a storytelling contest, Katherine would be the one to keep her head. The Arabian maiden may have managed to stave...
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Caldecott 2013
As a book reviewer, one of the authors of the Horn Book’s Calling Caldecott blog, and a second-grade teacher, picture books are a huge part of my life. There are times when I feel overwhelmed by them....
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Newbery 2013
On the one hand, it was a very good year for children’s books. The number of books that fit the Newbery’s definition of “distinguished contribution to American literature for children” was, to my...
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2013 ALA Round-Up
Caldecott cookie. Suffering from ALA withdrawal? (Or maybe envy?) The Horn Book is here to help — we’ve got plenty of coverage of this year’s events. For even more, check out the July/August 2013 issue...
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Impressions from the 2013 Newbery–Caldecott banquet
Three Newbery Medalists in the ladies room at the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder banquet: Patricia MacLachlan, Cynthia Voigt, Katherine Paterson. Photo: Martha Parravano. I’ve been lucky enough to attend...
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