A Profile of Andrea Davis Pinkney

From left: Dobbin Pinkney, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, and Phil Davis Jr.

“My Word-y Wife” by Brian Pinkney When I met Andrea in 1986, I immediately knew she would be my wife. Andrea is a phenomenal combination of self-disciplinarian and joy-seeker. When it comes to writing, her focus is razor-sharp. When it comes to having fun, she finds pleasure in paddling her kayak, or sitting in the [...]

ALA 2013 photos

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More photos from our sister, SLJ, contributing editor Rocco Staino, featuring Ours Truly in trademark bow tie.

ALA 2013 preconference report

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On Friday, June 27, I attended the ALSC preconference, “A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Medal,” which took place at the Art Institute of Chicago and was organized by co-chairs K. T. Horning and Diane Bailey Foote and their planning committee. It was an amazing day, a day that started promptly at 8:15 [...]

July children’s literature events

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Here’s a selection of children’s literature–related events coming soon in the greater Boston area. Are you hosting or attending other events this month? Let us know in the comments! Tomorrow, July 2nd, at 7:00 p.m., Ammi-Joan Paquette (Nowhere Girl) will sign her new YA sci-fi thriller Paradox at Porter Square Books. Holly Thompson (Orchards, The [...]

NYPL children’s book exhibit

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The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter, an exciting new exhibit housed at the New York Public Library and curated by Friend-of-The-Horn-Book Leonard S. Marcus, opens today. Go see it and tell us what you think (so we can be jealous)! And look to the September/October 2013 Horn Book Magazine for Leonard’s article about [...]

2013 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals announced

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The 2013 winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals — the UK’s Newbery and Caldecott equivalents — were announced yesterday. The awards are presented annually by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). Sally Gardner was awarded the Carnegie Medal, recognizing “the writer of an outstanding book for children,” for her novel [...]

Ed Emberley

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by Barbara Emberley Ed’s first instruction concerning this biography was to make it just that — a biography, not an appreciation. So I will do as he requested and “stick to the facts.” To begin, Ed’s full name is Edward Randolph Emberley. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts, on October 19, 1931. He was a [...]

My favorite BGHB winner roundup

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Horn Book staff members and reviewers tell us why they love their favorite Boston Globe–Horn Book winners and honor books. Choosing one favorite proved to be a bigger challenge than we expected: see Horn Book Magazine executive editor Martha V. Parravano’s passionate response and The Horn Book Guide executive editor Kitty Flynn’s six top picks. Check [...]

Caldecott Award Acceptance by Ed Emberley

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by Ed Emberley Given at the American Library Association in Kansas City, Missouri, June 25, 1968. The Caldecott Medal for “the most distinguished American picture book for children” was awarded to Edward Emberley for Drummer Hoff (Prentice-Hall). It was a cold, snowy evening back in January when I received a person-to-person call from Florida. We [...]

More on the 2013 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners

2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winners

Since the announcement on June 1, we’ve been celebrating our 2013 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners and Honor books with special web extras. Here’s a cheat sheet! Picture Book resources on winner Building Our House: Five Questions for Jonathan Bean, Q&A with Betty Carter, his 2008 BGHB acceptance speech, and his January/February 2009 Horn Book [...]
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