Elissa Gershowitz

Massachusetts

Editor-in-Chief at The Horn Book Magazine

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Ekua Holmes and Autumn Allen at MassArt: "Connected Legacies"

2 days ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz |Emily Schneider

On April 17, the Horn Book was invited to staff a table at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design's (MassArt) Hellerstein Literary Reading and Lecture Series. The theme was "Connected Legacies: The Making of Children’s Books" and featured talks by two wonderful Friends of the Horn Book: Ekua Holmes and Autumn Allen.
Laurie Halse Anderson "Salon" with Porter Square Books

2 weeks ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz

Find more great Horn Book content at these links: Interviews with authors and illustrators Recommended books: reviews and themed booklists App and e-book reviews Movie reviews Event news and recaps Events calendar I attended a "salon event" for Laurie Halse Anderson, hosted by Porter Square Books. Anderson was there to discuss her new middle-grade novel, Rebellion 1776... On April 1 (no fooling!) I attended a "salon event" for Laurie Halse Anderson, hosted by Porter Square Books.
Jerry Craft at Cambridge Public Library

4 weeks ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz

Find more great Horn Book content at these links: Interviews with authors and illustrators Recommended books: reviews and themed booklists App and e-book reviews Movie reviews Event news and recaps Events calendar The Margret and H. A. Rey Curious George Lecture is always a good time, and this year the Cambridge (MA) Public Library hosted Jerry Craft. The Margret and H. A.
From the Editor - March 2025

1 month ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz

I recently had the great fortune to attend a voice recital by my dear college friend Limmie Pulliam. Titled “Resilience and Revelation: A Musical Exploration of the Human Condition,” the program comprised “spirituals, songs, and arias,” and included a sublime and timely encore. I recently had the great fortune to attend a voice recital by my dear college friend Limmie Pulliam.
Editorial: The Horn Book and... (March/April 2025)

1 month ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz

We’ve retired the HB100 horn logo (HB200, here we come!), and I am a fan of designer Denise Maldonado’s digital illustration, above, with its similarly eye-catching graphic appeal. I read the image as: “The Horn Book and…” It is a theme that serendipitously runs throughout this issue of the magazine. The piece was created for “The Horn Book & the Ampersand” on page 18.
Carle Honors and Uri Shulevitz (1935-2025)

1 month ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz

Find more great Horn Book content at these links: Interviews with authors and illustrators Recommended books: reviews and themed booklists App and e-book reviews Movie reviews Event news and recaps Events calendar Last fall we were co-honorees for the Carle Honors with Uri Shulevitz, who sadly passed away earlier this week.
From the Editor - February 2025

2 months ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz

Who’s got the flu? Here in Massachusetts we’re getting walloped ("Flu virus just won’t quit this year,” says the Boston Globe), making it a particularly good time to read Amy Cherrix’s well-researched and highly compelling Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike and Five Questions interview. Who’s got the flu?
Review of Beti and the Little Round House

2 months ago | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz |Julie Hakim Azzam |Julie Roach |Sarah Ellis

Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke; illus. by Emily HughesPrimary Candlewick 128 pp. 10/24 9781536225181 $18.99Fans of Atinuke’s beloved chapter-book series know that Anna Hibiscus “lives in Africa.
From the Editor - January 2025

Jan 15, 2025 | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz

Calling Caldecott fans: tomorrow’s the day! Our annual Mock Caldecott ballot opens at noon on Thursday, January 16. Just like the real committee members, you pick your top three picture-book choices, ranked and weighted; unlike on the real committee, there’s just one round. (Also unlike the real committee, our outcome is not…real). Calling Caldecott fans: tomorrow’s the day! Our annual Mock Caldecott ballot opens at noon on Thursday, January 16.
Review of Pick the Lock

Jan 14, 2025 | hbook.com | Elissa Gershowitz |Sarah Ellis |Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres |Jerry Dear

Pick the Lock by A.S. KingHigh School Dutton 400 pp. 9/24 9780593353974 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593353998 $10.99Jane, sixteen, lives with her father, Vernon; her younger brother, Henry; house staff; and a rat in a Victorian-style mansion that has been in her mother’s family for generations.