Jack Gantos

Dec 5, 2024 | hbook.com | Paula Yoo |Kekla Magoon |Cynthia Smith |Jack Gantos

It all started when I was a baby. For my 돌 Dol, a traditional Korean first birthday ceremony, I sat in front of several objects. I grabbed a pen, which meant I would become a writer. That prediction came true. I started off as a newspaper and magazine reporter. Now I also work as a TV writer/producer, and I currently have a dozen books published for children and young adults.

Sep 25, 2024 | hbook.com | Kekla Magoon |Cynthia Smith |Jack Gantos |Tanya Lee Stone

Nearly ten years ago, the two of us spent an unforgettable week together in sunny Austin, Texas, signing books at an independent bookstore, visiting local author friends, and sampling an array of delicious tacos. What made it so special is somewhat intangible. Perhaps simply being two children’s writers together brought out the magic in us — we were energetic and free, filled with a creative spirit as though the world were at our fingertips.

Aug 22, 2024 | hbook.com | Michelle Campbell |Heather Barrett |Betsy Groban |Jack Gantos

In honor of our centennial, we asked interns from over the years to share their reminiscences. After graduating with an English degree, I moved to Boston to take a publishing course. During my publishing program, I was able to intern at the Horn Book in the editorial department. Way back then in 2009, I knew I wanted to work with books and share important stories with young people. Interning at the Horn Book introduced me to what an incredible community the world of children's books can be.

Aug 21, 2024 | hbook.com | Heather Barrett |Betsy Groban |Jack Gantos |Tanya Lee Stone

In honor of our centennial, we asked interns from over the years to share their reminiscences. I was an intern during the summer of 2007, the year before I graduated from Wellesley College. At the time, I was trying to decide what I was going to do with my English major, and I felt a lot of discouragement and uncertainty.

Aug 8, 2024 | hbook.com | Betsy Groban |Jack Gantos |Tanya Lee Stone |Steve Sheinkin

My connection with the Horn Book dates back to the regime of Ethel and Paul Heins. Perhaps because I was so young at the time, it seemed like the Red Sea parted whenever they arrived — always together, ­inseparable — at any children’s book gathering. Though they were small, tweedy, and rather ­unprepossessing, their ­encyclopedic knowledge of children’s books and their power (yes, power!) preceded them wherever they went. Now that I think of it, were they the first power couple in children’s books?