 | |
 | |
| Editor | Roger Sutton |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Founder | Bertha Mahony Miller and Elinor Whitney Field |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Company | Media Source Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Boston |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0018-5078 |
The Horn Book Magazine, founded inBoston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewingchildren's literature.[1] It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared byBertha Mahony andElinor Whitney Field, proprietors of the country's first bookstore for children, The Bookshop for Boys and Girls. Opened in 1916 in Boston as a project of theWomen's Educational and Industrial Union, the bookshop closed in 1936, butThe Horn Book Magazine continues in its mission to "blow the horn for fine books for boys and girls" as Mahony wrote in her first editorial.[2]
In each bimonthly issue,The Horn Book Magazine includes articles about issues and trends inchildren's literature, essays by artists and authors, and reviews of new books and paperback reprints for children. Articles are written by the staff and guest reviewers, including librarians, teachers, historians and booksellers.[1] The January issue includes the speeches of the winners of theBoston Globe–Horn Book Award, and each July issue includes the same from the winners of the year'sNewbery Medal andCaldecott Medal. The Fanfare list, published in December, is the editors' selection of the best children's and young adult books of the year.[3] No lists were published from 1941 to 1945, or 1955 to 1958.
The Horn Book Magazine also publishesThe Horn Book Guide twice a year. Books are given a brief review and a rating from one to six.The Horn Book Guide reviews almost every children's book published in the U.S.[1]
The Horn Book was purchased in 2009 byMedia Source Inc. (MSI), owner of theJunior Library Guild,Library Journal andSchool Library Journal in 2010.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
