Note: All of the quotations below are from the official 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards announcement on the Horn Book Web site.
The 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award: Picture Book
Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Salley Mavor (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, An Imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. ISBN: 9780618737406) Compare prices.
- "Using an intricate tapestry of wool, felt, embroidery, beads, and various types of needlework to illustrate classic nursery rhymes, Salley Mavor’s Pocketful of Posies — a Horn Book Magazine Fanfare title in 2010 — is a feast for the eye."
The 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award: Fiction
Blink & Caution, a young adult book by Tim Wynne-Jones (Candlewick Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780763639839) Compare prices. Watch the Blink & Caution book trailer and listen to an excerpt from the audiobook.
- "Canadian author Tim Wynne-Jones, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction in 1995 for his short story collection, Some of the Kinder Planets, and a fiction honoree in 2007 for Rex Zero and the End of the World, has done it again with Blink & Caution. This gritty, suspenseful novel tells the story of two teens on the run from trouble at home who help each other survive the danger of the streets and overcome their haunting pasts."
The 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award: Nonfiction
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery, a young adult book by Steve Sheinkin (Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press, 2010. ISBN: 9781596434868) Compare prices.
- "Steve Sheinkin, history textbook writer, creator of graphic novels, and author of the irreverent King George: What Was His Problem? is a first-time winner for his insightful look at one of American history’s most perplexing figures in The Notorious Benedict Arnold."
The 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Books
Picture Book- Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Rick Allen (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, An Imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. ISBN: 9780547152288) Compare prices. Read my review of Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night. Dark Emperor was also honored as one of the 2011 John Newbery Honor Books. The book combines poetry, art and science to good effect.
- Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Putnam, 2010. ISBN: 9780399239878) Compare prices. This engaging picture book is about a little girl who is not at all sure she wants the baby her mother is expecting. Recommended for ages 4-8.
- Chime, a young adult book by Franny Billingsley (Dial, 2011. ISBN: 9780803735521) Compare prices. Read a brief excerpt from Chime.
- Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke (Kane Miller, 2010. ISBN: 9781406306552) Compare prices. These related stories about the child Anna Hibiscus' life in Africa are recommended for ages 4-8. Anna Hibiscus was originally published in England. Four Anna Hibiscus books have now been published in the United States by Kane Miller.
- Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross, illustrated by Stephen Biesty (Candlewick Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780763649487) Compare prices. See cover art for Into the Unknown.
- Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Vicky White (Candlewick Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780763649098) Compare prices. To get an idea of how striking the artwork is, take a look at the cover art of Can We Save the Tiger?
