This is a chronological list of editors of ''

Horn Book Magazine ''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony Miller and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietres ...

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Bertha Mahony Miller

Bertha Mahony Miller was the founding editor of ''Horn Book''. She served in that post from 1924 to 1951.

Jennie Lindquist

Jennie D. Lindquist served as editor from 1951 to 1958. Before that, she held the title of managing editor under Bertha Mahony Miller.

Ruth Hill Viguers

Ruth Hill Viguers was the editor from 1958 to 1967. She was known to write stories concerning social realism.

Paul Heins

Paul Heins served as editor from 1967 to 1974 and was also a noted book critic. Before his tenure as editor, Heins was a teacher at the Boston English High School. During his editorship, he created the controversial Eleanor Cameron vs. Roald Dahl segment. He was also the author of two books: one being a retelling of

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illustrated by

Trina Schart Hyman Trina Schart Hyman (April 8, 1939 – November 19, 2004) was an American illustrator of children's books. She illustrated over 150 books, including fairy tales and Arthurian legends. She won the 1985 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustrat ...

and the other ''Crosscurrents of Criticism: Horn Book Essays, 1968-1977''.

Ethel Heins

Ethel L. Heins served as editor from 1974 to 1985. She added the sections "A Second Look" and "Out of Print — But Look in Your Library". Ms. Heins also wrote the book ''The Cat and the Cook and Other Fables of Krylov''. She became editor as of the Magazine's 50th Anniversary edition.

Anita Silvey

Anita Silvey was editor of the magazine from 1985 to 1995, when she left to become the vice-president of

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Roger Sutton

Roger Sutton became editor in 1996 and is the current editor as of 2019.

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