Reinberger Children’s Book Reviews
Student-created. Professionally focused. Real-world experience in youth librarianship, writing, publishing, and content creation.
Title: Luigi: The Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten Author: Michelle Knudsen Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Year: 2024 Age Range/Category: Picture Book (0-8) Reviewed by Jessica Read more
Title: My Block Looks Like Author: Janelle Harper Illustrator: Frank Morrison Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Tabs: #diversevoices, picturebook, children’s book, kidslit, we need diverse books, women writers Publication Read more
Title: Ahoy! Author and Illustrator: Sophie Blackall Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books Publication Year: 2024 Tags: picturebook, childrens book, Sophie Blackall, kidslit, Anne Schwartz Books, women writers Age Range/Category: Picture Book Read more
Title: Strange the Dreamer Author and Illustrator: Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Year: 2017 Tags: fantasy, YA lit, young adult fiction, women writers Age Range/Category: Young Adult Read more
Title: Home in a Lunchbox Author and Illustrator: Cherry Mo Publisher: Penguin Workshop Publication Year: 2024 Tags: #Diverseauthors, children’s authors, author-illustrator, picturebook, we Read more
Title: My Daddy is a Cowboy Author: Stephanie Seales Illustrator: C. G. Esperanza Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers Publication Year: 2024 Tag: picturebooks, Read more
The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 award is THE COLOR OF A LIE BY KIM JOHNSON, published Read more
Title: The House Before Falling Into the Sea Author: Ann Suk Wang @annsukwang Illustrator: Hanna Cha @hannayoonicha Publisher: Imprint of @penguinrandomhouse, Dial Books for Young Readers Publication Year: 2024 Age Read more
Title: The Last Zookeeper Author and Illustrator: Aaron Becker Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Year: 2024 Age Range/Category: Picture Book (0-8) Review by Jessica Wise MLIS Graduate Student, Kent State University Read more
Title: Two Together Author and Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication Year: 2024 Age Range/Category: Picture Book (0-8) Reviewed by Jessica Wise MLIS Graduate Student, Kent State University iSchool Read more
