We would like to thank Will Hillenbrand for serving as our first illustrator-in-residence to the Reinberger Children’s Library Center. Will’s infinite dedication to continue the work of Dr. Ken and Read more
Dr. Laura D’Aveta is the recipient of the 2019 Albers Guest Scholar in Children’s Literature Fellowship. As an Albers Fellow, Dr. D’Aveta intends to develop a digital resource for researchers Read more
Dr. Patricia Kennon, a lecturer in English Literature at Maynooth University in Ireland, received the 2019 Kenneth and Sylvia Marantz Fellowship for Picturebook Research. She will be studying the potential Read more
Reinberger Review When a young boy sees a group of women dressed as mermaids while on the train with his abuela (grandmother), his imagination takes hold. He loves the mermaids Read more
2016 Marantz Research Fellow wins Fullbright Scholar Award. During her time at the Reinberger Children’s Library Center, Dr. Nicola Daly of University of Waikato, examined Dual Language Books in picturebooks Read more
We held our fifth Annual Mock Caldecott Night on January 16, 2019. The participants in the event came together to learn more about what goes into making the decisions Read more
During the first hands-on cataloging event of the semester a group of six students and iSchool alumni learned how to catalog books under the guidance of Lori Slingerland and Josh Read more
The iSchool at Kent State University and the Reinberger Children’s Library Center (RCLC) hosted its second bi-annual Marantz Picturebook Research Symposium, Comics and the Graphic Narrative: The Future of the Read more
Reinberger Review Not just for sports fans! Phil Bildner’s storytelling genius pulls the reader in with a riveting rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Bildner doesn’t overload the reader with Read more
Reinberger Review This story captures the bond of friendship and the circle of life with simple text. Cooper’s use of black lines against lots of white space brings the complex Read more
