Reinberger Review: Children of Blood and Bone
Audience: Ages 14 and up Review by Julie Loop (she/they) Graduate Student at Kent State University A beautiful fantasy novel with elements of West African culture, Children of Blood Read more
Audience: Ages 14 and up Review by Julie Loop (she/they) Graduate Student at Kent State University A beautiful fantasy novel with elements of West African culture, Children of Blood Read more
Audience: Ages 6-10 years Review by Julie Loop (she/they) Graduate Student at Kent State University That Flag is a gentle introduction to encounters with the confederate flag. Keira and Read more
Audience: Ages 4-8 Review by Julie Loop (She/They) Graduate Student at Kent State University Nell Plants a Tree is a captivating narrative that describes the original planting of a Read more
Audience: Ages 4-8 Review by Julie Loop (She/They) Graduate Student at Kent State University The young mermaid Oona goes on an adventure to bring a lost beluga whale back Read more
Ages 4-8 Review by Nica-Emmanuel Delgado (They/Them) Undergraduate Student at Kent State University “Space: the final frontier.” The iconic opening line of the original Star Trek series, a revolutionary Read more
We at the Reinberger Children’s Library Center thank you for celebrating Black History Month with us over the past few weeks. For our final recommendations, here are a few poetry Read more
For our last spotlighted interview, here is the Reading Rockets conversation with renowned artist, writer, storyteller, and humanitarian Ashley Bryan https://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/bryan. Many of his works are focused on the African Read more
Check out this Reading Rockets interview with author and illustrator Kadir Nelson https://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/nelson. Beyond being found in children’s books, Nelson’s work can also be viewed in the collections of various Read more
Today the Reinberger Children’s Library celebrates books focused on Black men in history. These stories showcase just a few of the many who stood against injustice and worked toward a Read more
To continue celebrating Black History Month, here is an interview with acclaimed author Nikki Grimes https://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/grimes. Among her many distinctions include a Coretta Scott King Author Award and several Coretta Read more