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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

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Rienberger Review: That Flag

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

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Reinberger Review: Nell Plants a Tree

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

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Reinberger Review: Oona in the Arctic

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

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Reinberger Review: To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights

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

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Thank You for Celebrating Black History Month With Us

February 28, 2022February 24, 2022 Michelle Baldini

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

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Reading Rockets Interview with Ashley Bryan

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 Michelle Baldini

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

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Reading Rockets Interview with Kadir Nelson

February 18, 2022February 24, 2022 Michelle Baldini

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

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Celebrate Black History Month With These Books

February 14, 2022February 24, 2022 Michelle Baldini

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

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Reading Rockets Interview With Nikki Grimes

February 11, 2022February 24, 2022 Michelle Baldini

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

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