Reinberger Children’s Book Reviews
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Title: Baba Yaga’s Assistant Author: Marika McCoola Illustrator: Emily Carroll Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Year: 2015 Age Range/Category: 10+ (Graphic Novel) Reviewed by Casey Sloop Kent State University, Undergraduate English Read more
Isla to Island Written and illustrated by Alexis Castellanos Reading Age: 10 years and up Review by Sarah Bihn (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool This mostly wordless graphic Read more
Do you need presents for your loved ones this holiday season? There’s nothing better than the gift of reading! Come to the Reinberger Children’s Library Center for our annual book sale to Read more
Audience: 8-12 years Review by Sarah Bihn (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Maizy Chen had only met her grandparents once in person, a brief visit that was over Read more
Audience: 10-12 years Review by Sarah Bihn (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool When Hanna and her widowed father settle in the small town of LaForge in the Dakota Read more
To observe the beginning of Ohio Deaf History Month today, here are six picture books and middle-grade books that are centered on deaf or hard-of-hearing characters. Picture Books: Dad and Read more
Audience: Grades 3-7 Review by Julia Stone (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Efrén Divided received the Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award in 2021. Ernesto Cisneros writes with Read more
Audience: Grades 4-7 Review by Julia Stone (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Under the Royal Palms is an award-winning collection of autobiographical stories by Alma Flor Ada. Read more
Celebrate Earth Day with these seven books that inspire a love for the environment and warn readers against the dangers of pollution. All That Trash: The Story of the Read more
Currently Reading: To celebrate Beverly Cleary’s birthday later this week, we are reading the classic Beezus and Ramona. Being a big sister can be hard, especially when one’s little sister is Read more
