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Title of Read It Real Good: "Read It Real Good – Children's book reviews and my musings on diversity"

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Another strong year of the We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading List9 hrs

2026 Summer Reading List

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Illustrator Highlight: Kate Gardiner2 months

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NYPL Best Books of 20256 months

I’m finally getting back into the spirit of checking end-of-year-booklists. NYPL’s is always a solid and thoughtfully curated list. I spent some time at Madison’s Central Public Library on Wednesday to get some work do...

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Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins – The First Lady of Children’s Music6 months

Image Credit: Chronicle Books, Eleanor Davis

I had the pleasure of starting a dive into the life and legacy of Ella Jenkins when I took a class on Material Culture of Childhood last Fall. I knew I wanted to write my final paper on Black women, care, and material objects for children. Around that time I’d just ordered one of Ella Jenkins’ red kazoos from her merch site...

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