Rachel Rosenberg has been writing since she was a child—at 13, she was published alongside celebs and fellow teens in Chicken Soup For the Teenage Soul 2. Rachel has a degree in Creative Writing from Montreal’s Concordia University; she’s been published in a few different anthologies and publications, including Best Lesbian Love Stories 2008, Little Fiction, Big Truth’s Re/Coded anthology and Broken Pencil magazine. She also appeared on the Montreal episode of the Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids podcast. Her day job is as a Children’s Librarian, where she digs singing and dancing with small humans.
There are more picture books being published now that feature children of color, but are authors and illustrators of color writing them?
On the life and legacy of Carol Stanton Jones, the first Black woman to serve as director of a central public library system in the US.
From picture books to chapter books and nonfiction, these books for kids with dyslexia are great to get started with, like Grandpa Bert and the Ghost Snatchers by Malorie Blackman and Melanie Demmer.
By exposing toddlers to various tempos, their sense of rhythm begins to develop. Do it now with these interactive musical books for toddlers.
Share the wonderful world of fairy tale board books with the youngest readers in your life.
A reader examines the appeal and impact of cult books, reads that create a cultural moment and inspire continuous devotion for years.
If you are looking to cheer up a tired librarian in your life, here is a list of titles that will make them feel appreciated and valued.
Whether you're organizing your reading life or looking for a great holiday gift for bookworms, these bookish 2022 planners are the answer.
The realities -- the good, the challenging, and the great -- of going fine-free in libraries from a public librarian.
These coming out stories -- including Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson -- range in ages, gender, religion, culture, race, and class, showing how coming out is an individual experience.