Who We Are

The Children’s and Young Adult Book Review Board of Missouri (BRB) provides public librarians, school library media specialists, and preschool through grade 12 teachers in southwest Missouri hands-on access to high-quality children’s and young adult books. We believe that the children of southwest Missouri deserve to have access to the best literature possible. We know that when librarians and educators can get a “hands-on” look at specific titles and can attend book review sessions, they will spend their budgets on those items that will best serve their needs. Thus our goal is to promote quality children’s literature through workshops, book talks, and newsletter articles presented by enthusiastic, qualified book reviewers.

Schedule A Presentation

Contact the BRB to schedule a book talk for educators, librarians, parents, or students in southwest Missouri. A reviewer will arrive with stacks of newly published books, talk about many of them, and allow participants time to browse through the titles after the presentation.

Contact Information

BRB Office:
Missouri State University
Meyer Library, Room 210

Cherri Jones, Director
417-836-4546
cherrijones@missouristate.edu

Marklyn Cotter, Coordinator
417-836-5432
marklyncotter@missouristate.edu

Our Reviewers

We have gathered together a committed, qualified group of reviewers to help promote good books throughout southwest Missouri. Librarians, teachers, and students of children’s literature all give their time to the BRB. Some of these reviewers present book talks to groups in their region or write reviews for their local media, schools, or library systems to promote the new books received by the BRB.

Online Review Site

To search for reviews on the online review site, click on any of the links on the navigation index on the left column of this page: Use the Advanced Search to browse by curricular area.