#CybilsAwards Backlist Book List: Dino-might

Does anyone else remember that one-word exclamation from a 1970s show called Good Times?

Here’s a little trivia for you: Jimmie Walker, the character who used that phrase, also used it in a series of Panasonic commercials for, wait for it … cassettes and 8-track tapes. [Source: Wikipedia]

So, as you’ve probably already guessed, our “din-o-might” is a bit different than Jimmie’s. We’re talking mighty dinosaurs. Facts, fantasy, geologic history, mythology, and even poetry!

With all the books readers have nominated for Cybils Awards over the years, young readers have lots of options, and that, my friends, is dyn-o-mite!

Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention by Christopher Lloyd, illustrated by Andy Forshaw 2018 Nominee Middle Grade Nonfiction
The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito [A Graphic Memoir] written and illustrated by Shing Yin Khor 2019 Nominee Young Adult Graphic Novel
Born to Be Giants: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World by Lita Judge 2010 Nominee Nonfiction Picture Book |  Elementary Nonfiction
Dining With Dinosaurs: A Tasty Guide to Mesozoic Munching by Hannah Bonner 2016 Nominee Middle Grade Nonfiction
Dinosaur Boy Dinosaur Boy, Book 1 Cory Putman Oakes 2015 Nominee Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
Dinosaur Dance! written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton 2016 Finalist Board Book
Dinosaur Dilemma The Misadventures of Salem Hyde, Book Four written and illustrated by Frank Cammuso 2015 Nominee Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novel
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns 2020 Finalist Elementary Nonfiction | Nonfiction Picture Book
Dinosaur Mountain: Digging into the Jurassic Age written and illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray 2010 Finalist Nonfiction Picture Book | Elementary Nonfiction
Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers Science Comics series by MK Reed, illustrated by Joe Flood 2016 Nominee Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novel
Double the Dinosaurs: A Math Reader Step into Reading by Diana Murray, illustrated by Mette Engell 2020 Nominee Easy Reader
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Snowy Surprise (My First I Can Read) by Kallie George, illustrated by Oriol Vidal 2018 Nominee Easy Reader
The First Dinosaur: How Science Solved the Greatest Mystery on Earth by Ian Lendler, illustrated by C.M. Butzer 2019 Winner Middle Grade Nonfiction
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs Groovy Joe, Book 1 by Eric Litwin, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld 2016 Nominee Fiction Picture Book
The Griffin and the Dinosaur: How Adrienne Mayor Discovered a Fascinating Link Between Myth and Science by Marc Aronson and Adrienne Mayor, illustrated by Chris Muller 2014 Nominee Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction
How Big Were Dinosaurs? Lita Judge 2013 Finalist Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction
In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years by David Elliott, illustrated by Matthew Trueman 2018 Finalist Poetry
Mom, There’s a Dinosaur in Beeson’s Lake Secrets of a Lab Rat series by Trudi Trueit, illustrated by Jim Paillot 2010 Nominee Middle Grade Fiction
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Vol. 1: BFF by Brandon Montclare (contributor), Amy Reeder (contributor), and Natacha Bustos (illustrator) 2016 Nominee Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novel
Rosa Loves Dinosaurs All About Rosa series written and illustrated by Jessica Spanyol 2018  Nominee Board Books
Rumble, Roar, Dinosaur!: More prehistoric poems with lift-the-flap surprises Tony Mitton 2010 Nominee Poetry
Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How do we know what dinosaurs really looked like? by Catherine Thimmesh 2013 Nominee Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction
This Side of Wild: Mutts, Mares, and Laughing Dinosaurs by Gary Paulsen 2015 Nominee Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction
Ultimate Dinosaur Rumble Who Would Win, Book 22 by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Rob Bolster 2019 Nominee Easy Reader

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