ELEMENTARY Glitter Everywhere!: Where it Came From, Where It’s Found & Where It’s GoingChris Barton, Chris, illustrated by Chaaya PrabhatCharlesbridgeNominated by: Gary Anderson Strong opinions about glitter are common, but whether you love it or hate it, this book is a fascinating look at the history and science of all things sparkly! Readers will learn what iridescence is, how it …
CYBILS 2023 Graphic Novel Finalists
ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE-GRADE A First Time for EverythingDan SantatFirst Second BooksNominated by: Maria Marshall In this humorous and heart-warming middle-grade graphic memoir, Dan Santat recounts the life-changing “firsts” of his middle school life: first time being ridiculed, first party, first school trip to Europe, first Fanta, and of course, first love. It is impossible not to get swept into Dan’s story, and …
CYBILS 2023 Speculative Fiction Finalists
ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE GRADE FINALISTS Conjure IslandEden RoyceWalden Pond PressNominated by: Amber Delphinia Baker is happy with her life, living with her grandmother and her dad who is deployed, moving often from military base to military base, but when her grandmother falls ill, Del finds herself in a place she never thought she’d be – at a magic school run by her …
A DASH OF TROUBLE by Anna Meriano #CYBILS 📚🎶
It’s not Friday, but today seems like the perfect day to share Riya’s newest playlist! A DASH OF TROUBLE; LOVE SUGAR MAGIC, Book 1 by Anna Meriano Walden Pond Press Finalist Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction 2018 CYBILS Awards See also A SPRINKLE OF SPIRITS (LOVE SUGAR MAGIC, Book 2) 2019 Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction finalist The Book Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction family, fantasy, …
LISTEN by Shannon Stocker #CYBILS 📚🎶
LISTEN: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker illustrated by Devon Holzwarth Dial Books Finalist – Elementary Nonfiction 2022 CYBILS Awards The Book Nonfiction Picture Book Disability, Picture Book, Music The illustrations of music, sound, and rhythm in this biography of a famous percussionist almost seem to boom in your ears as you read this; seeing …
PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING by Randy Ribay #CYBILS 📚🎶
PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING by Randy Ribay Kokila Books Finalist – Young Adult Fiction 2019 CYBILS Awards The Book Young Adult Fiction Contemporary, Family, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Social Justice More than just a murder mystery, PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING tells a poignant, powerful story about a Filipino-American teen who travels to the land of his birth to investigate the wrongful …
#Cybils2022 Middle Grade Fiction
Air: A Novel Monica Roe Farrar, Straus & Giroux Nominated by: JF Twelve-year-old Emmie is a wheelchair athlete and wants nothing more than to someday own a chair that she can truly show off her skills with, one day maybe even competing in wheelchair motocross. Emmie and her best friend, Claire, put their business skills to work and are …
#Cybils2022 Easy Reader/Early Chapter Books
Cornbread & Poppy (Cornbread and Poppy, 1) Matthew Cordell Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Reshama This charming story follows a pair of mice as they make preparations for winter. Cornbread, a born planner, starts preparing for winter in advance, scouring for berries, buying cheese, and finding grains. His house is all set with food for winter. …
#Cybils2022 Board Books and Fiction Picture Books
10 Little Tractors (10 Little Vehicles) Annie Bailey, illustrated by Jeff Harter Doubleday Books for Young Readers Nominated by: JSJ Ten little tractors have a busy day working, and when the day comes to an end, they all gather together to go to sleep. This is a board book that does everything we ask for in a board book: …
#Cybils2022 Nonfiction
A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion Mara Rockliff, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal Clarion Books Nominated by: Emma @ Miss Print A Perfect Fit is a children’s picture book biography about Lena Bryant, founder of what would later become Lane Bryant clothing. But more than just being a story about the beginnings of a …