Nonfiction is the perfect way to introduce elementary and middle grade kids to the amazing world around them from history and biography to art and nature. Science? Math? Animals? Sports? It’s all here and more besides! We’re looking for titles that are suitable for reading aloud or independently, including picture books and early chapters (nonfiction easy readers go to the easy reader category). We …
Fiction Picture Books – Category Description
The category of Fiction Picture Books would appear clearcut: books that are fictional with pictures. Oh, but that simplicity is deceptive. The category contains titles for toddlers and third graders, funny stories and moving tales, history and fantasy, traditions and diversity, elegance and silliness, education and entertainment. An amazing conceptual range for books with typically 32 to 48 pages. All these types of books …
The Cybils Goes to Kidlitcon 2014
Kidlitcon 2014- Blogging Diversity in Young Adult and Children’s Lit: What’s Next? (Oct 10th and 11th, Sacramento, CA) is not only going to be a great conference, it’s also going to be a great place to meet lots of folks involved with the Cybils! For starters, all three of the wonderful co-chairs of Kidlitcon—Sarah Stevenson and Tanita Davis and Jen …
Graphics – Category Description
This category is for the kid in all of us who pounced on the funny pages on Sunday mornings as soon as the paper arrived. However, graphic novels go way beyond Garfield and Superman, covering everything from wordless picture books appealing to the very young to intense, issue-based young adult novels–all of which tell their stories through serial artwork. We give …
Easy Reader/Short Chapter Books – Category Description
This category is all about books for beginning readers, covering an age range from preschool to grade 3. There are two subcategories: Easy readers use short sentences, large print and a controlled vocabulary to give brand-new readers opportunities to practice decoding and comprehending text. These books are usually illustrated in full color, with pictures on every page, and they are …
2014 Young Adult Non-Fiction Judges
First Round Stephanie Charlefour Love. Life. Read. @scharle4 Aaron Maurer Coffee for the Brain @coffeechugbooks Michelle Lockwood Blogs Like a Girl @blogslikeagirl Karen Ball Mrs. B’s Favorites @batgirl_books Danyelle Leach Bookshelves in the Cul-de–Sac Second Round Jessica Tackett-MacDonald Her Life With Books @herlifewthbooks Louise Capizzo The Nonfiction Detectives @Lcapizzo Jennifer Rothschild Biblio File @kidsilkhaze Adrienne Gillespie Books and Bassets …
2014 Young Adult Speculative Fiction Judges
First Round Sheila Ruth Wands and Worlds @sheilaruth Karen Jensen Teen Librarian’s Toolbox @tlt16 Kim Baccellia Kim Baccellia @ixtumea Allie Jones In Bed With Books @wearedevilcow Kathy Burnette The Brain Lair @thebrainlair Maureen Kearney Confessions of a Bibliovore @mosylu Kimberly Francisco Stacked Books @kimberlymarief Second Round Tanita Davis Finding Wonderland Jennifer Rummel YA BookNerd @yabooknerd Cecelia Larsen Adventures of Cecelia …
2014 Young Adult Fiction Judges
First Round Leila Roy Bookshelves of Doom @bkshelvesofdoom William Polking Guys Lit Wire @polking Melissa Wiley Here in the Bonny Glen @melissawiley Andrea Lipinski Be a Better Booktalker Lyn Miller-Lachmann The Pirate Tree @lmillerlachmann Mindi Rench NextBestBook @mindi_r Second Round Summer Kaleq MissFictional’s World of YA Books @Miss_Fictional Nicole Pelliccia The Book Bandit Blog @Book_Bandit Megan Alabaugh YA? Why …
2014 Poetry Judges
First Round Kelly Fineman Writing and Rumination @kellyfineman Nancy Bo Flood The Pirate Tree Jone Rush MacCulloch Check It Out @JoneMac53 Margaret Simon Reflections on the Teche @MargaretGSimon Tricia Stohr-Hunt The Miss Rumphius Effect @missrumphius Sylvia Vardell Poetry For Children @SylviaVardell Bridget Wilson What is Bridget Reading @bridgetrwilson Second Round Linda Baie Teacher Dance @LBaie Matt Forrest Esenwine Radio, …
2014 Graphic Novel Judges
First Round Alyssa Feller The Shady Glade Kristin Harvey The Book Monsters @bookgoil Liz Jones Lizjonesbooks @lizjonesbooks Nicola Mansfield It’s All Comic To Me @lilelizajane Sarah Sammis Puss Reboots @pussreboots Alysa Stewart Everead @everead Emma Weiler No Flying. No Tights Second Round Leslie Darnell Omphaloskepsis @omphaloskepsisL Emily Mitchell Emily Reads @emilyreads Gina Ruiz AmoXcalli @ginaruiz Maria Selke Maria Selke …