One of the things we like best about releasing our shortlists is all the social media love we get! We thought we’d share a bit with you: Whenever young teachers ask me for reading lists, I point them toward the CYBILS! The finalists are always terrific! https://t.co/VPQvBHw29R — Carol Wilcox (@carwilc) January 1, 2019 Congrats to all the 2018 NF …
The 2018 Cybils Finalists!
It’s January 1st, our favorite day of the year: The day in which all round one panelists breathe a huge sigh of relief (and we express our heartfelt thanks!), and which everyone (from the authors and illustrators to the fans to the round two judges) eagerly watches to see what’s made the cut. First off — because we know you’re …
The Gift of Giving
We are constantly amazed at our Cybils judges. They spend personal time reading books and thinking and discussing about them, and championing kids books all over the internet. But, sometimes, they do things that go above and beyond, and we sit back in amazement and feel a need to share. Our Fiction Picture Book/Board Book Chair, Deb Nance, sent us …
The Armchair Cybils Shortlist Contest
The Round One panelists are in the last stages of creating the short-lists for each of the Cybils categories. While they are hard at work, we thought it would be fun to get YOUR guess on what those finalist lists will look like! So we’re hosting a #CybilsShortlist contest! The Contest: Predict the Finalists List for a single category. Grand …
Nominations are Now Closed!
Thank you all SO much for your nominations this year! Now our panelists will get busy reading and choosing their shortlists. Keep an eye on this space for reviews as we highlight books over the course of our season, and stay tuned on January 1st when we reveal our shortlists!
Last Change to Nominate!
You have until midnight TOMORROW (10/15) to nominate your favorite book (s) for the Cybils! Still looking for a book? Here are some that have been the unfortunate victims of double nominations and are in need of a nominator again: Poetry 2979 Days to the Moon by Suzanne Slade Early Chapter Books Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party …
Only Five More Days to Nominate!
Have you nominated your favorite books yet? Yes? YAY! Thank you SOO much! No? You only have five more days to do it! Here’s the link to the form where you can do all that. Have your favorite books already been nominated? (I know, that’s so very sad!) Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Over on our Twitter feed we’ve been …
The 2018 Nominations are Now OPEN!
The 2018 Cybils nominations are now live! Some quick reminders: First off, be sure to check out our category descriptions. If you don’t know where the book should go, please read through the descriptions to help you decide. If you’re still not quite sure, make your best guess, and we can straighten things out behind the scenes. Take a minute …
On Your Mark… Get Set…
If you’re anything like us, you’ve been thinking for the past few weeks about all the books you want to nominate. And, if you’re anything like us, you (hopefully) have a few back-ups in case your first choice is already taken (which happens more than you would think!). If you haven’t come up with your lists of favorite books in …
Category Description: Young Adult Speculative Fiction
Speculative Fiction takes us to realms of the imagination: places and times and realities where the rules of life may be different than our own and where the impossible and improbable become real. But good science fiction and fantasy does more than that: it asks, “What if?” It makes us think. It holds up a mirror to our own society …