The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Non-Fiction Picture Books category. A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts AstonChronicle Books Nominated by: Roberta Gibson A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis by Matt de la PenaDial Nominated by: Edith CampbellReviewed by: JeanLittleLib | semurray A Place for Fish by Melissa StewartPeachtree Nominated by: Danielle Smith …
2011 Nominations: Non-Fiction (MG/YA)
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Non-Fiction (MG/YA) category. 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids by Christine FonsecaPrufrock Press Nominated by: Michelle McLean 50 Poisonous Questions: A Book With Bite by Tanya Lloyd KyiAnnick Press Nominated by: Deborah Hodge A Girl Named Faithful Plum: The True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her …
2011 Nominations: Middle Grade Fiction
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Middle Grade Fiction category. 101 Ways to Bug Your Friends and Enemies by Lee WardlawDial Nominated by: Lee WardlawaReviewed by: Ms. Yingling A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie PyronKatherine Tegen Books Nominated by: Natasha MawReviewed by: Ms. Yingling A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue …
2011 Nominations: Graphic Novels
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Graphic Novels category. Middle/Elementary: Amulet #4: The Last Council by Kazu KibuishiGRAPHIX Nominated by: Lily ZReviewed by: Christina4703 Around the World by Matt PhelanCandlewick Press Nominated by: Travis Jonker Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave RomanFirst Second Books Nominated by: Alison Wilgus Babymouse #15: A Very Babymouse Christmas …
2011 Nominations: Fiction Picture Books
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Fiction Picture Books category. 11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny OffillSchwartz and Wade Books Nominated by: Catherine NicholsReviewed by: debnance 999 Tadpoles by Ken KimuraNorthSouth Nominated by: Pam CoughlanReviewed by: debnance | rebeccareid A Few Blocks by Cybèle YoungGroundwood Books Nominated by: Mia WenjenReviewed by: debnance | JenRobinson | Natalia | …
2011 Nominations: Fantasy/Science Fiction
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Fantasy/Science Fiction category. Middle/elementary: 13 Curses by Michelle HarrisonLittle, Brown Nominated by: Erin BushReviewed by: Reading Frenzy 13 Gifts by Wendy MassScholastic Nominated by: Melissa Fox A Monster Calls: Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd by Patrick NessCandlewick Press Nominated by: Monica EdingerReviewed by: Reading Frenzy A Tale Dark and …
2011 Nominations: Book Apps
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Book Apps category. A Fine Musician by Lucy ThomsonThe Trustee for the Tokeru Trust Nominated by: Carisa KluverReviewed by: DigitalStorytime A Present for Milo by Mike AustinRuckus Media Nominated by: DebbieReviewed by: DigitalStorytime All By Myself – Little Critter by Mercer MayerOceanhouse Media Nominated by: Karen Andrew Answers by Alan Katz/Marc …
2011 Nominations: Easy Readers/Early Chapter Books
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books category. Easy Readers: A Call for a New Alphabet by Jef CzekajCharlesbridge Nominated by: Amy B.Reviewed by: Cath in the Hat A Green, Green Garden by Mercer MayerHarperCollins Nominated by: Kristen HarveyReviewed by: Katie_Ahearn Aggie Gets Lost (Aggie and Ben) by Lori RiesCharlesbridge Nominated by: Jeff BargerReviewed …
New Eligibility Rules
Nominations for the 2011 Cybils open just after the stroke of midnight (Pacific time) as Friday turns into Saturday. Check your list of favorite new books and get ready, everyone. But — uh oh — we've had some serious changes in our eligibility rules. Yes, we've gotten so big and la-di-da we can be a bit pickier now. The rules …
The 2011 Graphic Novel Judges
Can I confess that I used to know one of the organizers for ComiCon and she kept trying to throw free tickets and parking passes at me? And someone who shall remain nameless kept making me turn them down because San Diego was a whole two-hour drive away (!) and maybe all those costumed hordes would scare the baby. Seriously. …