Yes, we’ll be ordering stickers and high-res images for finalists and winners. What a great way to make a book jacket leap out at readers and promote a top-notch title. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Stickers Pricing: $50 for 250 stickers $185 for 1,000 stickers $600 for 5,000 stickers Shipping & Handling varies with amount (see below) Finalist stickers …
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I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets
Alicia Blowers, a middle school librarian, is also known as the LibrariYAn on her blog, where she regularly reviews YA titles as well as participating in Nonfiction Monday. She's one of our Round I judges for Middle Grade and YA Non-Fiction this year. Earlier on in the Cybils process, Alicia took a look at NFMG/YA finalist title I Can't Keep …
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Mermaid Queen by Shana Corey
Carol's Corner is the online home of Non-Fiction Picture Books Round I judge and returning Cybil-ite Carol Wilcox, a literacy coach and reading intervention teacher in Colorado. One of our illustrious teacher-bloggers, she posts children's book reviews and regularly participates in Poetry Friday. A couple of months ago, Carol posted a review of Cybils Non-Fiction Picture Books finalist (get ready …
Cybils Love from Finalist Authors
It always makes our day to read a great and truly Cybils-worthy book. But when we've made an author's day, then, well, I guess it makes our week or even our year! We've brought together some of our favorite author love posts from after the finalist announcement so that we can say some collective thank-yous for all the flattering mentions: …
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Dreamdark: Silksinger by Laini Taylor
If you haven't visited Jen Robinson's Book Page, the blog of our utterly wonderful Cybils Literacy Evangelist and generally indispensable source of information Jen Robinson, then you're missing out on one of the best resources in the kidlitosphere. She's a great friend, an excellent reviewer, and a tireless advocate for children's and YA books. Last summer she reviewed a copy …
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Dinosaur Hunt (Max Spaniel) by David Catrow
Mary Ann Scheuer of the blog Great Kid Books is well-known in the kidlit blogging world for her well-organized, neatly categorized reviews of books and for regular participation in Nonfiction Monday as well as other events. As a librarian, her goal in blogging is to help parents find great books for their kids. Mary Ann is also a Round II …
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How to Say Goodbye in Robot
Today's featured review comes from one of our Round II judges for Young Adult Fiction, Kelly Jensen, who blogs at STACKED. She's a librarian in Illinois with a lit background who especially enjoys reading teen literature. At STACKED, she and her co-bloggers strive to review books for readers as well as to draw in non-readers. One of her favorite reads …
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Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Abby Johnson, aka Abby the Librarian, is a Round I judge for Middle Grade Fiction this year, though she's been part of the Cybils before. As a public librarian who blogs, she focuses on book reviews, children's library programming, and other library and kidlit items of interest. One of the 2009 Middle Grade Fiction finalists was nicely spotlighted on Abby's …
Seattle Examiner
A big thanks to Danielle of the Seattle Examiner for letting Seattlites know a bit about us. Here's the link to her article. Seattle is one big, book-loving town, home to our own Jackie Parker, and it's nice to get a little hug from them.
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The Book That Eats People
Although Bethany Gatto's blog Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian is a fairly new blog on the kidlit block, it's clear that she's got a sense of fun and the requisite love of reading that we like to see around here. She also blogs about the different and innovative ways she uses technology in the library. Bethany's a Cybils Round II Judge …