I'm wrapping my brain around the idea that this is our fourth annual awards. Wasn't that blogging fad supposed to be over by now? Shhh … don't tell that to our panelists and judges. They spend a good chunk of their year tap-tapping away on their keyboards, keeping the kidlit world humming with their takes on what makes for a …
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The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Lori Calabrese is not only a Round II judge for the Fiction Picture Books category, she's an author in her own right–of Oh! The Possibilities and the forthcoming The Bug that Plagued the Entire Third Grade. On her blog, she posts about children's books, writing, literacy, and more from the perspective of an author, mother, and–of course–a reader. One of …
Cybils is Flashlight Worthy
Peter is a blogger over at Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations, which runs lists of great books for kids and teens. For the next few days, he's reprinting our finalists list by list, which we really appreciate. Here's the Graphic Novel finals. And here are YA titles. More to come. While you're there, check out some of his other lists. Like, …
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Adventures in Cartooning
I always feel a little weird tooting my own horn on the Cybils blog, but I had to share my review of two of our Cybils graphic novel finalists–little did I know, when I wrote about both of these in the same post, that they'd end up on the short list and I'd have to evaluate them as a Round …
The Inside Scoop on Nominees, Part III
We've got two more blurbs for you, our inquiringly-minded readers, giving you a sneak peek at what it was like for our Round I judges to narrow down such a fantastic (and, in some cases, fantastically huge) field of nominations. Today, check out the story being Fantasy and Science Fiction and Fiction Picture Books. Sheila Ruth, Fantasy and Science Fiction: …
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African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways
Tricia Stohr-Hunt, Round I Poetry judge and blogger at The Miss Rumphius Effect, describes her site as "[t]he blog of a teacher educator discussing poetry, children's literature and issues related to teaching children and their future teachers." But it's so much more than that–including a regular home for Poetry Friday and the Poetry Stretch, an incredible agglomeration of booklists…you'll just …
Cybils Awards Store
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: …