If you're not familiar with the multitalented whirlwind that is Little Willow, then you're really missing out–she's an actress, singer, dancer, bookseller, web designer, (I know I'm missing a few things here)…and, of course, blogger. She posts in-depth reviews, author interviews, and excellent thematic booklists at her blog, Bildungsroman, and she's also on the judging panel for this year's YA …

Jen Robinson, of Jen Robinson's Book Page, is the fabulous Literacy Evangelist for the Cybils, and she's been working really hard behind the scenes of the whole process to spread the word about the award and the quality books it helps bring to readers. Yesterday she gave props to some of the excellent authors whose books made the shortlists, so …

Pam Coughlan is widely known around the kidlitosphere as MotherReader, and is also very widely read–her interests range from grown-up books (which are outside the scope of the Cybils) to a whole array of books for younger readers which she encounters in her work as a children's library assistant. She's also the founder of Bloggers Against Celebrity Authors and keeps …

Now that the Cybils finalists have been announced, we'll be doing our best to feature reviews of those titles so you can get to know them a bit better–and so that we can continue to give props to our excellent team of blogging panelists. (Never fear; no decision-making spoilers here–we're only posting reviews that were written before the judging period!) …

We featured Middle Grade/Teen Non-Fiction panelist Carol Wilcox a bit earlier in the nominations process, and she's continued faithfully reviewing a whole slew of Cybils titles on her site, Carol's Corner–just take a gander and check it out if you're in the market for some post-holiday nonfiction shopping! If you know of any young writers in your circle of family …