One of the most-talked about topics in the kidlitosphere is how to lure new readers. We all love each other to death, but is our message getting out to regular ol’ Moms and Dads? Here’s a reassuring sign. Ohdeedoh is the blog for Apartment Therapy, which bills itself as a site for "people who care about good design, but happen …
Look who’s excited
Now, that’s what we call enthusiasm. The Japanator website got a bit excited about Yotsuba&! making the finals on our graphic novels list, wouldn’t you say? They’re joined by Newsarama, a GN blog, who posted our list, and Nick Abadzis, who’s pleased to find his Laika included. And we leave this author speechless at her fantasy novel, Northlander, making the …
REVIEW
Billie Standish Was Here
First-time author Nancy Crocker makes our Young Adult short list with a compelling coming-of-age novel about a girl named William Marie Standish, who’s all but ignored by her unloving parents. The book drew rave reviews around the blogosphere, with our own Julie Danielson admiring the author’s skill in weaving a nuanced story around a bare-bones plot: …this novel has an …
AdaptiveBlue and Cybils and you
Anne the Editor here. Lately, I’ve been getting offers from Internet start-ups to test some super widget or other. I said "yes" to AdaptiveBlue, without even knowing it was already spreading like cold germs in a kindergarten. Their SmartLinks (click here for a demo) looked like it would help us with two of Cybils’ goals: fostering a sense of community …
REVIEW: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Anne the Editor here. Cybils must’ve had a record number of books that defied easy categorizing this year. How many graphics were needed before a novel became a graphic novel? At what point does a dramatization of a true story cross over to fiction? But none stumped us more than a collection of 19 monologues and 2 dialogs set in …
Print out your short list
Thanks to Jen Robinson, we have a handy-dandy PDF of finalists for all eight categories. Download a copy for easy printing and take it to the bookstore or library with you.
Cybils Organizer at PBS Parents Site
Hi Cybils Fans, This is Jen Robinson, 2007 Cybils Middle Grade/YA Nonfiction committee organizer, and Young Adult Fiction judging committee member. I’m interrupting your regular scheduled Cybils programming to let you know that I’m guest blogging this month at PBS Parents: Expert Q&A. The way this works is that I have put up one detailed post about my love of …
Cybils podcast
Andrea of Just One More Book!! podcasting fame (read more about her here and here) has posted an interview with the other panelists on the nonfiction picture book list. Have a listen.
2007 Young Adult Fiction Finalists
Finding the best seven titles out of a list of 123 is… daunting, to say the least. The bloggers on this year’s YA nominating panel embraced the challenge, and below you’ll find the books that survived discussion and passionate debate through countless emails and one very long instant-message group chat. We’re proud of our shortlist, and hope you love it …
2007 Nonfiction Picture Book Finalists
The Nonfiction Picture Book panelists had some fabulous books to choose from this year, and the ones that made the short list are representative of all the best things this category has to offer: informative and engaging text, brilliant illustrations, and lots of appeal for young readers. — Eisha Prather, Nonfiction Picture Books organizer. Guess What is Growing Inside this …