Round 1 Katie Fitzgerald @mrskatiefitz Story Time Secret Juliana Lee @JulianaLeeWrite Juliana Lee, Crafting Stories Susan Murray @semurray From Tots to Teens Mia Wenjen @PragmaticMom Pragmatic Mom Jennifer Wharton Jean Little Library Round 2 Emily Andrus @literaryhoots Literary Hoots Freya Hooper @onegreatbook One Great Book Amy Johnson @sunlitpages Sunlit Pages …
2015 Fiction Picture Book Judges
First Round Sandy Brehl @pbworkshop and @SandytBrehl Unpacking the Power of Picture Books Carrie Charley Brown @carriebrowntx Carrie On…Together and ReFoReMo: Reading for Research Hannah De Camp @hrdreads Hannah de Camp Jodell Sadler @PacingStory2WOW and @KidLitCollege Kidlit College.com | Picture Book Lunch Sondra Eklund @Sonderbooks Sonder Books Maggi Rohde @mama_librarian Mama Librarian Deb Nance@debnanceReaderbuzz Second Round …
Introducing our 2015 Judges
Every year, for the past 10 years, we’ve sent out a call for people who are willing to devote their time and their passion for children’s literature to come up with the best, most kid-friendly books. Every year, you all surprise us with that willingness and passion. It’s pretty amazing. Over the next few hours, we will announce this year’s …
Featured Blogger: Paula Willey
Our featured blogger this month is Paula Willey, as nominated by Sheila Ruth. Sheila writes, “Paula has been a Cybils judge in several different categories, going back at least to 2008, and has always been a cheerleader for Cybils and all things kidlit. Her blog posts are fun and a joy to read; she writes in a distinctive voice, and …
Applications Are Now Closed
We want to stop and give a huge THANK YOU to all who applied; without you there would be no Cybils. Those who have been accepted onto panels will soon be contacted by the category chair. And then you have a short break before the work begins after October 1 (or if you’re ambitious, you can start pre-reading, based on …
Meet the 2015 Organizers: Jackie Parker, Young Adult Fiction
Jackie has gotten to the point in her life where she no longer feels compelled to finish bad books. Because of this she finds awards and vetted booklists incredibly helpful. Especially if they come from a trustworthy source with an excellent record. Cybils is just that, and Jackie has been proud to have been involved since the inaugural year. A …
Meet the 2015 Organizers: Stephanie Charlefour, Young Adult Non-Fiction Chair
A lifelong reader, some of Stephanie’s most vivid memories from her childhood are centered around books–from volunteering in her middle school library, curling up with a great book on a rainy day and sharing books with her best friends at recess. Now as a tween and teen librarian, Stephanie gets to share her love of reading focusing on those in …
Meet the 2015 Organizers: Karen Yingling, Middle Grade Fiction Chair
A middle aged, middle school librarian from the Midwest, I’ve been blogging since 2006 at Ms. Yingling Reads. When first hired at my school, I vowed to read every hard cover fiction book in the library so that it’s easier to get the right book for the right child at the right time. It was sad when I finished because …
Meet the 2015 Organizers: Charlotte Taylor, Elementary and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Chair
Charlotte Taylor has been fan of fantasy since she was a toddler, and spent her childhood rejecting her sisters’ importunings to come play in favor of peaceful reading. She still spends as much time as possible reading (mostly middle grade speculative fiction, but other genres too, because she wants to read All the Things), but she is hampered her day job as a professional archaeologist, …
Meet the 2015 Organizers: Jennifer Wharton, Early and Middle Grade Non-Fiction Chair
Jennifer has been involved with Cybils since 2009 and is excited to be chairing the Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction category for another year. When not obsessively reading and blogging at one of her many blogs, including Jean Little Library, she is the head of the youth services department for the Matheson Memorial Library in Elkhorn, WI. She has recently reorganized much of the library to make …