As we creep closer to Halloween, it seems only fitting that we take a look at a ghost story from the Elementary and Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction category. (And isn’t that cover art SUPER creepy? Yipes.) Today’s review of Took: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn is brought to you by Round 1 judge Mark Buxton, aka sixth-grade language arts …
REVIEW: Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
Roberta Gibson, Round 1 judge for Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction, brings us our review of the day, from her children’s lit blog Wrapped in Foil. She focuses primarily on children’s and YA nonfiction, and has an interest in both biographies and STEM titles–both of which could describe EMNF nominee Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France …
REVIEW: Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly
Today’s review comes from Sonderbooks, the online home of Sondra Eklund, one of our Round 1 judges this year for Fiction Picture Books and longtime Cybils participant. She posts a wide range of reviews from picture books to books for grown-ups, and one of her reviews earlier this year described Easy Readers nominee Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly by …
REVIEW: Metamorphabet
Welcome to the first featured blog review of the 2015 Cybils Awards contest! We’re starting right at the top of the list of categories with a Book App called Metamorphabet, reviewed by Round 1 Book Apps judge Jill Goodman. Jill is an academic and a veteran explorer in the world of book apps, and she blogs at appoLearning, now known …
The 2015 Cybils are OPEN!
Welcome to the TENTH annual Cybils awards! The nominations are now open! Some quick reminders: First off, be sure to check out our category descriptions. If you don’t know where the book should go, please read through the descriptions to help you decide. If you’re still not quite sure, make your best guess, and we can straighten things out behind the scenes. Take a minute …
The 2015 Cybils Logo!
In case you haven’t heard already: it’s the Cybils 10th year! We are super excited that we’ve been able to work with you volunteers to select the best and most kid-friendly books each year for TEN WHOLE YEARS, that we thought we deserved a logo to match our celebratory spirit. And so, our illustrious logo-designer, Sarah, came up with this: …
2015 Cybils are Coming
SOON! Keep an eye on this spot…. It’s just about Cybils’s Time!
Happy Book Birthday!
It’s not often one of our own puts a book out into the world (though they have), but we’re exceptionally proud of our Overlord, Anne, and her new book, out today! You can pop over to Amazon to place an order for your copy today!
List Fun: Middle Grade American Historical Fiction
Reading historical fiction as a kid is one of the reasons for my long love of history. Through historical fiction, I could connect with interesting people of the past who struggled against and overcame huge challenges. In the Cybils Elementary and Middle Grade Fiction Category, there are about 100 historical fiction nominees, finalists, and winners that bring a variety of time …
List Fun: Cybils Authors We Can’t Stop Reading
I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the Cybils periodically from 2006 through 2014. Whether I’ve been on round 1 or 2, I’ve always discovered a wonderful new book or author that I continue to share with my family, friends, and those kids who I help when I volunteer in the elementary school library. Every book can’t be a winner, …