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Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet

Janssen Bradshaw of Everyday Reading, a Round 1 judge for Nonfiction Picture Books, is our featured blogger for the day. She's been blogging since 2006, she's a onetime elementary school librarian who lives in Austin with her husband and young daughter, and she loves blogging about books and food. Fun Fact: She's also a regular contributor of posts about parenting …

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Rebel McKenzie by Candice Ransom

Our featured review for today comes from The Show Me Librarian, which is the blog of Round 1 Middle Grade Fiction judge Amy Koester. Amy is a professional children's librarian in Missouri, and on her blog she reviews books and graphic novels for children and young adults, as well as posting about literacy, library programming, and other related topics. Fun …

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Cardboard by DougTenNapel

Allie Jones, a Round 1 judge for Graphic Novels, has a blog title we can all relate to: In Bed With Books. You might know her by her online handle Liviania; on her blog she reviews a wide range of books and graphic novels, both YA and grown-up, and also posts interviews and other items of kidlit interest. Fun Fact: …

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Mom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten! by Hyewon Yum

Today's featured review comes from another Cybils returnee, Danielle Smith, who blogs at There's A Book. A reader, a writer, and a mom of two kids, Danielle is a Round 1 judge for Fiction Picture Books, and at her blog, she's always got something kidlit-related going, from reviews to interviews to giveaways. Fun Fact: Her very first favorite book as …

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Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities by Mike Jung

Cybils veteran Melissa Fox of Book Nut is today's featured blogger, and this year she's a Round 1 panelist for Middle-Grade Fantasy and Sci-Fi. She's a bookseller in Kansas who reviews primarily MG and YA fiction and SFF, with the occasional nonfiction book, adult read, or graphic novel thrown in. Fun Fact: she also contributes to a YA blog called …

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Lulu and the Duck in the Park by Hilary McKay

Jeff Barger of NC Teacher Stuff–a Round 1 judge for Easy Readers and Short Chapter Books–is today's featured blogger. He's a second grade teacher and returnee to the Cybils, and on his blog, he provides links, reviews, and other resources for classroom teachers. Fun fact: His blog sidebar has a ton of lists of online learning tools for math, science, …

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Pete’s Robot by Heartdrive Media LLC

Carisa Kluver, a Round 1 judge for Book Apps, writes reviews of book apps for Digital Storytime and Digital Media Diet, where she serves up thoughtful opinions on how we can best provide a balanced digital media diet for our kids. Fun Fact: Carisa and her husband have developed many smartphone apps of their own, mostly finance apps for Android. …

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The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder

Our review for the day comes from Round 1 YA judge Clementine Bojangles, of the fabulously named blog Early Nerd Special, where she posts about books, movies, TV shows, and pop culture. Fun Fact: She also has a Sweet Valley High blog headlined A Critical Analysis of Sweet Valley's Most Famous Twins. Earlier this year, she reviewed YA Fiction nominee …

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I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky

Mary Lee Hahn is a longtime Cybils judge, along with her co-blogger at A Year of Reading, Franki Sibberson. Mary Lee's a teacher, author of Reconsidering Read-Aloud, and, dare I say it, a Kidlitosphere fixture, especially when it comes to Poetry Friday. Fun Fact: her blog has an exhaustive list not only of other great kidlit blogs, but also teacher/librarian …

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A Leaf Can Be… by Laura Purdie Salas

Today's featured review comes from our new NFPB category organizer, Jennifer Wharton, who blogs at Jean Little Library. You can read all about her in her Cybils bio, but I'll still provide you with a Fun Fact: She also keeps a blog called Storytime Extras, where she posts all the fun songs and activities she uses during library storytime. Since …