Kim Baccellia is not just a Round I judge for the Graphic Novels category, she's been a Cybils panelist since our very first year, 2006. She's also the author of two novels (Earrings of Ixtumea and Crossed Out) and a blogger at the excellent website Young Adult Books Central, where she reviews a range of MG and YA books. One …

Laura Purdie Salas, one of our Round I Poetry judges, is a familiar face at the Cybils and well-known around the Kidlitosphere. An accomplished writer in her own right (and author of 2009 Cybils Poetry nominee Stampede), she also posts prompts for 15 Words or Less Poetry and is a frequent participant in Poetry Friday. One of the poetry nominees …

If you've never visited Emily Mitchell's blog Emily Reads, you're in for a treat (and may, quite possibly, lose several minutes of productivity in your day). Emily's a Round II judge for Elementary/MG Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and she specializes in amusing and pithy review haiku. Her blog features review haiku for a range of books from children's to adult books, …

Today's featured review comes from kidlitosphere fixture Travis Jonker: blogger at 100 Scope Notes, elementary school librarian, returning Cybils panelist, School Library Journal contributor and occasional cartoonist (here's a fun example featuring one of our other Cybils nominated titles). Travis reviewed Fiction Picture Books nominee Art & Max by David Wiesner earlier this year. Wiesner, who won a Caldecott medal …

We've been giving Charlotte Taylor some love here on the blog thanks to her fab entry for the Cybils Challenge, so why stop the love now? At her blog Charlotte's Library, she takes an in-depth look at a range of sci-fi and fantasy books for children and teens, which makes her a perfect choice for our Fantasy and Sci-Fi Round …

Today's featured blogger can truly be called a superwoman of children's literacy resources and a font of in-depth reviews for parents and teachers. Terry Doherty of Scrub-A-Dub Tub is a longtime Cybils advocate and a champion of kids' books for all ages. Her site includes literacy and reading news, literacy resources, and reviews categorized by format, audience and genre. Just …

Middle Grade Fiction Round 1 judge Sandra Stiles is a familiar face around the Cybils. Her blog, The Musings of a Book Addict, includes book reviews ranging from children's books to adult books, as well as thoughts on writing from a middle school teacher and aspiring writer. Apparently Sandra found the title and cover of today's featured book just as …

The featured review for today comes from one of our Round 1 judges for Young Adult Fiction, Ami Jones of the fabulously-named blog Three Turtles and Their Pet Librarian. On her blog, she faithfully relates the most wise and venerable opinions of "three extremely intelligent turtles currently supervising a public library in southern NM." This includes reviews of a wide …

How can you resist that title? Shirley Duke of the Simply Science blog found the book just as enjoyable as the title implied. Shirley, a teacher and children's writer, is one of our Round I judges for Nonfiction and Information Picture Books, and her blog explores a wide range of books that can be used in classroom science lessons. Her …

Nicola Manning of Back to Books is definitely a Cybils regular in the Graphic Novels category–and we love her reviews here at the Cybils blog because she provides such a thoughtful and in-depth look at nominated titles. Nicola reads widely, compiles lots of booklists and has an impressive set of completed reading challenges to her name–just check her blog for …