If you haven't yet heard of the Blog Blast Tours organized by Colleen Mondor of Chasing Ray (who also happened to be a Round II Judge this past year for MG/YA Non-Fiction), then you're missing out–this twice-yearly week-long event involves some truly excellent bloggers from around the kidlitosphere AND features a wide and fascinating range of authors and illustrators. Just …
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How to Say Goodbye in Robot
Today's featured review comes from one of our Round II judges for Young Adult Fiction, Kelly Jensen, who blogs at STACKED. She's a librarian in Illinois with a lit background who especially enjoys reading teen literature. At STACKED, she and her co-bloggers strive to review books for readers as well as to draw in non-readers. One of her favorite reads …
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The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton
SimplyScience is an indispensable blog for any teacher looking for great kids' books to incorporate into classroom science curriculum–Shirley Smith Duke not only reviews books but also provides suggestions for lessons and activities to accompany each one. Shirley is a Round II Judge this year for Non-Fiction Picture Books. Today's featured review is Shirley's post about The Day-Glo Brothers, written …
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1000 Times No by Tom Warburton
I can hardly believe that we haven't yet featured our tireless Fiction Picture Books category organizer yet, in our series of reviews by Cybils bloggers, but evidently it's true. Pam Coughlan, aka Mother Reader, is hilarious, energetic, and well-known around the kidlitosphere for her fun recurring blog features like the 48-Hour Book Challenge and Bloggers Against Celebrity Authors. Earlier this …