What’s your favorite book? What are your top 5 books for [insert year]? Who is your favorite [genre] author? As a reader, you already know how hard it is to answer these questions. Now, imagine being in a group with six avid readers like yourself, having to lift up 5-7 books from hundreds of titles each of you just finished …
Future Tense
With the dawn of a new year upon us, what better time to introduce a collection of books that explore the future. These books are about the future. And some of them are tense (read: big, heavy subjects). True stories and (science) fictional tales. Subjects rooted in the last century, and some in dimensions beyond ours. Good guys and bad …
A Pirate’s Life for Thee | #CYBILS2024 Book List
Did we go a little overboard with this collection of book choices? Yes. Yes we did. But look at these treasures! Landlubbers and seafarers alike are sure to find something in this xx of seaworthy tales from nonfiction board books to mythical serpents of Filipino folklore (YA Speculative). Perfect your pirate voice! Nod off to sleep with narwhals and guillemots, …
Melanin in Motion | #CYBILS2024 Book List
Keep moving … do what moves you … move forward … you get the idea. In these stories you will find girls and women of color in motion: on the sports field, on the stage, and over, under, and through whatever speedbumps came their way. With a few exceptions, each of the books in this collection are suitable for audiences …
Yuck Yuck Yuck: Books with Rot and Humor
… and we mean “yuck” in all it’s glorious forms. Sure, these books have an “oh, gross” factor, but they also have some humorous, LOL moments, too. Nonfiction and STEM? Check. Career ideas? Check. Slime-a-geddon? Yes indeed. [With recipe!] Any body farms? Uh huh. What about zombies? Them, too. Poetry? What?! Yep. Poems, too. Sadly we didn’t find any books …
Name that Food: A #CYBILS2024 Foodie’s Booklist
Apparently, we love reading about food as much as we enjoy eating it. This year there are nearly 50 books that dish out a food-ish element. Books with a food in the title. Books with characters with food-y names. Books about cooks and chefs. Books about growing, eating, and making food. Books that celebrate sharing food. All of the above. …
Who’s Got Game?
Sure, these are books about sports, but at their heart, they are stories about people. About persevering in the face of _______. About overcoming obstacles, real and imagined. About finding purpose beyond sports. About realizing there is more to life than [sport.] From ball sports to track and field, wheel sports to ancient games. Explore a sport you love or …
From Classics to MMORPG: #CYBILS2024 Games & Puzzles Book List
Welcome to the #CYBILS2024 Game & Puzzle Emporium … book list style. Make your move on with classic puzzles like Rubik’s Cube, perennial favorite chess; online and roleplaying games, and, last but not least, adventurous quests and escape rooms. And in case you were wondering, there is (a lot) more to these stories than competition and winning. friendship challenges loyalty …
#CYBILS2023 Book Reviews: Fiction Picture Book Finalists
What are you doing this Monday morning? Us? Oh, we’re “March-ing Fourth” with reviews for the 2023 CYBILS Awards finalists and winner in the Fiction Picture Book Category. From “lovely,” “beautiful,” and “powerful” to “funny,” “hilarious,” and “extra outlandish,” our judges not only share their thoughts, but give you some inside scoop on what their kiddos thought, too! Go on …
Monday Books | #CYBILS2023 Reviews 2.5.2024
Lions and tigers and cats, oh my. Sorry, we couldn’t resist. But it’s true. Today’s roundup has those three creatures. But there’s more! This list of 2023-nominated books includes include stories of family, friendship, feelings, and, well … see for yourself. And have a FANTASTIC Monday. Book cover and summary excerpt from Goodreads. Click to see more details and reviews. …