Adoration of Jenna Fox written by Mary E. Pearson Macmillan Angel written by Cliff McNish Lerner Publishing Group Aurelie written by Heather Tomlinson Henry Holt Battle of the Labyrinth written by Rick Riordan Hyperion Bewitching Season written by Marissa Doyle Henry Holt Bite Me written by Parker Blue Bell Bridge Bliss written by Lauren Myracle Abrams for Young Readers Book …
2008 Nominations
Fantasy and Science Fiction (Middle Grade)
39 Clues written by Rick Riordan Scholastic Airman written by Eoin Colfer Hyperion Best Friend for Claudia written by Beatrice Weinberg Katz PublishAmerica Boots and Pieces written by Emily Ecton Simon & Schuster Boy of All Time written by Che Dee Calderwood Books Cabinet of Wonders written by Marie Rutkoski Macmillan Dark Legacy written by K. G. McAbee Calderwood Books …
2008 Nominations
Easy Readers
A Brand New Day for Mouse and Mole written by Wong Herbert Yee Houghton Mifflin A Girl, A Boy, And Three Robbers written by Gail Gauthier Putnam Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth written by Jean Van Leeuwen Dial Annie and Snowball and the Teacup Club written by Cynthia Rylant Simon & Schuster Bed, Bats, & Beyond written by Joan …
Nominations close tonight!
Nominations for the third annual Cybils close tonight at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time. As best we can, we’ll go in tonight and shut down the comments. Any nominations left in comments after 11:59 p.m. tonight won’t be counted, sorry to say. What happens next: The full list of nominations will be posted on Monday. Review copies will be ordered from …
What’s missing?
I gotta tell ya. The crazy way TypePad does comments now makes it harder to skim through them all to see what’s already been nominated. Complaints are pouring in about duplicate nominations, wasted nominations, etc. We hear you! Has anyone compiled a list of what terrific books are still missing from our nominations? If you’ve posted a list on your …
A Slate for a Cybils judge
Erica Perle is a judge in fiction picture books and also an occasional contributor to Slate. Her latest contribution gives tips for picking the perfect kids’ book about financial ruin. She emails to say she’ll also be on NPR’s Day To Day if you want to check the schedule. Congrats, Erica! –Anne Levy, editor
Introducing Anne Levy, Cybils Sherpa
Hey all. I just thought up that title you see above. Hope you like it. Not that we’re scaling Everest here, even if the TBR pile does seem mountainous at times. I see my role as a mere pointer-outer-of-hazards and seeker-of-safe-routes. Leaders are people who bark orders and managers crack the whip to get it done. I just say, "Let’s …
2008 Nominations
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Kids are curious about absolutely anything, so that’s what the books in the non-fiction picture book category will be about–absolutely anything! As long as it’s true and factual, of course. (it’s gotta be "not fiction", after all!). Science, art, history, sports, current events–and more–are all fair game, from slice-of-life biographies and other true stories kids will read beginning-to-end, to list …
2008 Nominations
Non-Fiction MG/YA Books
Facts First! Don’t fall under the misconception that facts are boring. Facts can break boundaries. Facts can open eyes. Facts can inspire. Facts can do anything fiction can do. Maybe more. Not that we don’t love fiction, but nonfiction has been a special focus of many bloggers in the kidlitosphere since the inception of Nonfiction Monday for good reason. We …
2008 Nominations
Graphic Novels
Pictures and stories; stories and pictures. While many of the Cybils categories explore one or the other, only the Graphic Novel category looks at the unique melding of words and images that is comics. Whether it’s the daring deeds of superheroes or realistic stories of middle school life, sweeping fantasy tales or terrifying works of horror, graphic novels offer a …