Have you met Pam Coughlin, better known as MotherReader? If not, you’re missing one of the funniest, most over-the-top writers in the kidlit blogging world. A librarian and Mommy from Virginia, her annual 48-hour book challenge keeps scores of bloggers bleary-eyed while reading and reviewing — and then reading each others’ reviews. In September, she asks everyone for their favorite …
A note to publishers
First, we’d like to thank all the publishers who have sent review copies so far. Books are streaming in to our panelists, who aren’t wasting a precious second of their all-too-brief reading period. Some of the smaller publishers have said they cannot make review copies available, so panelists are hunting down copies in local libraries. That’s cool. Thanks for letting …
REVIEW: The Periodic Table: Elements With Style by Adrian Dingle
Alas, Tricia from The Miss Rumphius Effect didn’t win a Weblog award (see this post here) but we’re still awed she was a finalist. She recently reviewed a science book that’s, well, elementary, but she also gives us some personal glimpses into why it’s more than just another book to her: My friends call me a closet nerd. Well, let …
Just One More Andrea!!
If it weren’t for Andrea Ross, we’d have a wee bit more difficulty calling ourselves an international contest. She’s Canadian (please, no "eh" jokes) and she’s a panelist on our non-fiction picture books committee. Those fine bloggers at 7-Imp have profiled her today, and reveals why she started every kidlit bloggers’ favorite podcast: I’m crazy about kids’ books, Mark’s crazy …
REVIEW: Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce
If you can think of a more aptly named book blog than Bookshelves of Doom, let us know. We’re highly jealous. Leila Roy’s an "Uber-librarian" from Kennebunk, Maine, who de-bunks the book-burning censors. Okay, those who challenge or ban library books aren’t really burning them — yet — no doubt because Leila’s on their case. She also does splendid book …
Another blogger goes ForeWord
Root-a-toot-toot! That’s me tooting my own horn, as I’m joining a pantheon of great kidlit bloggers to guest post at ForeWord magazine. My first article is about this here contest and its origins, which you’ll find at this here link. I’m following on the heels of the world famous Jules and Eisha, two of our organizers, and Betsy Bird from …
Updated FAQs
Okay, it took a while, but I finally updated our FAQs. If you have a question that isn’t answered here, please put it in the comments and I’ll answer them. –Anne Levy, editor. 1. Which books are eligible? Any children’s or YA book published in English in 2007, including translated and bilingual books. 2. How do I nominate a book?First, …
REVIEW: Animal Poems
When last year’s Cybils was starting up, Elaine Magliaro quickly joined the Blue Rose Girls blog so she could be eligible to serve on the Poetry panel. Not only did Cybils benefit, she’s since left her indelible ink prints all over the blogosphere with dazzling, witty poetry of her own. She now has her own blog, Wild Rose Reader, but …
Cybils panelist a finalist in 2007 Weblog Awards
Tricia Stohr-Hunt, a panelist in the non-fiction picture books, is a finalist under Best Education Blog in the 2007 Weblog Awards for her blog, The Miss Rumphius Effect. Go, Tricia! Woot! There’s only a tiny window to go vote — from today until Nov. 8, when the winners will be announced at the BlogWorldExpo in Las Vegas. Though I don’t …
REVIEW: My Dead Girlfriend
For Halloween, what could be better than a spooky book by a "ghost artist"? Our own Jackie Parker has the details at her blog. For a brief time last summer, Finney was able to forget about his doomed future. See, "for a member of the Bleak family the true measure of success is not what is accomplished in LIFE, but …