A Shiver of Sharks by Little Bahalia Publishing Little Bahalia Publishing Nominated by: Patricia Tilton Reviewed by: coffeechug A Troop is a Group of Monkeys by Little Bahalia Publishing Little Bahalia Publishing Nominated by: Flowering Minds Reviewed by: coffeechug A Word’s a Bird by Orel Protopopescu Syntonie Nominated by: Joanna Marple Reviewed by: coffeechug A to Sea by Joshua and …
2013 Nominations: Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books
Easy Readers A Big Guy Took My Ball! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems Disney Hyperion Nominated by: Danielle Smith Reviewed by: dianapettis | Reshama A Pet Named Sneaker (Beginner Books(R)) by Joan Heilbroner Random House Books for Young Readers Nominated by: MotherReader Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter by Megan McDonald / G. …
Buttons, buttons, we’ve got the buttons!
Ta-dah! Above, you'll find our fancy new logo. Better late than never, I say. And here are the associated buttons for you to upload onto your own blogs to advertise our annual contest. Just right-click and save. Thanks so much for showing your support for Cybils on your own websites. Happy 2013 Cybils! –Anne Levy, Cybils Overlord in absentia
The 2012 Cybils Finalists
Dear Book Nerds: You already know why you’re here. It’s not for the fab party, the football scores or to watch the ball drop. No, you won’t find Cybilians indulging in those overly exhuberant displays of normalcy. Hanging out at the Cybils site is by far the best New Year’s tradition, and here are just a few reasons why: You do not have to …
Nominate Here for the 2012 Cybils
Welcome to our seventh annual awards! Here's the nomination form for books published between last year's contest and this one. New eligibility rules here. Also check out our contest info. Genres are listed in the sidebar under 2012 Nominations by Genre — just click on the category for the latest list of nominated titles. Titles are added continuously until October …
Goodbye for now
Anne here, your Cybils Overlord. I'm leaving you for a while. Oh, it's nothing you all did, except make this here literary awards into something really amazing and prestigious and fun. That kept me busy. Too busy, I'm sorry to say. I am changing careers and readying for my new job, which starts next week. Inspired by the teachers, authors, …
Two Cybils judges get a promotion
Congrats to Travis Jonkers of 100 Scope Notes and John Schumaker of Mr. Schu Reads for winning a berth on an ALA judging committee. Travis moves up from judging Fiction Picture Books with us to the fancy-shmancy Caldecotts this coming year and John, a former Graphic Novel judge, goes over to the Newberys. Full announcement is here. Naturally, we take …
One blogger’s experience
Thanks so much to Miss K at Devour Books for describing her experience as a first-round Cybils judge. I think I'm going to send a link to her post for all judging applicants. It gives a nice overview of the work involved, but also the rewards. Though, on a side note, we can never promise a load of books — …
Some Cybils love
From indie author Susan Ee, who wrote "Angelfall," the first digital-born book to make our finalists.
Awww …
Mo Willems sometimes does a little doodle when he wins a Cybils. Here's his latest. Is this total cuteness or what?