The Cybils team has, of course, been thrilled at the Cybils-themed graphics that we received from Mo Willems and from the Rapunzel's Revenge team of Shannon and Dean Hale and Nathan Hale (see the images in the posts below). But we are equally thrilled by these other author and media responses to the Cybils: The Cybils award was mentioned in …
More Author Love for the Cybils
Earlier this month, we shared some lovely feedback from authors happy to see their books on the Cybils shortlists. Here is some additional author joy: Bonny Becker (A Visitor for Bear) emailed: "HOORAY!! HOORAY!! HOORAY!! What an honor. All the nominees in fiction picture books are wonderful. Thanks to all the reviewers–not an easy job." Lenore Look (Alvin Ho: Allergic to …
Author Joy for the Cybils Shortlists
Since we announced the Cybils Finalists last week, we've noticed online responses from several authors, happy to be shortlisted. (Formatting in the quotes below was edited for consistency, with book titles in italics, and author names in bold.) Sara Zarr says: "Sweethearts is a finalist for the 2008 Cybils, which makes me very, very, very, very happy. If you don’t know, the …
Sharing the Cybils Love – Round 2
Cybils references are still popping up all over the web, with many mentions from the Kidlitosphere blogs (thank you all so much!!) and several that reach out into other communities. Here are a few posts (in addition to the ones that we listed the other day) that stood out for us: Amy from My Friend Amy (home of Book Blogger …
Cybils Organizer at PBS Parents Site
Hi Cybils Fans, This is Jen Robinson, 2007 Cybils Middle Grade/YA Nonfiction committee organizer, and Young Adult Fiction judging committee member. I’m interrupting your regular scheduled Cybils programming to let you know that I’m guest blogging this month at PBS Parents: Expert Q&A. The way this works is that I have put up one detailed post about my love of …
2007 MG/YA Nonfiction Finalists
The middle grade/young adult nonfiction committee has selected, from the 45 nominated books, a collection of seven high-quality, kid-friendly titles. Looking to read more nonfiction in 2008? Any or all of these titles will get you off to an excellent start. Of course, there are other wonderful titles on the nominations list, too, but the committee felt that these seven …
REVIEW: Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan
Camille blogs at Book Moot, answering the perennial question, "Where are the GOOD books?" Book Moot has been around since 2004, and is one of the most authoritative blogs in the Kidlitosphere. Camille writes about a little bit of everything, from classics that she has never read to her experiences in booktalking to her policy of asking kids for their …
Congratulations Mindy!
The Cybils team would like to congratulate panelist Mindy, who blogs at Propernoun.net, on the birth of her new daughter. We’re all so happy for you, Mindy! Mindy has been a tireless member of the middle grade/young adult nonfiction nominating committee this year, and is already back on board with discussions. We are very fortunate to have her as part …
REVIEW: We Are One by Larry Dane Brimner
At Farm School, Becky writes about "family, books, food, classical home education, books, journeys, music, books, thoughts, movies, and books." She shares details of her family’s life on a farm in Canada, and her experiences in reading with and homeschooling her three elementary school-age children. Becky also writes well-researched posts about topics like adding poetry to your life, the importance …
REVIEW: Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
K.T. Horning is a librarian and a children’s & young adult literature specialist. She blogs about LGBTQ books for kids and teens at Worth the Trip. She publishes detailed, thoughtful book reviews, and maintains links to external resources of particular interest to her target audience. K.T. is a member of the middle grade and young adult non-fiction nominating committe. In …