Over at ALA and YALSA the lists have gone up. Best Books for Young Adults, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, Great Graphic Novels for Teens and the Children’s Notable Books have been announced and, unsurprisingly, a number of CYBILS nominees are on the lists. Some of them are even on multiple lists, reflecting their category-bending status. –Kelly Fineman, Poetry organizer …
ALA award-winners on the CYBILS short lists
This morning, the American Library Association announced its literary awards for children’s books. As always, there were surprises. What isn’t particularly surprising, however, is that a number of books on the CYBILS short lists have received honors and awards from ALA. –Kelly Fineman, Poetry Organizer Here are the CYBILS titles, in alphabetical order by ALA award name: Caldecott HonorKnuffle Bunny …
2007 Poetry Finalists
Animal Poemswritten by Valerie Worth, illustrated by Steve JenkinsFarrar, Strauss & Giroux The poems about twenty-three different animals (some common and some very unusual) are told using free verse–not a typical choice in collections for children these days (at least not when it’s the sole type of verse). And these poems are spectacular in their use of imagery and metaphor. …
2007 Poetry Nominations
We have a total of forty-two nominations in the poetry category this year. Without further ado, here’s our list of nominees, organized alphabetically by title. –Kelly Fineman, Poetry Organizer
REVIEW: Here’s a Little Poem
Just in time for Poetry Friday, today’s review comes from Kelly Fineman, our Poetry organizer: Earlier this year, I purchased one of my favorite anthologies of children’s poetry — a Very Big Book called Here’s A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry, collected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, illustrated by Polly Dunbar. If you have a …
About Kelly Fineman
Today we’re introducing Kelly F., our Poetry Organizer: I’m a children’s writer and poet. While I don’t often share my original poetry on my blog, Writing and Ruminating, I regularly post poems and poetry-related information there. I have a poem called "Lawnmowers" published in the Summer Shorts anthology from Blooming Tree Press and a poem appearing in the December 2007 …