In recent years there has been an upsurge in nonfiction that’s great for reading aloud to preschool and kindergarten-age kids, either one-on-one or in classrooms and storytimes. Here are a few great read-aloud titles that Cybils has taken note of. Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Steawart: The 2014 Finalist and Winner in the Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction Category is a great read-aloud. Simple sentences make …
Featured Blogger: Greg Pincus
We have loved all the bloggers we’ve featured so far, but it has occurred to us that we’ve been remiss in featuring the male population around here. There are men out there in the kidlit blogging community, and we wanted to highlight their contributions. Greg Pincus at Gottabook has been involved in the community for a number of years, and …
Now that the Awards are Over
The Cybils are done, and usually this space goes quiet until August. However, we’re being ambitious this year, and we thought we’d try something new: we’re going to keep the blog going over the summer. We’re only going to publish a couple times a week, but we’re really excited about what we have to offer. We’re going to keep up …
2014 Winners: What’s Being Said, Part 2
I know we said “later this week” last week, but there were so many coming in over the course of the week, that we thought we’d wait. Here’s more of the goodness that’s being said about our terrific Cybils winners: Blue Apple Books (@blueapplebooks): More than just okay ! ! ! OKAY, ANDY! won the 2014 @cybils Award in the …
The Winners: What’s Being Said
One of the things that I (personally) love about the Cybils announcements is all Twitter love the winners get. Here’s some of what we saw yesterday: Paul Durham (@pauldurhambooks): @charlotteslib Thank you so much! I’m a bit floored by the news and will try to formulate a more coherent response when I pick my jaw up. Candlewick Press (@Candlewick): Congrats @chrishaughton …
The 2014 Cybils Awards
As another Cybils winds to a close, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who played a part in it this year, from the round 1 panelist who spent countless hours reading to the round 2 judges who spent time debating and discussing to choose the winners below to the organizers who spent hours making sure that everything ran …
Tomorrow…
It’s Valentine’s Day. And International Book Giving Day. But, MOST IMPORTANTLY, it’s the day when we reveal the Cybils Winners! Stay tuned…
Review: Death Sworn
Young Adult Speculative Fiction Judge Cecelia, who blogs at Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia, is a voracious reader of all types of books, from adult down through middle grade. Back in April of last year she reviewed her category finalist Death Sworn, by Leah Cypess, writing: I own Leah Cypess’ two previous novels, but I never made a concerted effort to …
Review: Pointe
Today’s review of Young Adult Fiction finalist Pointe, by Brandy Colbert comes from round one panelist Brandy, who blogs at Whimscially Yours. She gushed about Pointe, writing: This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. I know. But, it’s the truth. You know how some books just speak to you? How from the moment you open them you know …
Review: Popular: Vintage Wisdom for the Modern Geek
Today’s review is by our YA Non-Fiction chair, Stephanie, who regularly blogs at Love. Life. Read. She reviewed YA Non-Fiction finalist Popular: Vintage Wisdom for the Modern Geek, by Maya Van Wagenen, writing: This memoir is often times hilarious, filled with trials and triumphs as Maya applies 1950’s advice to her modern life in the twenty first century. Highly readable and enjoyable, this …