African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways written by Avis Harley with photographs by Deborah Noyes Candlewick Press Nominated by: Becky In this collection of 18 poems, each accompanied by a gorgeous photograph of the subject, Harley takes the form of the acrostic to new heights. The poems are deftly created and move well beyond the single-word acrostic to include phrases, …
Miss Rumphius Profile
A nice profile of Cybils judge Patricia Stohr-Hunt from her employer, the University of Richmond. Cybils gets a mention too. I think she’s the first of our bloggers to be banned in China. Go, Patricia!
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A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck
A very merry Cybils Christmas and…er…Writerly Winter Solstice to you all! We've queued up this appropriately seasonal post for you and scheduled it to go up; meanwhile, we're probably still nestled all snug in our beds (at least, those of us on the West Coast), visions of tasty holiday treats and a lazy day on the couch dancing in our …
REVIEW: Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles
The Miss Rumphius Effect is a fixture of the kidlitosphere. It's where Tricia Stohr-Hunt blogs about poetry and non-fiction for young readers and maintains an impressive array of thematic book lists–check out her list of books about snow and snowflakes for some wintry (but heartwarming) seasonal reads. Tricia, a round I panelist for Poetry, reviewed Cybils nominee Spot the Plot: …
Cybils Appreciation from a Well-Loved Author
In the course of today's blog reading, I was pleased to come across a post in which repeat Cybils honoree (and Newbury Honor recipient) Shannon Hale expressed her appreciation for the Cybils. She said: "I've mentioned before my affection for the Cybil Awards, given out by the children's and YA book bloggers. As national and newpaper review space is diminishing, I think book …
Merry Christmas, Cybilians everywhere
I want to express my profound appreciation to our organizers and first-round judges who'll still be reading and debating books over the course of Christmas break. You make Cybils happen — and you keep coming back with brilliant, unpredictable and fascinating short lists year after year. Things will be quiet on the blog this week, but we'll be roaring back …
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Sacred Mountain: Everest by Christine Taylor-Butler
Biblio File is the blog of Middle Grade/YA Non-Fiction panelist Jennie Rothschild, a children's librarian at a public library who loves to read and review both children's and YA books. On her post entitled "Why I Blog," she noted that she values the conversation and sense of community in the kidlitosphere–something I think we can all relate to. In a …
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Our ads are a main source of revenue for Cybils, and the money goes toward a lovely prize for our winners. The BlogAds people have included us in a major book promotion featuring some of the most prominent book blogs. Woot! So, if you want to reach the book-buying hordes, the BlogAds Book Hive would help us and help you. …
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What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?
Susan Thomsen, our category organizer for MG/YA Non-Fiction, posts about a dizzying array of book-related topics on her blog, Chicken Spaghetti, where she's been posting since 2005. Recently, she reviewed a Non-Fiction/Information Picture Book nominee that's bound to come in handy during these wintry holiday days when kids are on vacation from school and looking for something to do. What …
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Any Which Wall by Laurel Snyder
Fantasy and Science Fiction Round I panelist Eva Mitnick is a Senior Children's Librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library and, as she describes herself, a "crazed reader of books for kids, teens, and adults." She blogs about books as well as children's library issues at Eva's Book Addiction. Eva also reviews books for School Library Journal, where she wrote …