One of this year’s Cybils panelists in the Graphic Novels category is Sam Musher of Parenthetical.net. According to the header graphic, her blog contains “Musings and snark about YA lit, libraries, and geekdom, from an overly opinionated middle school librarian.” Sam also posts book lists and book reviews of literature for kids and teens–and had a truly kick-butt Halloween costume …
Cybils Nominees Rock the Blog Blast Tour
Can you believe it? Eighteen of this year's Cybils-nominated authors are getting a spot in the limelight this week during the Winter Blog Blast Tour organized by Colleen Mondor of Chasing Ray. For your convenience, here is a list of dates, Cybils-nominated titles, and links: Monday, November 17Lewis Buzbee, Steinbeck's Ghost (MG Fiction)Chasing Ray Laurel Snyder, Up and Down the …
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Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea
Stephanie Ford, one of our Fiction Picture Book panelists, is a blogger at the Children's Literature Book Club, which is described as a "book club of grownups who like to discuss children's literature." She posts reviews of everything from picture books to YA novels, and includes kidlit news and booklists as well for curious readers who are interested in following …
Jen Robinson at Shelf Space
Jen Robinson is guest blogging at Foreword magazine's Shelf Space through the month of November. The most recent post talks about her role as literacy evangelist for the web's most popular (okay, only) kidlit awards. Here's a sample: I believe that the Cybils short lists (5 to 7 titles per category) are an amazing resource. Great titles, vetted by people …
Meet the Panelists: Graphic Novels Roundtable
Having been part of the Graphic Novels category myself in previous years, I can attest that it's always an adventure discussing what makes a quality nominee, and sometimes, what makes a graphic novel a graphic novel! Thanks to GN category organizer Snow Wildsmith of Good Comics for Kids, we're getting a sneak peek into what the nominating and judging panelists …
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Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex
Today's review of the day is actually a co-review from two Cybils veterans, Jules of Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast and Kelly Fineman of Writing and Ruminating, both of whom are panelists for this year's Poetry category. As one half of the well-known 7-Imps, Jules, along with her co-blogger Eisha, reads a huge array of books and posts reviews, interviews, …
Widgets!
Coming soon to a fashionable blog near you … Tracy Grand at JacketFlap has once again provided a terrific widget for us all. You'll see an example of it in the right sidebar (partway down). If you want one, here's the linky-loo so you can create your own. Pick genres and colors and the widget does the rest. Gorgeous. I …
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The Art of Freedom by Bob Raczka
A lot of us bloggers know Jone MacCulloch as one of the intrepid organizers of this year's Kidlitosphere Conference in Portland, but her hard work doesn't end there–she's also a member of our Non-Fiction Picture Books panel for the Cybils. As a library media specialist at an elementary school in Washington State, Jone gets to encounter books every day, and …
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Cicada Summer by Andrea Beaty
Elf toys, elf paraphernalia, or anything else related to actual elves, you won't find on Kerry Millar's blog, Shelf Elf. What you will find are reviews, interviews, news, and more about books for children and young adults. Kerry is also a contributor to Guys Lit Wire and she happens to be a Middle Grade panelist for this year's Cybils, too. …
Meet the Panelists: Non-Fiction Picture Books Roundtable
Thanks to category organizer Fiona Bayrock of Books and 'Rocks, we have the opportunity to get to know the intrepid panelists for the Non-Fiction Picture Books category. Just about everything kids ever want to know about the world can be found in the pages of a good picture book, and our panelists are just as hungry to find the best, …