Charlotte's Library is the online home of Charlotte Taylor, one of our panelists for the Fantasy and Sci-Fi category this year. About herself, she says, "I'm an archaeologist by day, the president of the Friends of a small New England library by night." In that capacity, she helps raise money to buy books; and in her capacity as a mom, …
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We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson
In the header of her blog Carol's Corner, blogger and literacy coach Carol Wilcox presents a quote by well-known author Kate DiCamillo: "Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift." Carol writes enthusiastic and heartfelt reviews that do just that–offer up a feast of books …
Q&A: Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
Back in February, in the 2007 Cybils Graphic Novels category, we were pleased to announce that Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel was the winner for Elementary and Middle Grade readers. Well, a few months down the line, we're just plain chuffed to present a full-length interview with the winning authors and illustrators: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano, and Paolo …
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Jellaby Vol. 1 by Kean Soo
Kidlit bloggers from the good old days of, well, a couple of years ago, will remember when our own Betsy Bird hit it big on the blog scene. She moved on up to School Library Journal with A Fuse #8 Production, ensuring that new scores of readers would be treated not only to beloved recurring features such as Video Sunday …
Elections and Kids — Open Thread
Whether we elect the first African-American president or the first female vice president, today's a rather historic day, wouldn't you say? So let's take a break from Cybils judging and gab a bit about America's big day at the polls. What'd you tell your kids about it? In my household, my son told ME — in no uncertain terms. He …
Meet the Panelists: YA Fiction Roundtable, Part II
If you joined us last Thursday for Part I of our YA Fiction panelist roundtable, you're no doubt eager to hear what else the nominating panelists have to say (and probably wishing you could be a fly on the wall for their discussions of nominated titles!). YA Fiction category organizer Jackie Parker (Interactive Reader) chimes in with three more revealing …
A Note to the Nominees
Congratulations to the publishers, authors, and illustrators of all the nominated books! We're doing our best to notify the publishers of all nominated books, but in some cases we are unable to find contact information, or our contact information is invalid. If you are a publisher, and would like to provide review copies but you haven't heard from us, please …
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A La Carte by Tanita S. Davis
Since 2006, Becky Laney has been blogging about middle grade and young adult books at Becky's Book Reviews, which has become a fixture of the kidlitosphere. A prolific blogger, Becky also has a blog devoted to books for the nine-and-under set, Young Readers, and Becky's Challenges, where she hosts a plethora of fabulous reading challenges ranging from books about food …
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America at War: Poems Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Tricia Stohr-Hunt wears many hats–she teaches in the Education Department at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA; she is an advocate for integrating children's literature into the teaching of a wide variety of subjects; and she's an avid reader of books for young readers through middle grades. Tricia is a member of the Cybils nominating panel for Non-Fiction Picture …
Meet the Panelists: YA Fiction Roundtable, Part I
That's right, we're back with another revealing roundtable with our 2008 Cybils nominating panelists–this time we find out what makes the YA Fiction panelists tick. Since they've got a lot to tell you, we're dividing it up into two posts: one today and one on Tuesday. (Tune in to the blog tomorrow for another book review.) Props to YA Fiction …