Today we meet Pam Coughlan, organizer for the Fiction Picture Books category: I am the mother of two girls, ages nine and twelve, and a voracious reader. Hence the Mother and Reader part of my blog name. At MotherReader, I review children’s literature from board books to Young Adult, but my heart is in picture books. Along with my occasional …
The Third Annual Cybils Awards
Welcome to the premier Web awards for children's literature. You, the public, nominated the books. Now we, the bloggers, are busy reading them and will eventually hand out prizes. Nominations are now closed. Please come back as we post reviews and news. Below the jump you'll see contest rules.
Introducing Tasha Saecker, Fantasy and Science Fiction Category
Today we meet our Fantasy and Sci-Fi category organizer, Tasha Saecker: I am the director of the Elisha D. Smith Public Library in Menasha, Wisconsin. Which, by the way, just won Wisconsin Library of the Year for 2008! When I started in librarianship, I was a children’s and teen librarian in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. From there, I returned to my …
The Young Adult Fiction Panel
Today we announce the members of the Young Adult Fiction panel. This panel received the most applications for membership, so it was a struggle to balance experience vs. new perspectives, reviewer vs. writer. In the end, we have a great panel of talented people. Let’s go, YA! Organizer: Jackie Parker Interactive Reader Panelists (Round I judges) Leila Roy Bookshelves of …
Introducing Fiona Bayrock, Non-Fiction Picture Books Category
Today we meet Fiona Bayrock, our category organizer for Non-Fiction Picture Books: Adding international flavoUr to the organizer mix, I’m a Canadian children’s author specializing in "way cool" science aimed at the 10-and-under crowd. Publishing-wise, I’ve got books with Scholastic, Capstone, and Charlesbridge as well as 60+ articles, stories, and poems in magazines such as Highlights for Children, KNOW, and …
Introducing Sarah Stevenson, Deputy Editor
Today we meet Sarah Stevenson, Deputy Editor for the Cybils blog: I’m a freelance writer and artist, as well as co-founder (with writer Tanita S. Davis) of the YA literature blogs Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog and ReadingYA: Readers’ Rants, both founded in 2005. I also help out with the group blog Guys Lit Wire and participate in online literary …
The Non Fiction Middle Grade/Young Adult Panel
Today we announce the members of the NFMGYA Committee. (Say that three times quickly, I dare you!) Our panelists are librarians, writers, teacher-librarians, teachers, parents…well, you name it, they’re here. Organizer: Mindy Rhiger Propernoun.net Panelists (Round I judges) Jill Tullo The Well-Read Child Kathy M. Burnette The Brain LairSarah Rettger Archimedes ForgetsCarol Wilcox Carol’s Corner Vivian Mahoney HipWriterMama Judges (Round …
Introducing Jen Robinson, Literacy Evangelist
Today we meet Jen Robinson, our official Cybils Literacy Evangelist: I’m Jen Robinson, and I’ve been blogging for nearly 3 years at Jen Robinson’s Book Page. My blog is dedicated to helping parents, teachers, and librarians to encourage kids to enjoy books. To that end, I publish mostly book reviews (picture books through young adult) and literacy and reading news. …
The Non-Fiction Picture Book Panel
Animals, nature, space, people…you name it, kids love the real. The following ten writers (authors and reviewers, but all bloggers) will seek out the best in Non Fiction for the picture-book reader. Give it up for the NFPB panel! Organizer: Fiona Bayrock Books and ‘Rocks Panelists (Round I judges) David Judge: Adventures at Wilder Farm Tricia Stohr-Hunt The Miss Rumphius …
The Poetry panel
On this Poetry Friday we announce the members of the 2008 Cybils Poetry panel. Poets abound! Organizer: Kelly Fineman Writing and Ruminating Panelists (Round I judges) Kelly Fineman Writing and RuminatingElaine Magliaro Wild Rose ReaderBruce Black Wordswimmer Laura Purdie SalasJulie Danielson Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast Judges (Round II): John Mutford The Book Mine Set Gregory K. Pincus GottabookSylvia Vardell …