The nice folks at ForeWord magazine, which caters to independent publishers, have been featuring many Cybils folks on their blog, Shelf Space. This month, it’s Liz Burns’ turn, and her first post is on how to make reading fun for kids, especially in light of the recent NEA finding that we’re reading less as a nation. She’s already garnering comments–go …
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Look at this magnificent fountain pen: Is this not hot? Would this not look stunning with our Cybils logo stamped onto the clip? We can do it. We can offer our winning authors and illustrators a real award this year. All we need is money. Oh yeah, that. I got Cybils’ first bank statement yesterday, and we have $660 and …
REVIEW: Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet illustrated by Sonia Long
Mary Lee has featured some great Cybils-nominated titles on her blog A Year of Reading–for many of them, such as Graphic Novel nominee Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, she provides a teacher’s perspective on a book that could well spark newfound interest in a tried-and-true classic. "It is what the title says it is: Romeo and Juliet in manga. The …
2007 Young Adult Fiction Nominations
Rounding in at a robust 123 titles, the most of any category this year, Young Adult Fiction proudly presents the 2007 nominations. –Jackie Parker, YA Fiction organizer
REVIEW: The Secret of Priest’s Grotto by Peter Lane Taylor with Christos Nicola
Today’s selection is a non-fiction book that splits between the present day and the Holocaust, between well-equipped spelunkers and three desperate Jewish families. What they share between them, across time and circumstance, is a secret cave in the Ukraine. Mindy from Propernoun takes us there in her gripping review of The Secret of Priest’s Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story: The …
REVIEW: Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey
Many of us old timers in the blogging world remember when it was just Tasha Saecker and … well, it was just Tasha Saecker. Back in the early days of ’03, her Kids Lit blog was pretty much the only one of its kind. She’s said if she knew what crazy names we’d all be giving our online journals, she’d …
2007 Non-fiction Picture Book Nominations
Now that the dust has settled, it looks like a total of 45 Nonfiction Picture Books have been nominated for a Cybil award. There’s lots of good stuff here: biography, biology, technology, history, sports… a little bit of everything. –Eisha Prather, Non-fiction Picture Books organizer
REVIEW: Mama’s Saris by Pooja Makhijani
Hey, wanna have a cuppa joe with Andrea and Mark over at Just One More Book? That’s what it feels like when you listen in on their podcasts; you can even make out the cappuccino maker sputtering in the background as they sit in their favorite cafe and gab about kids’ books. They both loved Mama’s Saris, about a young …
2007 Fantasy and Science Fiction Nominations
We have 94 nominations in the Fantasy and Science Fiction category, an amazing assortment of books for all ages and tastes. It’s a strong list, and choosing a short list out of so many good books won’t be easy. Sheila Ruth, Fantasy and Science Fiction organizer
2007 Graphic Novels Nominations
Spanning a wide range of genres from historical and literary re-tellings to fantasy adventures to manga, the Graphic Novels category topped off at 34 nominations for 2007. Below is the final list. –Sarah J. Stevenson, Graphic Novels organizer