Round 1 Cecelia Larsen Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia Twitter: @ceceliabedelia Instagram : @ceceliareads Rosemary Kiladitis Mom Read It Twitter: @roesolo Instagram: @roesolo Jennifer Caynor Twitter: @Readerosaurus Instagram: @Readerosaurus Tiktok: @Readerosaurus Melissa Fox The Book Nut Twitter: @book_nut Instagram: @mmfbooks Kristen Harvey Goodreads Twitter: @bookgoil Instagram: @bookgoil Round 2 Anne Wilson News from Youth Services – MPPL Twitter: @aclibrarian Helen Murdoch …
2022 Cybils Panelists and Judges: Poetry
Round 1 : Anne Bennett My Head Is Full of Books Twitter: @headfullofbooks Matt Esenwine Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme Twitter: @MattForrestVW Instagram: @MattForrestVW Sheri Howard Lobit Education Village Library Instagram: @jinxyrad Tricia Stohr-Hunt The Miss Rumphius Effect Twitter: @missrumphius Instagram: @tricia_stohr_hunt Sylvia Vardell Poetry for Children Twitter: @SylviaVardell Instagram: @sylviavardell Round 2 Christy Mihaly GROG Twitter: @CMwriter4kids Instagram: @christymihaly Rosemary …
2022 Cybils Panelists and Judges: Non-Fiction
Round 1: Genevieve Ford Twitter: @GenevieveFord1 Sandy Brehl Unpacking The Power of Picture Books Twitter: @PBWorkshop and @SandyBrehl Instagram: @SandyBrehl Brooke Freebairn Twitter: @thebrookelist Instagram: @thebrookelist Mary Duffy Just Read Journal Insta: @justreadjournal Reshama Deshmukh Twitter: @stackingbks Insta: @stackingbks Kelly Krasner-Clarke KidLitunderground Goodreads Twitter: @writervisionary Karen Austin Goodreads Twitter: @thegenaboveme Ashley Pearson Twitter: …
2022 Cybils Panelists and Judges: Easy Reader and Early Chapter Books
Round 1 Heidi Grange Geo Librarian Twitter: @GeoLibrarian Shannon Griffin Magical Wonder of Books Pamela Thompson-Mcleod Books by Pamela Thompson Twitter: @MostlyMcLeod Nadia Pshonyak Instagram: @nadiareads.sgf Ellen Zschunke On the Shelf 4 Kids Twitter: @ontheshelf4kids Round 2 Tori Bowman Insta: @bookmarkguides Terry Doherty The Reading Tub Twitter: @thereadingtub Instagram: @readingtub Claire Noland A Field Trip Life Twitter: @claire_noland Instagram: …
2022 Cybils Panelists and Judges: Fiction Picture and Board Books
Round 1 Nicole Levesque Bluestocking Thinking Twitter: @BlueSockGirl Instagram: @BluestockingThinking Deb Nance Readerbuzz Goodreads Twitter: @debnance Instagram: @debnance Tiktok: @debbieashleynance Lynne Marie Pisano My Word Playground Twitter: @Literally_Lynne Instagram: @literally.lynne.marie Sam Richardson Little Cub Literacy Twitter: @lilcubliterac Instagram: @littlecubliteracy Maggi Rohde Goodreads Twitter: @mama_librarian Instagram: @librarymaggi Round 2 Linda Bozzo Goodreads Twitter: @lindabozzo Instagram: @lindabozzo Maria Marshall The Picture Book …
#BannedBookWeek Spotlight Post
We recently welcomed Riya Fernando to our Volunteer Team, and are so glad to have her on board. When she offered to create a book playlist for Banned Book Week built around THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas (2017 YA Fiction Finalist), our answer was an emphatic “Absolutely!” Make sure to celebrate this week by reading your favorite books …
Application Deadline Extended!
We know you’re busy. We’re all busy. I’m a bookseller at an independent bookstore, where we have a reduced staff (thanks COVID) and we’re headed into 4th quarter, so believe me, we know busy. BUT. You like books. We know you do. And maybe you don’t talk about them on the internet as much as you did back in 2004 …
Don’t Wait! We Need YOUR Help!
Just a reminder that the Call for Judges is closing on Friday, September 9th! If you talk about kids’ books anywhere on the internet (at any length, really) we need your help. Come be a part of this incredible team choosing the best and most kid-friendly books out there. We need YOU to be a part of our team! (You …
Introducing New Category Chairs
Since we are a volunteer organization, as people’s lives and availability change, we need to make changes here as well. We are saying a fond farewell to Pam Margolis (who will remain as a board member), Jenna Ehler, and Joella Basecamp. We appreciated all of their hard work and time over the past years. With farewells come welcomes, though. We …
Presenting the 2022 Cybils Call for Judges!
So, if you talk about kidlit anywhere on the internet — whether it is on a traditional blog, YouTube, Goodreads, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok — we want your help! A word of advice: before you fill out the application, be sure to check out our FAQs about judging for us. There is this one, this one, and this one. PLEASE do this beforehand, so …