The Cybils Board is pleased to announce that the Cybils will be the parent organization for KidlitCon, the conference celebrating children’s literature and blogging. The move makes sense, especially since Cybils has become a 501(c)(3) corporation, and can provide more stability for KidlitCon going forward. There is also overlap between the organizers and participants of both the Cybils and the …
2018 Cybils Winners!
As always, many many thanks to our round 2 judges and our category chairs as they read and discussed and worked to decide this year’s winners. Without further ado, here they are: Board Books Llamaphones by Janik Coat Harry N Abrams Nominated by: ChristaS This is an ingenious tactile and visual board book, that utilizes bold colors, simple shapes, and …
CYBILS Winners Announced Tomorrow!
Just a reminder that you have ANOTHER reason to be excited about children’s literature: At 9:30 a.m. PST we’ll announce this year’s CYBILS winners!! You’ll want to come back for that; the winners this year are FANTASTIC! While you’re waiting for the winners to be announced, please consider making a donation to support the Cybils mission. Your donation will help …
2018 Finalists Reactions!
One of the things we like best about releasing our shortlists is all the social media love we get! We thought we’d share a bit with you: Whenever young teachers ask me for reading lists, I point them toward the CYBILS! The finalists are always terrific! https://t.co/VPQvBHw29R — Carol Wilcox (@carwilc) January 1, 2019 Congrats to all the 2018 NF …
The 2018 Cybils Finalists!
It’s January 1st, our favorite day of the year: The day in which all round one panelists breathe a huge sigh of relief (and we express our heartfelt thanks!), and which everyone (from the authors and illustrators to the fans to the round two judges) eagerly watches to see what’s made the cut. First off — because we know you’re …
Help Out the Cybils With Your Holiday Shopping!
If you’re anything like me, you’re just getting started on your holiday shopping. The good news is, we’ve got your kidlit book recommendations covered! And if you buy books or ANYTHING after clicking through from a Cybils affiliate link, we get a teensy percentage of the purchase price–so don’t forget about Cybils when you’re doing your inevitable last-minute Amazon shopping …
Cybils 2018: Young Adult Speculative Fiction Judges
Round 1: Pamela Thompson Mcleod Young Adult Books-What We’re Reading Now @Mostlymcleod Melissa Fox The Book Nut @book_nut Maureen Kearney Confessions of a Bibliovore @mosylu Kimberly Francisco Stacked Books @kimberlymarief Kim Aippersbach Dead Houseplants Kara Malinczak Great Imaginations @NamasteRead Charlotte Taylor Charlotte’s Library @charlotteslib Round 2: Emma Kate Word Nerds @emmakatebooks @WordNerdsVlog Sussu Leclerc Novel Without Further Ado @bookriders1 …
Cybils 2018: Young Adult Fiction Judges
Round 1: William Polking Polking Classroom @polking Samantha Randolph Young Adult Books Central @YAbookscentral Gary Anderson What’s Not Wrong? @AndersonGL Rachel Strolle Rec-It Rachel @recitrachel Stephanie Galvan Russell Lispy Librarian @lispylibrarian Haley Shaffer Teachers Who Read @hale27storm Stormy Campbell Book.Blog.Bake @stormydawnc Round 2: Jill Davidson Margin Notes @ShelfieTalk Natalie Long …
Cybils: Junior/Senior High Nonfiction Judges
Round 1: Anne Bennett My Head is Full of Books @Headfullofbooks Rebecca Aguilar Mostly About Nonfiction @RebeccaGAguilar Laurie Thompson Laurie Thompson Blog @LaurieThompson Heidi Grange Geo Librarian @GeoLibrarian Jennie Rothschild Biblio File @kidsilkhaze Round 2: Adrienne Gillespie Books and Bassets @adrienneelva Katy Manck BooksYALove @BooksYALove Terry Doherty The Reading Tub @thereadingtub Wendy Gassaway Falconer’s Library @WendyGassaway Karen Yingling Ms. Yingling …
Cybils 2018: Graphic Novels Judges
Round 1: Mel Schuit Let’s Talk Picture Books @spiky_penelope Lexie Cenni For the Sake of Reading @PRationality Christa Seeley Women Write About Comics/This is a Metaphor @christasbooks Cecelia Larsen Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia @ceceliabedelia John Mutford The Book Mine Set @bookmineset Maggi Rohde Books for Squids @mama_librarian Megan Kelly Devour Books @33megan33 Round 2: Kim Baccellia Si, Se Puede @ixtumea …