It’s late on a Sunday afternoon, and I had almost forgotten in the busyness of the weekend that I wanted to highlight the Cybils nominees on the 2014 New York Times best illustrated books of the year! The Baby Tree, by Sophie Blackall The Pilot and the Little Prince, by Peter Sis Hmmm…. I thought we had done better …
2014 Nominations: Fiction Picture Books
Current list of 2014 nominations for the Fiction Picture Books category.
Fiction Picture Books – Category Description
The category of Fiction Picture Books would appear clearcut: books that are fictional with pictures. Oh, but that simplicity is deceptive. The category contains titles for toddlers and third graders, funny stories and moving tales, history and fantasy, traditions and diversity, elegance and silliness, education and entertainment. An amazing conceptual range for books with typically 32 to 48 pages. All these types of books …
Meet the Organizers: Pam Coughlan, Fiction Picture Books
Continuing with the Cybils as category organizer for Fiction Picture Books, Pam Coughlan writes the blog MotherReader and administers the website KidLitosphere Central. With two teenage girls headed into adventures in high school and (gulp) college, she appreciates the honest beauty and simplicity of picture books more than ever. She has worked in public libraries in northern Virginia giving readers …
Review of the Day: Carrot Soup
While we wait for the nominations to close, the Cybils team brings you Reviews of the Day. We pluck a title from the nominations and give it a read. Today, Kelly Herold (Big A little a) reviews Carrot Soup, by John Segal. Carrot Soup is nominated in the Picture Book Fiction category. The hero of John Segal‘s Carrot Soup is …