The Cybil Award Winner!

I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems won the early reader CYBILS Award (Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Award). Congratulations, Mo Willems! We love your books!

For more fun doodles like the one above - check out Mo's Blog. I love what he has done with his dining room!

2008 Cybils Early Reader Finalists

The Cybils Early Reader Finalists have been announced! They are:

Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time by James Howe
I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems
I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems
Maybelle Goes to Tea by Katie Speck
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig by Kate DiCamillo

With so many wonderful early reader titles published this year, the panelists had a difficult job to do. If you would like to know more about the amazing panel members, check out their blogs:

Andi/Cloudscome, A Wrung Sponge
Sonja Cole, Book Wink
Susan Thomsen, Chicken Spaghetti
Terry Doherty, The Reading Tub
Kara Dean, Not Just for Kids

Now the five judges will work together to select a winning title. To be announced February 14, 2009! The Cybils Early Reader judges are:

Jen Robinson, Jen Robinson's Book Page
Terry Pierce, Terry Pierce
Heather Acerro, ACPL Kids
Els Kushner, Librarian Mom/Scholastic
Anastasia Suen, Book of the Week, Children's Book Biz News, Picture Book of the Day, Kid Lit Kit

It is nomination time!

If you are here, you MUST LOVE early readers - so nominate your favorite for the Cybils (Children's and Young Adult bloggers' literary awards) TODAY!

Nominations will be accepted between today and October 15th - so don't wait - nominate your favorite titles now. Nominated titles must have been published between January 1, 2008 and October 15, 2008.

You can nominate one title in each of nine genres. To nominate a title, just click the link found below. This will take you to the Cybils blog where you can post a comment with the title & author of your favorite book.

Early Readers
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Novels
Non-Fiction Middle Grade/Young Adult Books
Non-Fiction Picture books
Poetry
Young Adult Novels

Cybils 2008

The Cybils (Children's and Young Adult bloggers' literary awards) have introduced an early reader category this year! Starting October 1st, you can nominate your favorite early readers of the year. I am so excited to be a judge for this wonderful new category!

Here is the official information from the Cybils blog:

Easy Readers

Here are our panelists and judges for Easy Readers. Though the category is new, you'll see some familiar blog names in the list below.

Panelists (Round I judges)

Andi, Cloudscome

Sonja Cole, Book Wink

Susan Thomsen, Chicken Spaghetti

Terry Doherty, The Reading Tub

Kara Dean, Not Just For Kids

Judges (Round II)

Jen Robinson, Jen Robinson's Book Page

Terry Pierce, Terry Pierce: Children's Author

Heather Acerro, ACPL Kids

Els Kushner, Scholastic Parents/Librarian Mom

Anastasia Suen, asuen.com