Cybils Awards announced (poetry included!)
I had the honor of being invited to participate in a brand new award
launched in the children's and young adult literature field, the
Cybils awards. The Cybils, a loose acronym for Children's and YA
Bloggers' Literary Awards, began with nominations open to absolutely
anyone. Then five nominating committee members read the nominated
books (with different committees in eight categories, from poetry to
fiction to nonfiction to graphic novels). I was on the committee for
POETRY along with Eisha Prather (Seven Impossible Things Before
Breakfast blog), Elaine Magliaro (Blue Rose Girls blog), Bruce Black
(Wordswimmer blog), and Johanna (Becky at Farm School blog). Susan
Thomsen (Chicken Spaghetti blog) was our awesome liaison to the Cybils
head honchos. And what a great committee it was, each one of us
already a poetry lover and not shy with our opinions! I also have to
give a shout out to the publishers who were so quick and generous in
sending us copies of many of the poetry books under consideration.
What a treat to focus on poetry only and to have it singled out for
award distinction. Woo hoo! And which books did we select? Here is our
list of the top five finalists (out of 26 nominations).
Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow
written by Joyce Sidman; illustrated by Beth Krommes
Houghton Mifflin
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
written and illustrated by Adam Rex
Harcourt Children's Books
Handsprings
written and illustrated by Douglas Florian
Greenwillow Books/ HarperCollins
Jazz
written by Walter Dean Myers; illustrated by Christopher Myers
Holiday House
Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art
written by Diane Siebert; illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson
Chronicle Books
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