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    Call for Judges: CYBILS

    If you’re a kid lit book blogger, you should think about applying to become a judge for the CYBILS awards, it’s a rewarding experience that exposes you to titles you never would have read before. If you’re interested check out the CYBILS website and make sure to get your application…

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    2017 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Finalists

    The first annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award finalists were announced last week and I didn’t get a chance to post this yet, so here goes. Anna Dewdney, children’s book author and illustrator, most well-known for her seriesĀ Llama Llama passed away last year of brain cancer at the age of…

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    SLJ's Battle of the Kids' Books

    Where do I even begin? This somehow got past me this year, so we’re in the think of round 1 matches right now.  A little background behind this fun event – The School Library’s Battle of the Kids’ Books is a competition among 16 of the very best titles published…

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    Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards

    The 2017 Children’ & Teen Choice Book Awards are ready to be voted on from March 3 – May 7. This is the only national book award that is voted on only by kids and teens. Ā A number of schools and states have their own awards, but this is the…

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    2016 CYBILS Awards

    The awards have been announced! The CYBILS (Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Awards) are announced on February 14th of each year. The award began in 2009 to “recognize the childrenā€™s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” The categories include: Audiobooks…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/9/17

    I went through a bunch of picture books this week as I’m trying to go through all the Nerdies winners – I’ve finished all the picture book and easy reader/chapter books. This week included: The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation by Shannon Hale I love this series – a…

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    2016 CYBILS Finalists

    Looking for more to add to your TBR list? Look not further than the 2016 CYBILS Finalists. Over the thirteen different categories, there were 1,163 books nominated. Ā 99.7% of which were read by at least one reviewer while 98.6% were read by more at least two reviewers. Ā That is a…

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    2016 Nerdies – All the Books You Need to Read!

    The 2016 Nerdies are beginning to be announced and I’ll update the list as more winners are released through January 3rd. This is a great list of books that are often times overlooked for ALA Awards (not to say there weren’t discussed as possibilities, but did not win an award…

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    Anna Dewdney Read Together Award

    An amazing award is being created byĀ Penguin Young Readers, Childrenā€™s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader to remember acclaimed children’s author/illustrator Anna Dewdney who passed away in September from cancer. The Anna Dewdney Read Together Award “will be given annually to a picture book, published in the U.S. during…

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    National Book Award Longlists Announced

    Are you looking for something new to read? Ā The 2016 National Book Award Longlists have been announced this week for Young People’s Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction and Fiction. Ā Head on over to the National Book Foundation for a complete list! Kwame Alexander, Booked (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale (Candlewick…