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CYBILS Nominations Open
I was given the distinct pleasure of being a CYBILS judge last fall and although I spent a lot of time reading a lot of nonfiction titles – it was an amazing experience to be a part of! I would have loved to be a judge again this year, but…
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2015 CYBILS Awards
Today the 10th Annual CYBILS judges have been announced and I’m so excited to be a Round 1 judge for the 2015 Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction category! This is going to be a HUGE undertaking and I’m really happy to be a part of this amazing group of children’s book lovers! Here’s…
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Ways to Get Involved: Conferences, CYBILS judging & KidLitCon
There are probably about a billion ways to connect with the community of people who support, love and promote children’s books. Three ways that are happening soon include presenting at my state conference, volunteering to become a CYBILS judge for 2015 and attending KidLitCon in Baltimore, MD from October 9-10. I’m…
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SLJ's Battle of the Books
Each year School Library Journal created a Battle of the Books focusing on 2014 children’s and young adult literature. The 2015 judges have been announced and each battle is judged by a different person. What is really fun (and sometimes frusturating) about Battle of the Kids’ Books is that the…