You likely know that I am addicted to picture books and read a lot of them. My love affair began over 24 years ago when I started my studies as an elementary teacher. However, my intense research took on new meaning I when decided to get serious about writing picture books in 2010. My experience as a 2014 CYBILS Round 1 Fiction Picture Book Panelist supported my already insane reading and research habit. I am pleased to announce that I will once again represent the CYBILS Fiction Picture Book Category as a 2015 Round 1 Panelist! (Official announcement HERE.)
Since I keep an active research habit, I suspect that I will be rereading many of the books I have read over this past year. Rereading offers me a chance to look deeper at stories and see how my feelings are impacted the second time around. But there will also be many new titles that I have not yet had a chance to get my hands on. Any way they come to me, you can guess that I will be giddy and fulfilled!
You can contribute to my reading pile by nominating amazing picture books for review. Nominations open October 1 and will remain open to the public for 15 days. So, reevaluate what you have read this past year. What were the best of the best titles? You’ll find nomination guidelines HERE and a description of what our category is reading HERE. You can nominate in many categories... not just picture books.
Allow the CYBILS mission to guide you:
"We aim to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal."
Terry Doherty of The Reading Tub is the fiction picture book panel’s ring leader this year. She Tweets about books @thereadingtub.
I’m excited to collaborate with a new panel of judges this year. Each of them bring a wealth of experience to the team. If you want to learn a lot about great books, check them out:
Sondy Eklund of Sonder Books Tweets about books @Sonderbooks
April Crews of Book Buzz for Kids Tweets about books @writerindc
Hannah DeKamp of Hannah DeKamp Reads Tweets about books at @hrdreads
Sandy Brehl of Unpacking Picture Book Power Tweets about books at @PBWorkshop and @SandyBrehl
Maggi Rohde of the Mama Librarian Tweets about books at @mama_librarian
Jodell Sadler of KidLit College tweets @Pacing Story2WOW and @KidLitCollege
Carrie Charley Brown (me!) of Carrie On… Together and the ReFoReMo blog tweets about books @carriebrowntx
To find out more about the panel and their experience, check out this post HERE. Get ready to fill your To-Read list with awesome titles. There will be mentor texts galore!
You can contribute to my reading pile by nominating amazing picture books for review. Nominations open October 1 and will remain open to the public for 15 days. So, reevaluate what you have read this past year. What were the best of the best titles? You’ll find nomination guidelines HERE and a description of what our category is reading HERE. You can nominate in many categories... not just picture books.
Allow the CYBILS mission to guide you:
"We aim to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal."
Terry Doherty of The Reading Tub is the fiction picture book panel’s ring leader this year. She Tweets about books @thereadingtub.
I’m excited to collaborate with a new panel of judges this year. Each of them bring a wealth of experience to the team. If you want to learn a lot about great books, check them out:
Sondy Eklund of Sonder Books Tweets about books @Sonderbooks
April Crews of Book Buzz for Kids Tweets about books @writerindc
Hannah DeKamp of Hannah DeKamp Reads Tweets about books at @hrdreads
Sandy Brehl of Unpacking Picture Book Power Tweets about books at @PBWorkshop and @SandyBrehl
Maggi Rohde of the Mama Librarian Tweets about books at @mama_librarian
Jodell Sadler of KidLit College tweets @Pacing Story2WOW and @KidLitCollege
Carrie Charley Brown (me!) of Carrie On… Together and the ReFoReMo blog tweets about books @carriebrowntx
To find out more about the panel and their experience, check out this post HERE. Get ready to fill your To-Read list with awesome titles. There will be mentor texts galore!
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