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CYBILS Finalists and What They Inspired

1/1/2015

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Round One CYBILS judging has been completed and we've selected a well-rounded list of picture book finalists.  Part of being a panel of judges means that you work together to find the best.  In this subjective business, what means "best" to one person is not necessarily the general opinion amongst the entire group.  Each panelist in our group had well-founded, educated things to say about the books we reviewed.  We all walked away feeling like good books were put forward, and that is not an easy task.

The importance of "we" in this process inspired me to begin efforts for a reading challenge that has been tickling the back of my brain for a while. It is true that during the CYBILS I read the good, the bad, and the ugly, along with the great.  As picture book writers, we really need to be reading the current greats and studying the form that speaks to multiple people.  What would you gain from studying the books that are just... meh?

In October, just as the CYBILS were kicking off, I contributed a guest post to Meg Miller's Petite ReviMo.  Titled, Revising through Research, I shared some of the ways I use picture books to help me with my writing.  Reading current picture books, and I might a add-- gobs and gobs of them, is a necessity that picture book writers simply can't skip out on. Picture book writers will have something to look forward to this March when the challenge begins!
ReFoReMo- Reading for Research Month
Helping Picture Book Writers Reform Writing by Reading
March 1-31

This challenge will offer:

-Tips from professionals on how to use picture books for research
-Tons and tons of GREAT picture book recommendations
-A chance to learn from 105 books in three weeks
-A support community of writers to read and discuss recommended books
-Prizes  

More details coming soon!  Registration won't open until February 15, so subscribe for updates on the right. For all the eager beavers out there, here are some of my personal favorites from 2014 to get you started.
18 Comments
Angela link
1/2/2015 12:07:50 am

You share such great opportunities in your posts! Excited.

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/2/2015 01:39:00 pm

Thanks, Angela! I hope you to see you for ReForReMo!

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Pat Miller link
1/2/2015 01:36:11 am

What a great idea, Carrie! Thanks for all the work you will put into this. I'm looking forward to it!

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/2/2015 01:39:36 pm

Super, Pat! Can't wait to share this with you! :)

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Johnell link
1/2/2015 07:34:45 am

I love the sound of this. I don't have easy access to PBs now that I'm overseas so access to this library of PB possibilities will be great help for me to select titles now that I can't be there in person to do it.

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/2/2015 01:41:14 pm

Yes, Johnell... however it will help you- for now or for later. :) The recommendations will be there.

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Jacque Duffy link
1/2/2015 08:07:11 am

Fabulous Carrie, looking forward to being a part of it

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/2/2015 01:42:20 pm

Great, Jacque! And so good to "see" you again! Keep your eyes on the posts to come. :)

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Joanne Sher link
1/2/2015 08:29:43 am

Oh, Carrie - this sounds FABULOUS. Definitely count me in!! Definitely looking forward to it!

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/2/2015 01:43:20 pm

Awesome, Joanne! Registration post will open on February 15, but more details will come before that.

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Janie Reinart
1/2/2015 11:05:40 am

Great idea! Please count me in! Thank you😄

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/2/2015 01:43:50 pm

Yay, Janie! See you soon!

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Tina Cho link
1/3/2015 12:55:42 am

Sounds fun!

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/3/2015 11:42:08 am

I hope so, Tina, along with enlightening, educational, and informative. But fun is a way more exciting word and it will be more fun if you are there, too! :)

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Meg Miller link
1/3/2015 09:14:13 am

What a great idea! :D

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/3/2015 11:42:44 am

Thanks, Meg! Can't wait to see ya there!

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Vivian Kirkfield link
1/3/2015 02:54:32 pm

Thank you so much, Carrie! I'm hopping on board the ReForReMo train...what a GREAT idea. I became a kindergarten teacher many years ago because I loved picture books so much, I wanted to read them all the time (well, there were a couple of other reasons, but that was definitely one of them). And now you will be giving me another 'excuse' to read MORE of them. I'm participating in Kristen Fulton's 52 Weeks of Charting Non-Fiction...it's a good thing my library has NO limit on the number of books I can take out at one time. Last year, when I was in the middle of taking several writing classes, I often had over 100 books out (in addition to the shelves filled with the picture books that I personally own). As long as my eyes hold out, I will read, read, read. :)

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Carrie Charley Brown
1/17/2015 02:56:27 pm

I relate, Vivian! My love for PBs was born in my teaching studies, too, and fostered during storytime with my kindergartners, first graders, and third graders! So excited to have you with us for ReFoReMo! See you over there!

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