What a month for children’s books. The American Library Association Youth Media winners were just announced. Now it is time for the Cybils winners for 2017.
In October each year the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards (Cybils) group gathers nominations for the best reads from the previous 12 months. The nominees are organized by age level/genre, and evaluated by judges who are dedicated book bloggers. Today the winners in each category were announced.
For Elementary Nonfiction, the winner is:
Hatching Chicks in Room 6 by Caroline Arnold
What can you say, except awww?
Age Range: 3 – 7 years
Publisher: Charlesbridge (January 10, 2017)
ISBN-10: 1580897355
ISBN-13: 978-1580897358
The winner for Middle Grade Nonfiction is:
Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive! by Ammi-Joan Paquette, Laurie Ann Thompson and illustrated by Lisa K. Weber
Out of three stories presented, two are true and one is a lie. Use critical thinking and research skills to figure out which is which. Fun!
Age Range: 8 – 12 years
Publisher: Walden Pond Press (June 27, 2017)
ISBN-10: 0062418793
ISBN-13: 978-0062418791
Time to go check out the winners in the rest of the categories!