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Searching for Children’s Books? Try the 2014 Cybils Nominations

October is always a great month for finding quality children’s and young adult books because that is when the Cybils nomination lists are released. Cybils-Logo-2014-Round-Sm1

The Cybils website has been revamped a bit, so here are direct links to some of the lists at the Cybils website and a few books I have chosen to highlight in an Amazon widget. Note: If you click on the books in the widget it will take you to Amazon. Clicking only the arrows allows you to view the books without leaving this blog.

Fiction Picture Books

 

Easy Readers/Early Chapter Books

Poetry

I hadn’t seen some of these poetry books. They look really good.


Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction

I will be reviewing a number of the elementary and middle grade nonfiction books (the ones that I haven’t previously reviewed) over the next few weeks.

Young Adult Nonfiction

By the way, Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines by Paul Fleischman has been nominated for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F awards in the middle grade category this year and it is on the young adult list here.

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Cybils Winners Announced Today!

Amidst all the hubbub for all the events happening today, the Cybils award winners were announced this morning!

cybils-2013-logoIf you are interested in children’s books, the Cybils are a fabulous way to find carefully-vetted titles separated by genre and age groups:

Looking for STEM books? Check out the STEM finalists from the nonfiction category at Growing with Science.

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Chalk: Perfect for Picture Book Month

Over at Growing with Science on Friday I’m featuring a giveaway of Bill Thomson’s fabulous new wordless picture book, Fossil.

I thought I’d also mention his older wordless picture book, Chalk, which would be a perfect way to celebrate Picture Book Month.chalk

Bill Thomson has planned a trilogy of wordless picture books. Chalk is a tribute to art, Fossil gives a nod to science and we’ll just have to wait to see what the third one will be.

In Chalk, children use sidewalk chalk to draw the sun and the sun comes out. A girl draws butterflies. Suddenly the air is full of live butterflies. Can they do it again? What should they draw next?

 

 

Aren’t wordless books amazing? I think that bag full of chalk left behind is begging for the story to continue. What a lovely book to share with children!

Bill Thomson has been called “a master at visual storytelling.” He is the illustrator of several children’s books. Thomson is also Professor of Illustration at the University of Hartford. He lives with his family in Connecticut. Visit Bill at www.billthomson.com.

Kid Lit Frenzy has some great ideas how to use Chalk to get kids excited about books and art.

Age Range: 3 – 7 years
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Two Lions; 1st edition (March 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761455264
ISBN-13: 978-0761455264

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What’s New at Wrapped In Foil

wrapped-red-foil-wordsAnyone notice the new link in the navigation bar up there “Resources for Youth Librarians“? Wonder what it is about?

About two weeks ago I gave a talk about children’s book blogging/eResources to a group of youth librarians in western New York. I started a list and then the participants gave me many additional ideas. All the links are now compiled into a giant catalog that continues to grow each day. Anyway, if you are interested in blogging or social networks, you might want to take a peek. Please feel free to suggest your own additions.

Also, I have been doing a bit of housecleaning at the Wrapped In Foil website, which has lists of children’s book set in different states. You might want to take a look if you’ve never visited. I haven’t upgraded all the lists, but am making progress. I would love to add lists from other countries sometime soon.  Anyone interested in helping?

Have a great weekend!