Do you know how excited I will be when I get to lose the splint on my left hand? Hopefully in two weeks. It makes it very difficult to type as well as it’s tiring. So much so I missed last week when I wanted to announce my fantastic, knowledgeable, and dedicated panelists for rounds one and two.
Here they are:
Round One
Carol Wilcox
Carol W’s Corner
@carwilc
Jone Rush MacCulloch
Check It Out
@JoneMac53
Anastasia Suen
Booktalking
@asuen1
Tricia Stohr-Hunt
The Miss Rumphius Effect
@missrumphius
Irene Latham
Live Your Poem
@irene_latham
Misti Tidman
Kid Lit Geek
Mary Lee Hahn
A Year of Reading
@maryleehahn
Round Two
Sylvia Vardell
Poetry for Children
@svardell
Ed DeCaria
Think Kid Think
@edecaria
Renee La Tulippe
No Water River
@ReneeMLaTulippe
Diane Mayr
Kurious Kit
@terseverser
Linda Baie
Teacher Dance
@LBaie
AND on Monday, October 1 you can begin to nominate poetry books ( and other CYBILS worthy book).
Nominations open October 1 and close October 15. Books published from October 16, 2011 through October 15, 2012 are eligible for nomination.
2012 NOMINATIONS BY GENRE
Book Apps
Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Fiction
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Non-Fiction: Middle Grade & Young Adult
Poetry
Young Adult Fiction
According to Sylvia Vardell’s blog 75 great poetry books were published this year. Let’s nominate!
More information can be found at CYBILS.
Poetry Friday is at Paper Tigers. Thanks, Marjorie.
Happy Reading.
MsMac
This is so exciting!! I hope everyone has been putting together their lists of favorite books from 2012. If not, we’ve still got a weekend to prepare!! Your excitement is contagious!