Cybils is Here! Cybils is coming!

I am proud and happy to announce the first and second round panelists of Elementary and Middle Grade Nonfiction, of which category I am chair. I will also be judging in the first round of Easy Readers/Easy Chapter Books. Get your nominations ready, because it's only a few days away!

Round 1 Panelists for Elementary and Middle Grade Nonfiction. These folks will be reading approximately 100 nonfiction titles, choosing the 5-7 that best fit Cybils' criteria of child appeal and literary quality.

• Ellen Zschunke, On the Shelf 4 Kids
• Elisa Bergslien, Leopards and Dragons
• Reshama Deshmukh, Stacking Books
• Bridget Wilson, What is Bridget Reading?
• Amy Broadmoore, Delightful Children's Books
• Laura Arnhold, Literacious
• Roberta Gibson, Wrapped in Foil

Round 2 Judges for Elementary and Middle Grade Nonfiction. These folks will take our finalists and, in only a month and a half of intense reading, discussion, and evaluation, choose the One Book To Rule Them All, i.e. the winner!

• Julie Larios, The Drift Record
• Mary Ann Scheuer, Great Kids Books
• Suzy Leopold, Through the Prairie Garden
• Alyson Beecher, Kid Lit Frenzy
• Carrie Gelson, There's a Book for That