Second only to Dave Barry's Annual Year in Review, we have the 2017 Cybils Award Finalists announced today!
As a member of the Board Book/Fiction Picture Book panel, I can heartily attest to the statement that this was "a difficult year". In addition to the craziness mentioned in today's announcement post, I have to say this was the most diverse panel I have been on. Well that is definitely a good thing, as it means more readers are represented, it meant a LOT more discussion was needed in order to come up with a final seven. While conversations were at times emotional, they were always professional and respectful, which is something I think the world as a whole could use more of in 2018.
Without further ado, here are the short-lists for each category - these are the books you MUST order, if you are a librarian. If you are like me you will be silently flogging yourself for each title you don't already have. That's one of the beauties of Cybils, though: since virtually anyone can nominate a title, we get to see a multitude of titles that may otherwise have escaped out notice. Below are titles and authors, head over to Cybils to read descriptions and rave reviews!
Easy Readers
Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy: Book 2by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by
I Like the Farmby Shelley Rotner
King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code (King and Kayla)by Dori Hillestad Butler, illustrated by
There’s a Pest in the Garden! (The Giggle Gang)by Jan Thomas
Tooth Fairy’s Night (Step into Reading)by Candice Ransom
We Need More Nuts! (Penguin Young Readers, Level 2)by Jonathan Fenske
What Is Chasing Duck? (The Giggle Gang)by Jan Thomas
Early Chapter Books
Barkusby Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by
Dragons and Marshmallows (Zoey and Sassafras)by Asia Citro, illustrated by
Heartwood Hotel, Book 2 The Greatest Giftby Kallie George, illustrated by
My Fantástica Family (Sofia Martinez)by Jacqueline Jules,
Overboard! (Survivor Diaries)by Terry Lynn Johnson, illustrated by
Princess Cora and the Crocodileby Laura Amy Schlitz, illustrated by
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacationby Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Wedgie & Gizmoby Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by
Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy’s Story of Survivalby Written by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch with Tuan Ho, illustrated by Brian Deines
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico’s Folkloric Balletby Duncan Tonatiuh
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusionby Chris Barton, illustrated by
Hatching Chicks in Room 6by Caroline Arnold
Once Upon a Jungleby Laura Knowles, illustrated by
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientistby Jess Keating, illustrated by
What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World’s Scariest Creatures (The World of Weird Animals)by Jess Keating
by Deborah Lee Rose and
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice)by Written by Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi; Illustrated by Yutaka Houlette
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Soulsby Tonya Bolden
Red Cloudby S.D. Nelson
Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive!by Ammi-Joan Paquette and
Zoo Scientists to the Rescueby Patricia Newman
Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novels
Pashminaby Nidhi Chanani
Real Friendsby Shannon Hale, ilustrated by LeUyen Pham
Suee and the Shadowby Written by Ginger Ly. Illustrated by Molly Park
The Big Bad Foxby Benjamin Renner
The Dam Keeperby Robert Kondo and
Where’s Halmoni?by Julie Kim
Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
A Face Like Glassby Frances Hardinge
A Properly Unhaunted Placeby William Alexander
Last Day on Mars (Chronicle of the Dark Star)by Kevin Emerson
Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Mindedby Sage Blackwood
Spirit Huntersby Ellen Oh
The Countdown Conspiracyby Katie Slivensky
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heartby Stephanie Burgis
Fiction Picture Books
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)by Dan Santat
Baabwaa and Wooliamby David Elliott, illustrated by
Big Cat, Little Catby Elisha Cooper
Creepy Pair of Underwear!by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by
Escargotby Dashka Slater, illustrated by
Flowers for Sarajevoby John McCutcheon, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell
The Book of Mistakesby Corinna Luyken
Board Books
Bears Are Bigby Douglas Florian,
Changing Faces: Meet Happy Bearby Nathan Thoms, illustrated by Carles Ballesteros
Circle, Triangle, Elephant: A Book of Shapes and Surprisesby Kenji Oikawa and
Hair (Leslie Patricelli board books)by Leslie Patricelli
One Happy Tigerby Catherine Rayner
Peek-a Moo!by Nina Laden
When Your Lion Needs a Bathby Susanna Leonard Hill, illustrated by
Bullby David Elliott
Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Marketby Michelle Schaub, illustrated by
I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Upsby Chris Harris, illustrated by
Keep a Pocket in Your Poem: Classic Poems and Playful Parodiesby J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by
Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixoteby Margarita Engle, illustrated by
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissanceby Nikki Grimes
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poetsby Kwame Alexander,
Amina’s Voiceby Hena Khan
Armstrong and Charlieby Steven B. Frank
Caleb and Kitby Beth Vrabel
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactusby Dusti Bowling
Refugeeby Alan Gratz
Restartby Gordon Korman
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamoraby Pablo Cartaya
Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Storyby Sandra Neil Wallace
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’dby Mary Losure
Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockadeby by Heather E. Schwartz
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Foundby Martin W. Sandler
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Teamby Steve Sheinkin
A Dog in the Cave: The Wolves Who Made Us Humanby Kay Frydenborg
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Childby Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War IIby Albert Marrin
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothersby Deborah Heiligman
Buddha: An Enlightened Lifeby by Kieron Moore; Illustrated by Rajesh Nagulakonda
New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made In China (Rebirth) (Super-Man – New Super-Man (Rebirth))by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by
Soupy Leaves Homeby Cecil Castellucci, illustrated by
Spill Zoneby Scott Westerfeld,
Spinningby Tillie Walden
Tyson Hesse’s Diesel: Ignitionby Tyson Hesse
A Short History of the Girl Next Doorby Jared Reck
Moxie: A Novelby Jennifer Mathieu
Piecing Me Togetherby Renée Watson
Saints and Misfits
by S. K. Ali
by S. K. Ali
The Hate U Giveby Angie Thomas
The Inexplicable Logic of My Lifeby Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Lake Effectby Erin McCahan
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe)by Neal Shusterman
Song of the Currentby Sarah Tolcser
The Hearts We Soldby Emily Lloyd-Jones
The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magicby F.T. Lukens
They Both Die at the Endby Adam Silvera
Wonder Woman: Warbringerby Leigh Bardugo
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