by sherylbooks | Jan 19, 2012 | Award News, Events
Yep, it’s that time of the year again. The announcement of the 2012 winners of the Caldecott and Newbery Medal is mere days away. And, although these awards may not have as wide an appeal as film and television awards, the blogosphere, schools and libraries...
by sherylbooks | Jan 16, 2012 | Award News, Events, For Educators, For Parents, Help for writers, News
Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Presents: Year of the Dragon: Asian Themes for Young Canadian Readers Saturday, February 25, 2012; 8:30 am – 3:30 pm (includes lunch & snacks) The University of British Columbia, Neville Scarfe Building; Room 100...
by sherylbooks | Jan 5, 2012 | Award News, For Educators, For Parents, for teens, News
An amazing number of bloggers are book fans, so it wasn’t exactly a surprise when the CYBILS were born (the first CYBILS Awards go back to 2006). FYI, the 2011 CYBILS Finalists have been posted along with summaries and min-reviews. You can’t beat these...
by sherylbooks | Oct 6, 2011 | Award News, News |
Most of the time I love living on the west coast of Canada. I usually don’t mind being out of the publishing hubbub except when it comes to things like the annual Canadian Children’s Book Centre gala where a host of Canadian children’s book awards...
by sherylbooks | Oct 5, 2011 | Award News, News
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre has just announced a new children’s book award which I’m so excited about, The Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy. Sponsored by Harper Collins Canada, the award honors the late, great Monica...
by sherylbooks | Sep 14, 2011 | Award News, For Parents |
Once again, my hat is off to Betsy Bird over at A Fuse #8 Production and here’s why. She has managed to put together a lovely list of possible contenders for both the 2012 Newbery and Caldecott Awards. So why is that such a big deal? She does it every year,...
