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Last month, I mentioned that the
Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards would be starting soon. Well, nominations for the 2010 cycle opened on Friday, and will remain open until October 15, 2010.
For these 15 days, people who read children's and young adult books - moms and dads who read with their kids, librarians, teachers, teens themselves, grandparents ... I could go on and on. The point is, each person is nominating their favorites of the last year from traditional picture books (fiction and nonfiction) to easy readers and illustrated chapter books to graphic novels and young adult nonfiction.
These are the books the nominator loved as a reader and, in many cases, loved sharing with the young readers in their lives. And, because you can get the up-to-the-minute nominations, YOU get a ready-made list of tried-and-true, much-loved books for sharing. So whether you're looking for a specific format, genre or age group, Team Cybils makes it easy to find books that let you (drum roll) share a story and shape a future!
Here are the links to the nominations pages for each of the Cybils categories.
If you have a favorite, PLEASE nominate it. How else will we know about this book you've loved sharing? If you're looking for lists of past finalists and winners, you'll find just what you're looking for on the
Cybils blog.
By: Terry Doherty,
on 3/12/2010
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Is it Friday already? Wow, what a week! Today at Jen Robinson's Book Page, Jen is wrapping up the week with a look at how we take the next step. She and her guests are offering answers and ideas to some of the toughest questions we have as adults ... mostly parents, but not always. We have a few questions left ourselves, so here goes ...
- Is there a book from your childhood that you didn't like "back then," but that you've since re-read and liked? What was it about the book that you didn't like before?
- Do you have a favorite chapter book for reading with kids of different ages (e.g., 4, 9, 13)?
- What book(s) has your child recommended to you that you loved?
Just a reminder for new visitors. Here's how it works ...
1. Select the question or questions that resonate with you.
2. Find an old post or write a new one that answers the question. [Be sure to grab the Share a Story button from the sidebar to include in your new post!]
3. Come back here and link your post either via the inLinxz box or as a comment.
We'll be adding links for this question through tomorrow (Saturday). If you haven't had a chance to link up through the inlinkz box, don't fret ... the comments will remain open for 30 days, so if something strikes you next week, we'd love to hear from you then.
Just that fact, ma'am ... Sarah Mulhern has us thinking all about Nonfiction today at The Reading Zone. As you'll see from Sarah and her guests, this isn't your parents' nonfiction. Nonfiction books are one of the best ways to hook kids on reading.
* Do you have an image (photo, chart, illustration) from a nonfiction book that has stayed with you, even though you don't remember many of the details about what you read?
* What kind of reading material has inspired your dormant reader to become an avid reader and book seeker?
* Where is your favorite place to read? Do you share your secret spot with your child?
Here are the steps ...
1. Select the question or questions that resonate with you.
2. Find an old post or write a new one that answers the question. [Be sure to grab the Share a Story button from the sidebar to include in your new post!]
3. Come back here and link your post either via the inLinkz box or as a comment.
The inlinkz box will remain open all week, so come back anytime to add your post.
Posted on 3/9/2010
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Kids love nonfiction books.
That's a fact!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. Before you decide nonfiction = boring, you might want to take a stroll around the village today. Nonfiction - particularly nonfiction picture books - may be the perfect lure for reluctant readers.
At the
Reading Zone, today's host Sara Mulhern has two posts. In addition to
introducing Day 3 of Share a Story, she has a great piece about
pairing nonfiction with fiction in the classroom, complete with reviews of a few science/nature books for use in middle school, she links you to great ideas by other nonfiction lovers.
As has been our practice, we will update the direct links to the individual posts as they go live. You can also follow the discussions on Twitter. We're using the #SAS2010 hashtag.
By: ReadingTub,
on 4/21/2009
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Last week, we talked about some of the Reading Tips we gathered during Share a Story-Shape a Future 2009. This week, I’ve rounded up the resources and ideas related to reading aloud.
Reading aloud is crucial to our development as readers and communicators. As Donalyn Miller pointed out in her post, you’re never to old to enjoy having a story read aloud. Still not sure? Then visit The Reading Zone, where you can follow along as Sarah shares the reactions and excitement of her middle school students.
These are posts from the week, as well as links and posts mentioned in the comments. Sarah wrote a post in early April about her process for reading aloud. Although it wasn’t directly part of Share a Story, it goes to the heart of what we hope this event will do. So we’ve included it below.
Understanding Read Aloud with Young Children
Thoughts and Tips for Reading Aloud with Independent Readers
Read Aloud Resources for Adults
Next Week: Books and Booklists. There were so many recommendations, we’re going to break this into a series.
By: ReadingTub,
on 4/16/2009
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In today's edition, I've pulled together the full week's agenda in one post. It is still sorted by day, but it includes all of the hyperlinks from the main posts, as well as other bloggers who added to the discussion.
Thanks to the outstanding work and dedication of our bloggers, this is an incredible resource as a place to start thinking about ways to engage kids in writing. To make it even handier, we have created a downloadable version, too.
Event Takeaways
Day 1: Raising Readershost: Terry Doherty @
Scrub-a-Dub-TubDay 2: Selecting Reading Materialhosted by Sarah Mulhern at
The Reading ZoneDay 3: Reading Aloud - It's Fun, It's Easyhosted by Susan Stephenson at the
Book Chook blog
Day 5: Share a Story-Shape a Future: What the Future Holdshosted by Elizabeth O. Dulemba at
Dulemba.comMy thanks (again) to everyone who participated in Share a Story-Shape a Future 2009!
" I have always loved picture books. Growing up, I stared at my favorite for hours at a time wishing I could visit the magical worlds on its pages. Through drawing, I found a door and was seldom seen without a drawing pad tucked under my arm. When I drew, I lived in the stories that filled my head. Eventually, I put them to paper as well."
~ Elizabeth O. Dulemba ~
Elizabeth O. Dulemba, a.k.a. "e," is an award winning children's book author and illustrator. If you ask her, she will tell you that she was "beamed to this planet with a pencil in her hand. Once she stopped chewing on it, she began to write and draw." Given her interplanetary travels, she knows that paper books don't always travel well and that the future for books may be ... Nope, I'm going to let her tell you!
Day 5: Technology and Reading - What the Future Holds
is hosted by Elizabeth O. Dulemba at
Dulemba.comElizabeth has pulled everything into
one post today. She will also be publishing full-length interviews with her guests over the next few days. As they go live, we'll add the links. If you are interested in the subject, y\You will most definitely want to check out her resource list.
My favorite book to read with kids about 4-6th grade (yes, if framed correctly they still do like the read aloud) is John H. Ritter's Over The Wall. I love the raw emotion of the main character and how the writing makes you want to sit on the edge of your seat at parts, gives you great sympathy for the main character at other times and always connections you to thinking about the metaphor in the title.