Thursday, January 1, 2009

Lookit What I Get to Judge!

The shortlists are out for the Cybils. Here's what I get to judge in the next six weeks:

Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall Thin Tale by Deboarah Hopkinson, ill. John Hendrix
The Big Bad Bunny by Franny Billingsley, ill. G. Brian Karas
Chester's Back by Melanie Watts
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
Katie Loves the Kittens by John Himmelman
The Sea Serpent and Me by Dashka Slater, ill. Catia Chien
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker, ill. Kady Denton
Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein, ill. Ed Young

How to choose? Yikes. This is going to be a hard job.

Check out the other shortlists over at the Cybils blog. Congrats to all the authors and illustrators, and thumbs-up to all the members of the nominating panels!

1 comment:

John Hendrix said...

I vote for Abe Lincoln Crosses A Creek!

Hah.
Good luck and happy reading.
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