Nominations for the Cybils are Open Now! (And Why I’m SO Excited This Year!)

The Cybils!  The Cybils!  They are here!  They are here! (I keep hearing Dr. Suess in my head when I say that).
The Cybils are simply awesome.  What can I say.  The Cybils Awards are given each year from bloggers (aka – children’s literature enthusiasts aka – over enthused fans aka – those prone to squealing [...]

Interview with Erica S. Perl, Author of Chicken Butt!

Chicken Butt! by Erica S. Perl is a fun, new book that plays off of the saying, “You know what?  What?  Chicken butt!”  Will your kids like it?  Mine did!  Check out my three year old laughing his way through the book.  Erica has graciously answered some questions for the Maw Books readers (check out [...]

Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki, Illustrated by Steve Rolston

Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki and Steve Rolston is this years Young Adult Graphic Novel Cybils winner.  I’ll readily admit that I’m not well read in the graphic novel genre but I thought this book was really cute.  I don’t think cute is exactly what Tamaki and Rolston were going after but I loved Emi’s [...]

Jellaby by Kean Soo

I read Jellaby, written and illustrated by Kean Soo, for my Children’s Literature Book Club in which we were reading titles for this past year’s Cybils; Jellaby was shortlisted in the elementary/middle grade fiction graphic novel category.
My three year old picked up this book a lot while I had it sitting around.  He liked the [...]

Chiggers by Hope Larson

Chiggers by Hope Larson is a graphic novel geared for the young adult crowd and in all actuality, I don’t have much to say about it, so this will be a pretty short review.
Chiggers is about a group of girls who go to summer camp.  It’s the same camp that Abby goes to every summer [...]