2006 Cybils Awards Announced!

The 2006 Children’s and YA Bloggers’ Literary Awards (affectionately known as the Cybils) have been announced. You can read all about it at the Cybils website.

I served on the nominating panel for the MG/YA Non-fiction category and have been waiting anxiously to see which of five finalists was tapped for the big award. The winner was just announced, and it is …

FREEDOM WALKERS, by Russell Freedman.

Congratulations to Mr. Freedman!

If you have followed the Cybils awards process, you may be interested in this post from Jen Robinson. She has a great idea for bookish folks who want to support this exciting new children’s book award. Check it out!