P is for Poetry! The Cybils Long List
November 21, 2006
Nominations for the first annual Childrens and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards, a.k.a., the Cybils, have now closed. As the administrator of the poetry category, I am pleased to announce the books on the poetry long list, all of which were nominated at the Cybils web site. (If you are looking for holiday gifts, this roster would be a great starting place!) In alphabetical order, they are as follows:
The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems
compiled and illustrated by Jackie Morris; various authors
Barefoot Books
Behold the Bold
Umbrellaphant and Other Poems
written by Jack Prelutsky; illustrated by Carin Berger
Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
Blackbeard: The
Pirate King
written by J. Patrick Lewis; various illustrators
National Geographic Children's Books
Busy in the Garden
written by George Shannon; illustrated by Sam Williams
Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
Butterfly Eyes and
Other Secrets of the Meadow
written by Joyce Sidman; illustrated by Beth Krommes
Houghton Mifflin
Castles: Old Stone
Poems
written by J. Patrick Lewis and Rebecca Kai Dotlich; illustrated by
Dan Burr
Boyds Mills Press
Dear Mr. Rosenwald
written by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Gregory
Christie
Scholastic
Flamingos on the Roof
written and illustrated by Calef Brown
Houghton Mifflin
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
written and illustrated by Adam Rex
Harcourt Children's Books
written by Eloise Greenfield; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
HarperCollins
Got Geography!
selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins; various authors;
illustrated by Philip Stanton
Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
Handsprings
written and illustrated by Douglas Florian
Greenwillow Books/ HarperCollins
Hey There, Stink Bug!
written by Leslie Bulion; illustrated by Leslie Evans
Charlesbridge
I Heard It From Alice
Zucchini: Poems About the Garden
written by Juanita Havill; illustrated by Christine Davenier
Chronicle Books
Jazz
written by Walter Dean Myers; illustrated by Christopher Myers
Holiday House
The Man in the
Moon-Fixer's Mask
written by JonArno Lawson; illustrated by Sherwin Tjia
Boyds Mills Press
Meow Ruff: A Story in
Concrete Poetry
written by Joyce Sidman; illustrated by Michelle Berg
Houghton Mifflin
Mites to Mastodons: A
Book of Animal Poems
written by Maxine Kumin; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
Houghton Mifflin
Once Upon a Tomb: A Collection of
Gravely Humorous Verses
written by J. Patrick Lewis; illustrated by Simon Bartram
Candlewick Press
One Odd Day
written by Doris Fisher and Dani Sneed; illustrated by Karen Lee
Sylvan Dell
Rhyme &
Punishment
written by Brian P. Cleary; illustrated by J.P. Sandy
Milbrook Press/Lerner
There Is a Flower at
the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me
written by Alice Walker; illustrated by Stefano Vitale
HarperCollins
Tour America: A Journey Through Poems
and Art
written by Diane Siebert; illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson
Chronicle Books
What a Day It Was at
School!
written by Jack Prelutsky; illustrated by Doug Cushman
Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
When the Horses Ride By: Children in the
Times of War
written by Eloise Greenfield; illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Lee & Low Books
Wing Nuts: Screwy
Haiku
written by Paul B. Janeczko and J. Patrick Lewis; illustrated by
Tricia Tusa
Little, Brown, & Company Books for Young Readers
Yellow Elephant: A
Bright Bestiary
written by Julie Larios; illustrated by Julie Paschkis
Harcourt Children's Books
Thanks, Susan, for being so organized and efficient--and for preparing this list of nominated poetry books. Let the reading begin! Well...let it begin after Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Elaine Magliaro | November 21, 2006 at 12:59 PM
My pleasure, Elaine. The Cybils have had me on a poetry-reading extravaganza, and it's been fun. Now, on to nonfiction (my other committee)...
Posted by: Susan | November 21, 2006 at 01:22 PM
Thanks, Susan, for the list and all the compiling (and linking)! Have linked to it at Farm School. I don't know how you're managing administering one category and serving on another -- wow!
Posted by: Becky | November 21, 2006 at 01:41 PM
Becky, it's all fun. My kitchen is a mess, but it's all fun. In the middle of reading all these books, I've decided I need to bake bread more often. The King Arthur baking book rocks!
Posted by: Susan | November 21, 2006 at 02:42 PM
unrelated, but i just wanted to say happy thanksgiving!
Posted by: jules | November 23, 2006 at 08:44 AM
Jules, happy T'giving to you and yours, too. Are you fixing Southern-ish food? I did make cornbread.
Posted by: Susan | November 23, 2006 at 03:58 PM
Hi there! Wanted to let you know that all Chronicle Books titles are 40% off through Dec 10th at chroniclebooks.com. Enjoy!
Posted by: Jennifer | November 27, 2006 at 05:13 PM