There are 7 poetry finalists and we are SO honored to be among them! For more information, go here. Meanwhile, here's the full list:
A Planet Is a Poem
Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Oliver Averill
Kids Can Press, Ltd
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Kokila
Grace Notes: Poems about Families
Naomi Shihab Nye
Greenwillow Books
Haiku, Ew!: Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature
Lynn Brunelle, illustrated by Julia Patton
Millbrook Press
Poetry Comics
Grant Snider
Chronicle Books
Windsongs: Poems about Weather
Douglas Florian, illustrated by Douglas Florian
Beach Lane Books
AND OUR BOOK:
Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz
Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong; illus. by Frank Ramspott
Pomelo Books
The committee also chose 7 novels in verse!
The winners in each category will be announced on Feb. 14, 2025.
But it is truly an honor to be one of the 7 finalists!
Now head on over to Mary Lee's amazing blog, A(nother) Year of Reading, for our Poetry Friday gathering here.
I'm so excited to see this! Yay for Clara! Clara is in such good company!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Janet and Sylvia. And thank you for championing great poetry for kids and teens.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I so enjoy this anthology of wonderment!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you and Janet and all the writers who helped to create Clara! That's a strong group of finalists but there's nothing else like your book in the group!
ReplyDeleteI saw this earlier on the Cybils' post, Sylvia! Congratulations! I'm looking forward to your new anthology!
ReplyDeleteWhat a WONDERFUL list of books! Many, many congratulations on Clara!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making it to the finals, Sylvia. It's such a fun book.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Congratulations!!! I hope you do something sparkly to celebrate! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch an honor and so well deserved, Sylvia and Janet! I had a blast using it with my niece's 4th grade class. They will begin their own compendiums this month! Happy New Year!
ReplyDelete"I pledge to strive to be completely unbiased in my role as a Cybils Judge."
ReplyDeleteSigned, HM😊😊😊😊
Such a lovely list of finalists! Congratulations to you and Janet and CLARA. xo
ReplyDeleteWonderful news! Congratulations to you and Janet and all the wonderful poets.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind words and congratulations. We are so excited about this honor-- especially on behalf of all the poets who contributed including some of YOU! :-)
ReplyDeleteA fully deserved honor, and huge congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSylvia, once again congratulations for the amazing way you and Janet brought poetry and Clara to life. I think Clara should continue her journey as a young poet. Are you also thinking about that? I am going to publicize the news.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Janet and Sylvia. It is an honor to be amongst all the finalists.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo, what an amazing list of finalists, all wonderful books to behold!
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