Christopher Helton
@achrishelton.bsky.social
Books mostly. Social media: @cybilsawards.bsky.social https://pluckedfromthestacks.wordpress.com/
After a lot of consideration, the Board of the CYBILS Awards has decided to retire the award for good. However, that doesn't mean we're finished celebrating books for children and teens.
Happy There Will Come Soft Rains Day to all who celebrate!
Gather 'round! It's time for the April edition of the Cybils Scribbles. This edition includes: 📚 Celebrating National Poetry Month 📚 A specially curated book list for Earth Day 📚 Wishbone is back (in a documentary) 📚 Other bookish news, recommendations, & more!
Some books are funny; Some books are not. These books have poems; You’ll like them a lot. April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than with a good book? We’ve got you covered with some recommendations that’ll make this month a poetic celebration.
Our friend @imtanner.bsky.social recently reviewed Some of Us Are Brave by Saadia Faruqi, a story told from the perspective of three kids who are forced to come together in Houston during Hurricane Harvey.
Calling all kidlit lovers! What are some picture books illustrated with collage/paper art that have been published in the past ~2 years?
We’d like to wish our school librarian friends a very happy National School Librarian Day. We could not be more grateful for all the work you do. May your checkouts be bountiful, and may your book cart's wheels never squeak.
With the Artemis II mission in the news, young readers are full of questions about space exploration, the moon, and beyond. We’ve got you covered with seven books that’ll have them (or at least their imaginations) blasting off into space.
From our bookshelf to yours, happy International Children's Book Day! We hope you'll grab a book and celebrate with us.
March is rapidly coming to a close. But look! It's brought the latest edition of the Cybils Scribbles with it on the way out. This edition includes: 📚 A book list for Women’s History Month 📚 S-s-snakesational book recommendations 📚 An American Girl book … for adults?! 📚 Other bookish news & more!
Need some awesome new realistic middle grade fiction? Check out two of my new favorites! Reviews here: www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed... @jamiesumners.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social @cybilsawards.bsky.social
Grabbed a copy of Ulysses from the library, and the pages in the front are a heck of a lot looser than the ones in the back.
Team member @imtanner.bsky.social recently reviewed The Lions' Run, a historical middle grade novel of courage and resistance, by @sarapennypacker.bsky.social. Find the full review over on her blog, The Book Search: imtanner.blogspot.com/2026/01/midd...
Award week seems (to me) to be a very tidy wrapping up of last year's work. I'm pleased and very grateful that the final bow on JIM! comes with this incredible quote: "...a blueprint for all future picture book biographies." Thank you, @cybilsawards.bsky.social and @achrishelton.bsky.social! 🦊⭐⭐⭐
Cybils Awards@cybilsawards.bsky.social · 9mo agoTeam member @achrishelton.bsky.social recently checked out JIM! Six True Stories About One Great Artist: James Marshall by @jerroldconnors.bsky.social. Find his full review over at pluckedfromthestacks.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/j...
A good book is always necessary, and that’s especially true in tough times. For the latest edition of the Cybils Scribbles, we have you covered with plenty of recommendations.
Team member @achrishelton.bsky.social recently checked out JIM! Six True Stories About One Great Artist: James Marshall by @jerroldconnors.bsky.social. Find his full review over at pluckedfromthestacks.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/j...
I remember Stoppard, for the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency
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We’re thankful for books, the amazing people who create them, and the readers who love them. #kidlitchat
Cybils team member @roesolo.bsky.social recently reviewed a powerful picture book from @highwaterpress.bsky.social, Miya Wears Orange by Wanda John-Kehewin and illustrated by Erika Rodriguez Medina. Find the full review on her blog: momreadit.com
November is in full swing, so it's time for the latest Cybils Scribbles. In this edition: 📚 Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month 📚 A social justice book list for Nonfiction November 📚 News about a new film adaptation of a children’s book classic 📚 And more!
It's October, and our team is on the hunt for books that go bump in the night. Fortunately, @anndavilacardinal.bsky.social's newest YA horror novel, You've Awoken Her, more than delivers. Check out this glowing review from @roesolo.bsky.social: momreadit.com/2025/07/25/c...
If I can share one of my favourite Patricia Routledge moments, it's her singing Noel Coward's "I Went to a Marvellous Party." In her 90s just smashing it. An icon. I love her.
(Official) Dame Patricia Routledge - "I Went to a Marvellous Party" by Noël Coward
YouTube video by Noël Coward
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It's one of our favorite days of the month. If you haven't yet, scroll through #kidlitartpostcard and be in awe of the amazing skill (and future books?) on display.