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One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post is the second in a series where I share those annotations by type.
Happy New Year! Today the 2018 Cybils (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards) finalists are announced. I’m ready to kick into gear in my role as a round two judge in the middle grade speculative fiction category. Mark @ Say What?, Stacy @ It’s All About the Journey, Rosemary @ Mom Read It, Jen @ Geek Reads Kids and myself will deliberate to decide which of the following finalists will be named the category winner:
![Seanan McGuire Continues to Steal My Heart [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/In-An-Absent-Drea.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Although In an Absent Dream is the fourth title in the Wayward Children series, each title can technically be read as a stand alone. Beneath the Sugar Sky (#3) builds on Every Heart a Doorway (#1), with narratives set in the present day and in our world. Down Among the Sticks and Bones (#2) and In An Absent Dream (#4) take place in other worlds, sharing the backstories of characters introduced in book one. Somehow, miraculously, I have adored each and every Wayward Children title, in a way that I’ve not enjoyed any other series.
![25 KidLit Annotations: Board Books [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/babys-first-words.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
One of the assignments for my children’s literature course this past term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort […]
![3 Own Voices Picture Books [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/princess-and-the-peas.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Princess and the Peas by Rachel Himes In Princess and the Peas, Rachel Himes puts her own twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea”. This book is #ownvoices for African-American representation. It’s the 1950s in South Carolina, […]