The bloggers in the kidlitosphere blew me clean away this weekend by declaring All the World
the picture book (fiction) of the year.
I about spit my coffee and fell off my chair, to tell you the truth.
Because I really, really (times ten) admire the Cybils folks — for their smarts, witticisms, read and to-be-read lists, and seemingly bottomless stores of can-do.
So. I am just super honored and humbled… and double-triple thrilled that my friend Chris Barton’s book The Day-Glo Brothers took home the picture book (nonfiction) honor.
All the World has also been named to the 2010 Texas 2×2 Reading List
and Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Reading List. Swwooon.
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Also on the All the World front is this moving and amazing video of my friend and friendly illustrator Marla Frazee talking about children and picture books and how much she loves and respects them both. I’ve watched it a bunch of times and it’s still really, really good…
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And speaking of kids, a couple of upcoming EVENTS to share with you. Come on out!!!
- For Austin folk, this coming Saturday (February 20) I’ll be doing a storytime at BookPeople at 11:15!
- For Texas folk, I’ll be signing at the Texas Library Association Convention on Friday, April 16 at 2 pm.
- For Chicago-area folk, I’ll be at Deerfield Public Library on Thursday, April 29 and at The Book Stall in Winnetka on Sunday, May 2nd.
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Happy Fat Tuesday.
Hope you find a little plastic baby in your coffee cake!
Congratulations, Liz!
Thanks, Tammi!
Congrats again and Happy Fat Tuesday! Nice to hear ATW made those two reading lists! And the accolades keep flooding in (as they should). Yay!
Aw thanks, Jama…
I went with hot crossed buns rather than King cake – plastic babies in my food are not my idea of fun!
And I continue to cheer for all the successes of your marvelous book. There will be many more state lists, methinks.
I know what you mean about the plastic babies. Definately something a bit voodooish about the whole practice…
cybils
Liz, as one of the Cybils round two judges in the Picture Book category, I just want to thank you for such a wonderful book! I’m so very glad to have shared it with my children, and it’s one that I will continue to share with all the children I care for and teach. Congratulations!
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Oh, thank you thank you thank you.
I cannot TELL you what that means to me since they are The Whole Point.
(And I’m truly touched and honored that you all chose our book…)