Each year I turn to the Cybils Awards to learn about books that kids are really going to like, and that are really well written. These aw...

Young children are drawn to picture book apps that combine narration, interactive features and appealing illustrations. But really, it's...

Nonfiction book apps are shining stars in the 2012 Cybils book app finalists . In fact, if you look "Best of 2012" lists from Kirk...

Some of the best interactive storybook apps show children that magical leap from the ordinary into a magical world. Dragon Brush , a finalis...

The Voyage of Ulysses , a gripping app for tweens based on Homer's classic Odyssey, is a finalist for the 2012 Cybils Book App Award . ...

I am so excited to announce the  finalists for the 2012 Cybils Book Apps Award . The Cybils Award recognizes books for children and young ad...

I am fascinated by the way that book apps can engage readers by integrating so many different ways of learning. You can look at vibrant phot...

Do you know a kid who bounces from book to book, never really settling into a story? Several of my students struggle with picking books. The...

Last year, the Cybils Awards launched the first BOOK APP AWARD for children and young adults. The Cybils Awards are given each year by bl...

The Cybils awards are given each year by bloggers for the year's best children's and young adult titles. Nominations for the 2012...