And the award goes to ... nobody just yet. After much deliberation, which produced exactly zero consensus, I improvised and thought up either of the following:
The Children's and YA Book Bloggers Awards
The Children's and YA Bloggers Literary Awards
Of course, either is impossible to say three times fast with peanut butter in your mouth, so it's been shortened to:
The CYBILS.
It's vaguely cyber-related and gets the "bl" sound from bloggers in there, though it's not a true acronym (which would be CYBBA or CYBLA)
Hooray for the Cybils! The envelope please ...
Look for the Cybils blog later this week at cybils.com. Thanks to all who tried to help, but the biggest objections seemed to be too cutesy, too derivative of existing awards like the Newbery or too missing-something-ish.
See you at the Cybils.
UPDATE: The links are working now.
I was going to suggest the Purple Crayon Award because Harold uses the purple crayon to create his own beauty and excitment, but I'm too late.
I think you were right to choose the Cybils because it clearly explains what the award is. Great job!
Posted by: Stephanie | October 17, 2006 at 08:46 AM
YAY!
Can we have a tag-line that claims "our awards have more personality than those other awards"...?
No wait, that would be the Sybils. Never mind.
Good job!
Posted by: nrkii | October 17, 2006 at 02:20 PM
I think the idea of Children’s Book Awards, Blog Edition, is a fine one indeed. And I like the name Cybils—it falls off the tongue so easily.
I think, when everything is well underway, we should have a challenge to invent THE CYBIL—a cocktail to commemorate the establishment of these awards.
We might consider just a few requirements for the cocktail:
It can’t be too fruity.
It can’t be too sweet.
The drink shouldn’t knock you
Off of your feet.
One should be able
To down more than two
Without having eyesight
Like Mr. Magoo.
Posted by: Elaine M. | October 17, 2006 at 03:25 PM
I'm of two minds about that whole Sybil thing. Ha! Okay, it's 6 a.m. and I shouldn't be attempting jokes. Bleah.
And Elaine, what did this blog do before you showed up to grace us with your hilarious poems?
Posted by: Anne | October 18, 2006 at 04:15 AM
Anne,
I am now officially listed as a contributor to the Blue Rose Girls blog. My designation is COMOCL. That stands for Cool Old Matron of Children's Literature. I picked my own title. Don't you like the way it sounds?
I will be posting on Poetry Friday. That is, I'll be posting if my estrogen-deprived brain doesn't forget how to post!
Though I'm nearly sixty--I'm a neophyte in the world of blogging.
So...I'm hoping I get it right the first time.
And...
I'm a ready to rhyme
Any ole time!
Posted by: Elaine Magliaro AKA Elaine M. | October 18, 2006 at 06:45 AM
Elaine: Do you have an URL (Web address) for the Blue Rose Girls? I'll put a link to it.
Thanks again.
Posted by: Anne | October 18, 2006 at 07:09 AM
Anne,
I, the elder hen, thank you on behalf of the hot young chicks of BRG for adding a link to our blog.
http://bluerosegirls.blogspot.com
Posted by: Elaine M. | October 18, 2006 at 07:35 AM
Wow! It's been jumping over here! I'm racking my brain for CYBIL nominations but am embarrassed to realize I haven't read much 2006 kidlit at all--everything I can think of is older. I don't suppose you'd consider a Dusty Old(er than one year) Books category for this first year of the awards?
Posted by: elswhere | October 21, 2006 at 02:29 PM
Alas, Elswhere, we're only taking current stuff. You'll have to bone up on your 2006 books.
Posted by: Anne | October 21, 2006 at 04:06 PM