Wednesday, June 15, 2011

2011 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards: Finalists Announced

Yesterday, the Canadian Children's Book Centre announced the finalists for a number of Canadian Children's literature awards. The works shortlisted showcase some of the best work by Canadian authors and illustrators.  The winners of the English-language awards will be announced at an invitation-only gala event at The Carlu in Toronto on October 4, 2011, while winners of the Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse take place at an invitation-only gala event at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on October 25, 2011. Overall, $115,000 in prize monies will be awarded. Congrats to everyone!

How many have you read? Plain Kate is one I've always heard praise for and I loved Y.S. Lee's A Spy In The House! It appears there are a few more books I should add to my reading list.
TheTD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($25,000)
Sponsored by TD Bank Group


Burn
Burn
Written by Alma Fullerton (Midland, ON)
Dancing Cat Books

Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Written by Gordon Lightfoot (Toronto, ON)
Illustrated by Ian Wallace (Brookline, MA)

The Glory Wind
The Glory Wind
Written by Valerie Sherrard (Miramichi, NB)
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
I Know Here
I Know Here
Written by Laurel Croza (Markham, ON)
Illustrated by Matt James (Toronto, ON)
Groundwood Books

Plain Kate
Plain Kate
Written by Erin Bow (Kitchener, ON)
Scholastic Canada

Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse ($25,000)
Sponsored by TD Bank Group

Chasseur de loups-marins (Le)
Le chasseur de loups-marins
Written by Claire Vigneau (Sherbrooke, QC)
Illustrated by Bruce Roberts (Westmount, QC)
Éditions Les 400 coups

Devant ma maison
Devant ma maison
Written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc (Montreal, QC)
Éditions La courte échelle














La fille d'en face
Written by Linda Amyot (St-Charles-Boromée, QC)
Éditions Leméac














Oh ! la vache !
Written by Alain M. Bergeron (Victoriaville, QC), Édith Bourget (Saint-Jacques, NB),Colombe Labonté (Saint-Lambert, QC) and Guy Marchamps (Trois-Rivières, QC)
Illustrated by Caroline Merola (Montreal, QC)
Soulières éditeur









Xavier-la-lune
Written by Martine Audet (Montreal, QC)
Illustrated by Luc Melanson (Laval, QC)
Éditions Dominique et compagnie

MARILYN BAILLIE PICTURE BOOK AWARD ($20,000)
Sponsored by A. Charles Baillie

I Know Here
I Know Here
Written by Laurel Croza (Markham, ON)
Illustrated by Matt James (Toronto, ON)
Groundwood Books

In Front of My House
In Front of My House
Written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc (Montreal, QC)
Translated by Yvette Ghione (Toronto, ON)
Kids Can Press


Singing Away the Dark
Singing Away the Dark
Written by Caroline Woodward (Victoria, BC)
Illustrated by Julie Morstad (Vancouver, BC)
Simply Read Books

Spork
Spork
Written by Kyo Maclear (Toronto, ON)
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault (Montreal, QC)
Kids Can Press

Stanley's Little Sister (Stanley (Kids Can Press))
Stanley’s Little Sister
Written by Linda Bailey (Vancouver, BC)
Illustrated by Bill Slavin (Millbrook, ON)
Kids Can Press

NORMA FLECK AWARD FOR CANADIAN CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION ($10,000)
Sponsored by the Fleck Family Foundation

Case Closed?: Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science
Case Closed! Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science
Written by Susan Hughes (Toronto, ON)
Illustrated by Michael Wandelmaier (Toronto, ON)
Kids Can Press


Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be
Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be
Written and illustrated by Daniel Loxton (Victoria, BC)
Kids Can Press


Not Your Typical Book About the Environment
Not Your Typical Book About the Environment
Written by Elin Kelsey (Pacific Grove, CA)
Illustrated by Clayton Hanmer (Toronto, ON)
Owlkids

Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged
Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged
Written by Jody Nyasha Warner (Toronto, ON)
Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki (Halifax, NS)
Groundwood Books

Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces
Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces
Written by Hadley Dyer (Toronto, ON)
Illustrated by Marc Ngui (Cambridge, ON)
Kids Can Press

GEOFFREY BILSON AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ($5,000)
Sponsored by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Bilson Endowment Fund












Exiles from the War: The War Guests Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss (Dear Canada)
Written by Jean Little (Guelph, ON)
Scholastic Canada

Folly
Folly
Written by Marthe Jocelyn (Stratford, ON)
Tundra Books

The Glory Wind
The Glory Wind
Written by Valerie Sherrard (Miramichi, NB)
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Queen of Hearts
Queen of Hearts
Written by Martha Brooks (Winnipeg, MB)
Groundwood Books

Wild Geese
Wild Geese
Written by Caroline Pignat (Kanata, ON)
Red Deer Press

JOHN SPRAY MYSTERY AWARD ($5,000)
Sponsored by John Spray

Borderline
Borderline
Written by Allan Stratton (Toronto, ON)
HarperTrophyCanada

Dead Bird Through The Cat Door
Dead Bird Through the Cat Door (Megabyte Mystery)
Written by Jan Markley (Calgary, AB)
Gumboot Books

The Mystery of the Cyber Bully (Chan Mystery)
The Mystery of the Cyber Bully (Marty Chan Mystery)
Written by Marty Chan (Edmonton, AB)
Thistledown Press

The Agency 1: A Spy in the House
A Spy in the House (The Agency)
Written by Y.S. Lee (Kingston, ON)
Candlewick Press

Victim Rights: A Ryan Dooley Mystery (Ryan Dooley Mysteries)
Victim Rights (Ryan Dooley Mystery)
Written by Norah McClintock (Toronto, ON)
Red Deer Press

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