Wednesday 13 March 2013

The Willow Awards 2013/2014 Nominees announced

Established in 2001, the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice (SYRCA) awards, the Willow Awards, encourage reading by nominating a variety of Canadian titles in three categories.  Young readers can participate in the reading programs through their schools and public libraries, selecting their favourite from one list.  The Willow Awards are truly conferred according the choices of Saskatchewan's young readers.

The nominees for the 2013/2014 reading programs were just announced although young readers will not be voting for their favourites until February 2014.

The nominated titles for the three Willow Awards i.e., Shining Willow, Diamond Willow and Snow Willow are detailed below.

For those books written for youngest readers, those in Kindergarten to Grade 3

The 2013/2014 Shining Willow nominees are:

Cinnamon Baby 
by Nicola Winstanley
Illustrated by Janice Nadeau
Kids Can Press

2011
 





A Hen for Izzy Pippik
by Aubrey Davis
Illustrated by Marie Lafrance 
Kids Can Press
2012
 






Here Comes Hortense! 
by Heather Hartt-Sussman
Illustrated by Georgia Graham
Tundra Books
2012

Kate and Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story 

by Martin Springett
Illustrated by Isobel Springett 
Puffin Canada
2012

The Little Yellow Bottle

by Angèle Delaunois
Illustrated by Christine Delezenne
Second Story Press

2011
 





Lumpito and the Painter from Spain
by Monica Kulling

Illustrated by Dean Griffiths 
Pajama Press
2012

 



Oddrey 
by Dave Whamond
Owlkids

2012

 







Something's Fishy 
by Jeff Szpirglas and Danielle Saint-Onge
Illustrated by Dave Whamond.
Orca Book Publishers

2012

Toads on Toast 
by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Colin Jack
Kids Can Press

2012

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe 

by Wallace Edwards 
Orca Book Publishers
2012
For those books written for readers of Grades 4 to 6


The 2013/2014 Shining Willow nominees are:

Dragon Seer's Gift 
by Janet McNaughton 
Harper Trophy Canada
2011
 







Encore Edie 
by Annabel Lyon 
Puffin Canada
2011
 







Facing the Mountain 
by Wendy Orr 
Scholastic Canada
2011
 







The Gargoyle at the Gates
by Philippa Dowding
Dundurn

2012

Ice Storm
By Penny Draper

Coteau Books
2011

Morning Star 

by Judith Plaxton 
Second Story Press
2011
 


 




No Ordinary Day 
by Deborah Ellis 
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
2011
 







Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes 
by Jonathan Auxier 
Puffin
2011
 







Racing Home 
by Adele Dueck 
Coteau Books
2011
 






A Tinfoil Sky 
by Cyndi Sand-Eveland 
Tundra Books
2012

For those books written for readers in Grades 7 to 9


The 2013/2014 Shining Willow nominees are:

 
 
crush. candy. corpse. 
by Sylvia McNicoll 
Lorimer
2012
Fly Boy 
by Eric Walters 
Puffin Canada
2011
Guilty 
by Norah McClintock 
Orca Book Publishers
2012
 
The Lynching of Louie Sam
by Elizabeth Stewart
Annick Press
2012

The Opposite of Tidy
by Carrie Mac
Razor/Penguin Group
2012

 
 




Redwing 
by Holly Bennett 
Orca Book Publishers
2012
 
 





The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
by Susin Nielsen 
Tundra Books
2012
 
Shade & Sorceress 
by Catherine Egan 
Coteau Books
2012
 
The Tiffin
by Mahtab Narsimhan 
Dancing Cat Books
2011
 
Ungifted 
by Gordon Korman 
Scholastic Canada
2012








It may be a long...g...g...g way off, and we still have to see who wins this year's Willow Awards but we do look forward to the announcement of the winners at the end of next April (2014). Good luck to all nominees!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a great set of nominees! I will have to use these titles to add to the Forest of Reading nominee books. Although many are the same, it is great to see what I could add to the Library collect to give more options! Good Luck to all!
Laurie Orford
Mono Amaranth Public School
Orangeville, Ontario