2014 Chocolate Lily Book Awards: Short lists announced

The shortlists of nominated titles for the 2014 Chocolate Lily Awards, books by British Columbia authors and/or illustrators for young readers in Kindergarten to Grades 6, were announced on September 7, 2013.

Here are the shortlists for the two categories for which young readers will vote next spring:

In the Picture Book Category (K - Gr. 3)

Gift Days 

Written by Kari-Lynn Winters

Illustrated by Stephen Taylor
Fitzhenry& Whiteside

What’s Up, Bear?

Written by Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Sean L. Moore
Owlkids

 
Rainbow Crow: Nagweyaabi-Aandeg

Written by David Bouchard

Illustrated by David Jean

Red Deer Press

Toads on Toast

Written by Linda Bailey

Illustrated by Colin Jack

Kids Can Press

 
Maggie’s Chopsticks

Written by Alan Woo

Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant
Kids Can Press

Big City Bees

Written by Maggie de Vries
Illustrated by Renne Benoit
Greystone Books

In the Chapter Book Category (Grades 4-6)

The Paper House
Written by Lois Peterson
Orca Book Publishers

Seeing Orange

Written by Sara Cassidy

Orca Book Publishers

A Tinfoil Sky

Written by Cyndi Sand-Eveland

Tundra Books

I'll Be Home Soon

Written by Luanne Armstrong

Ronsdale Press

One Year in Coal Harbour

Written by Polly Horvath

Groundwood Books

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen

Written by Susin Nielsen

Tundra Books

Seraphina

Written by Rachel Hartman

Doubleday Canada

Middle of Nowhere

Written by Caroline Adderson

Groundwood Books

We'll be checking back on these short lists when young readers in B.C. begin their reading and voting and ultimately when the winners are announced in May, 2014.