CanLit for LittleCanadians: Awards: February 2015

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List

Annually, the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibility Round Table announces the best feminist books for young readers in their Amelia Bloomer Project. Named for Amelia Bloomer, the pioneering 19th century newpaper editor, feminist and suffragist, the Project recommends titles of fiction and non-fiction for early readers, middle grades and young adults.

This year, forty-five titles were honoured with inclusion on the Amelia Bloomer Project, of which only a handful were listed as the Top 10 List of recommended reads.

Recognized for their positive messages, three #youngCanLit books have been included in the Amelia Bloomer Project and two of these were selected for the Amelia Bloomer Top 10 List!

EARLY READERS: Non-Fiction

Every Day is Malala Day

Rosemary McCarney with Plan International

Second Story Press

(978-1-927583-31-9)

K- Gr. 3

2014

Also an Amelia Bloomer Top 10 List selection

MIDDLE GRADE: Non-Fiction

Because I Am A Girl: I Can Change the World

Rosemary McCarney with Jen Albaugh and Plan International

Second Story Press

(978-1-927583-44-9)

Gr. 4-8

2014

Also an Amelia Bloomer Top 10 List selection

YOUNG ADULT: Fiction

Moon at Nine

Deborah Ellis

Pajama Press

(978-1-927-48557-6)

Gr. 8+

2014

The complete 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List is available here.

2015 Rocky Mountain Book Award nominees

The following 20 books, for readers in Grades 4 through 7, are the basis for Alberta's readers' choice program. The books, which must have been published in the last two years in Canada, include both fiction and non-fiction titles which "portray a broad range of family, social, and cultural backgrounds." (Retrieved from http://rmba.lethsd.ab.ca/FAQ.html on March 27, 2012)

Reading has been taking place since November, and voting by young readers will occur from mid-March to mid-April. The winner of this readers' choice award will be announced April 22, 2015.

The 2015 nominees are:

Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight
by Marthe Jocelyn
Candlewick

Pedal It! How Bicycles are Changing the World
by Michelle Mulder
Orca Book Publishers

Pandemic Survival: It’s Why You’re Alive
by Ann Love & Jane Drake
Tundra

Our Rights: How Kids are Changing the World
by Janet Wilson
Second Story Press

The Last Train: A Holocaust Story
by Rona Arato
Owlkids Books

Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
by John Coy
Illustrated by Joe Morse
Lerner Publishing Group

Buzz About Bees
by Kari-Lynn Winters
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries
by Elizabeth MacLeod
Annick Press

Before the World Was Ready
by Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Sa Boothroyd
Annick Press

The Spotted Dog Last Seen
by Jessica Scott Kerrin
Groundwood Books

The Road to Afghanistan
by Linda Granfield
Illustrated by Brian Deines
Scholastic Canada

The Metro Dogs of Moscow
by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada

Kid Soldier
by Jennifer Maruno
Dundurn

Jane, the Fox and Me
by Fanny Britt
Illus. by Isabelle Arsenault
Groundwood Books

The Hidden Agenda of Sigrid Sugden
by Jill MacLean
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

The Great Bike Rescue

by Hazel Hutchins
Orca Book Publishers

Driftwood
by Valerie Sherrard
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Curse of the Dream Witch

by Allan Stratton
Scholastic Canada

The Creature Department
by Robert Paul Weston
Razorbill

All Fall Down: The Landslide Diary of Abby Roberts
by Jean Little
Scholastic Canada

2015 shortlists for Saskatchewan Book Awards announced

On February 13, 2015, the shortlists for the annual Saskatchewan Book Awards were announced at the University of Regina.

Saskatchewan is the only province in Canada that has a provincially-focused book award program i.e., one representing Saskatchewan's writing and publishing contributions. With an impressive community of over 300 authors and 75 book publishers, Saskatchewan has much to celebrate and promote.

Established in 1993 by the joint efforts of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, the Saskatchewan Publishers Group and the Saskatchewan Library Association, the Awards have grown from four to fourteen, although the specific awards vary year to year.

This year, the Saskatchewan Book Awards announced its short lists in fourteen award categories:

University of Regina Book of the Year
City of Regina Fiction Award
University of Saskatchewan President's Office Non-Fiction Award
Rasmussen, Rasmussen & Charowsky Aboriginal Peoples' Writing Award
O'Reilly Insurance Ltd., The Co-operators' First Book Award
Saskatchewan Arts Board Poetry Award
SaskEnergy Young Adult Literature Award
City of Saskatoon and Public Library Saskatoon Book Award
Drs. Morris and Jacqui Shumiatcher Regina Book Award
Luther College and University of Regina Arts Award for Scholarly Writing
Prix du livre français
Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport Publishing Award
University of Regina Faculty of Education and Campion College Award for Publishing in Education
First Nations University of Canada Aboriginal Peoples' Publishing Award

Congratulations to all nominees. As we are CanLit for LittleCanadians, we'd like to honour those youngCanLit titles nominated.

City of Regina Book Award

Camp Outlook
by Brenda Baker
Second Story Press

SaskEnergy Young Adult Literature Award

Camp Outlook
by Brenda Baker
Second Story Press

Masks
by E. C. Blake
DAW Books

Living with the Hawk
by Robert Currie
Thistledown

The Death of Us
by Alice Kuipers
HarperCollins

Drs. Morris and Jacqui Shumiatcher Regina Book Award

Masks
by E. C. Blake
DAW Books

University of Regina Faculty of Education and Campion College Award for Publishing in Education

Coteau Books
The Comic Book War
by Jacqueline Guest

Gabriel Dumont Institute
My First Métis Lobstick
by Leah Marie Dorion

Manny's Memories
by Ken Caron with Angela Caron

First Nations University of Canada Aboriginal Peoples' Publishing Award

Gabriel Dumont Institute
My First Métis Lobstick
by Leah Marie Dorion

The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Drive in Regina. Tickets will be on sale until noon on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

CBC Bookie Awards 2015: Votes in by Feb. 23!

Well, the CBC Bookies are in a hurry this year, and I'm behind in letting readers of youngCanLit know of the opportunity to vote. But there's still time!

In 2011, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) introduced the CBC Bookie Awards as an opportunity for readers to choose their favourite Canadian reads published the previous year. Based on the selections of the well-read CBC personnel from CBC Books, Canada Reads, Writers & Company, The Next Chapter, as well as recommendations from the public, five titles in each of eleven categories are nominated. Readers may cast their votes online (only once per category per day).

The eleven categories, which include two international ones, for which books are nominated are:

Literary Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Thriller, Horror, Mystery or Crime
Science Fiction, Fantasy or Speculative Fiction
Young Adult
Short Story Collection
Children's Illustrated Book
Graphic Novel or Memoir
International Fiction
International Non-Fiction

This year's CBC Bookies Awards nominees were announced February 12, 2015 with voting taking place online before 11:59 p.m. ET of Monday, February 23, 2015.

The two categories relevant to CanLit for LittleCanadians are the Young Adult and Children's Picture Book categories. The finalists for this category are:

YOUNG ADULT

CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK

Use this CBC Bookies link to cast your vote(s) for your favourites but only until the end of February 23, 2015.

Monday, 9 February 2015

ALSC 2015 Notables: youngCanLit selections

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division within the American Library Association, announced its 2015 Notable Children's Books, Recordings and Videos at the ALA's Midwinter Meeting.

The lists for all notables are posted at the ALSC website. However, I would like to note those Canadian books that made the list, bolding the Canadian author or illustrator.

Congratulations

to all of you

for creating outstanding work

for our children.

NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS

YOUNGER READERS (Preschool to Grade 2)