The eight major children's book awards, which will be awarded at two invitation-only galas in October, include:
- TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($30,000) Sponsored by TD Bank Group;
- Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse ($30,000) Sponsored by TD Bank Group;
- Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000) Sponsored by A. Charles Baillie;
- Norma Fleck Award For Canadian Children's Non-Fiction ($10,000) Sponsored by the Fleck Family Foundation;
- Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000) Sponsored by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Bilson Endowment Fund;
- John Spray Mystery Award ($5,000) Sponsored by John Spray of Mantis Investigation Agency;
- Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy ($5,000) Sponsored by HarperCollins Canada; and
- Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000) Sponsored by Ann Mathers' Marathon of Books
Here are the short lists for each award category, as announced by the Canadian Children's Book Centre yesterday:
Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here
Written by Margriet Ruurs and Katherine Gibson
Pajama Press
Reviewed here
Written by Hugh Brewster
Scholastic Canada
Written by Christine Baldacchino
Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin Canada
Reviewed here
Written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc
Comme des géants
Written by Andrée Poulin
Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant
Éditions Les 400 coups
Written by Agnès Grimaud
Dominique et compagnie
Written and illustrated by Mireille Levert
Éditions de la Bagnole
Written by André Marois
Illustrated by Patrick Doyon
Éditions de la Pastèque
Dolphin SOS
Written by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki
Illustrated by Julie Flett
Tradewind Books
Written by Laurel Croza
Illustrated by Matt James
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here
Written by Eric Walters
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
Tundra Books
Written by Christine Baldacchino
Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here
Written and illustrated by Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press
Written and illustrated by Cybèle Young
Tundra Books
Written by Hugh Brewster
Scholastic Canada
Written by David J. Smith
Illustrated by Steve Adams
Kids Can Press
Written by Larry Loyie with Wayne K. Spear and Constance Brissenden
Indigenous Education Press
Written by Sarah Elton
Illustrated by Jeff Kulak
Owlkids Books
Written by Kira Vermond
Illustrated by Julie McLaughlin
Owlkids Books
Arrow through the Axes: Odyssey of a Slave: Book III
Written by Patrick Bowman
Dance of the Banished
Written by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
The Gospel Truth
Written by Caroline Pignat
Red Deer Press
Underground Soldier
Written by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Unspeakable
Written by Caroline Pignat
Razorbill
Written by Norah McClintock
Orca Book Publishers
Written by Sigmund Brouwer
Harvest House Publishers
Written by William Bell
Doubleday Canada
Written by Cary Fagan
Puffin Canada
Written by S.J. Laidlaw
Tundra Books
Written by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins Publishers
Reviewed here
The Nethergrim
Written by Matthew Jobin
Philomel Books
The Night Gardener
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin Canada
Reviewed here
Sea of Shadows
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday Canada
The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
Written by E. K. Johnston
Carolrhoda Books
Written by Matthew Jobin
Philomel Books
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin Canada
Reviewed here
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday Canada
Written by E. K. Johnston
Carolrhoda Books
Written by Laura Langston
Razorbill Canada
Written by Robert Paul Weston
Razorbill Canada
Reviewed here
Written by Jeyn Roberts
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Written by Caroline Pignat
Red Deer Press
Reviewed here
Written by Marthe Jocelyn
Tundra Books
Reviewed here
Hosted by the Canadian Children's Book Centre and TD Bank Group, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards will celebrate great Canadian children's books and present the winners of the awards on the evenings of November 18 and November 10, 2015 in Toronto and Montreal, respectively.
