2015 Willow Award winners

  

Congratulations to the winners of 2015/2016 Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards!

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The winner of the 2015

for those books written for youngest readers (K to Grade 3)

is

If Kids Ruled the World

Written by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by David Huyck

Tundra Books

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The winner of the 2015

for those books written for readers of Grades 4 to 6

is

The Last Train: A Holocaust Story

Written by Rona Arato
Owlkids

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The winner of the 2015

for those books written for readers in Grades 7 to 9

is

 The Rule of Three

by Eric Walters
Razorbill

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Well done, young readers of Saskatchewan, on your wonderful selections!  

2016 Forest of Reading winners and honour books announced at Festival of Trees

This week, the Festival of Trees was held at Toronto's Harbourfront.  Over 8000 readers participated in the events at the Festival, which focused on the awards ceremonies for the different Forest of Reading programs of the Ontario Library Association.

Here are this year's readers' choice selections for each reading program:

Blue Spruce

WINNER 

If Kids Ruled the World
by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by David Huyck
Kids Can Press

          Honour Books         

Super Red Riding Hood

by Claudia Dávila

Kids Can Press

Butterfly Park

by Elly MacKay

Running Press

  

Silver Birch EXPRESS

   WINNER

The End of the Line

by Sharon E. McKay
Annick Press

          Honour Books        

Clover's Luck: The Magical Animal Adoption Agency, Book 1
by Kallie George
Illustrated by Alexandra Bolger
HarperTrophy

Sport-O-Rama
by Benoit Tardif
Kids Can Press

Silver Birch FICTION

 WINNER

Masterminds

by Gordon Korman
HarperCollins

          Honour Books      

Rain Shadow
by Valerie Sherrard
Fitzhenry &  Whiteside

The Swallow: A Ghost Story
by Charis Cotter
Tundra Books

Silver Birch NON-FICTION 

WINNER

Haunted Canada 5: Terrifying True Stories
by Joel A. Sutherland
Scholastic Canada

          Honour Books     

When the Worst Happens: Extraordinary Stories of Survival
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by David Parkins
Annick Press

Boredom Busters: 50+ activities, recipes, experiments and more
by Caroline Fernandez
CICO Boooks

Le Prix Peuplier

                   Lauréat              

Ça commence ici! 

par Caroline Merola

Bayard Canada

          Honour Books     

Millie Rose
par Lili Chartrand
Illustré par Annie Rodrigue
Éditions Druids

Un bain trop plein!
par Andrée Poulin
Illustré par Anne-Claire Delisle
Dominque et compagnie

Le Prix Tamarac 

                   Lauréat

Un clic de trop

by Rhéa Dufresne
Bayard Canada

          Honour Books     

La gentillesse des monstres
par Camille Bouchard
Éditions de la Bagnole

Le vol TS-236
par Sylvie Roberge et Richard Vallerand
Dominique et compagnie

Le Prix Tamarac EXPRESS

                   Lauréat

Les trois grands cauchon

par Sonia Sarfati
Illustrations de Jared Karnas
Éditions Québec Amérique

          Honour Books     

Les Mutamatak: Les superhéros
par Karine Gottot et Mathieu Lampron
Éditions Michel Quintin

La bataille de l'ombre
par Estelle Vendrame et Marion Arbona
Bayard Canada

Red Maple Fiction

WINNER

The Dogs
by Allan Stratton
Scholastic Canada

          Honour Books      

We Are All Made of Molecules
by Susin Nielsen
Tundra Books

The Gospel Truth
by Caroline Pignat
Red Deer Press

















White Pine FICTION

WINNER

The Bodies We Wear
by Jeyn Roberts
Knopf/Penguin Random House

          Honour Books     

The Troop
by Nick Cutter
Pocket Books

Delusion Road
by Don Aker

HarperCollins Canada

                                                                                                                 

Thrilling news for all authors, illustrators and publishers!

Enjoyed all the more for being selected 

by young Canadian readers!

Congratulations to everyone!

2016 CLA Book Awards: Winners announced

The announcements of winners of the Canadian Library Association's annual book awards were recently made, and from extraordinary shortlists to outstanding winners, the selection committees have once again done their association proud.

The full list of press releases from CLA is available here.

This award recognizes an illustrator of a noteworthy Canadian book, published in 2015, that appeals to children up to the age of 12 years.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* Sidewalk Flowers *

by JonArno Lawson
Illustrated by Sydney Smith
Groundwood Books

Congratulations also to the Honour Book selected:

The Bus Ride

by Marianne Dubuc

Kids Can Press

Press release announcement from CLA

This notable award recognizes a Canadian author of an outstanding book published in Canada in 2015, which appeals to children up to and including age 12.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* The Nest *

by Kenneth Oppel
Illustrated by Jon Klassen

HarperCollins Canada

Congratulations also to the two Honour Books selected:

MiNRS
by Kevin Sylvester
Simon & Schuster

Young Man with Camera
by Emil Sher
Scholastic Canada

Press release announcement from CLA

This award recognizes an author of an outstanding English-language Canadian work of fiction (novel, collection of short stories or graphic novel), published in 2014, that appeals to young adults between the ages of 13 and 18.

Congratulations to the Winner:

* The Scorpion Rules *

by Erin Bow
Simon & Schuster Canada

Congratulations also to the Honour Book selected:

We Are All Made of Moleducles

by Susin Nielsen

Tundra Books (Penguin Random House)









Press release announcement from CLA