Monday 31 October 2016

2016 Governor General's Literary Awards: Winners announced



The Governor General's Literary Awards are Canada's national book awards, honouring the best of our literature in seven categories, in both official languages.  On October 25, 2016, the winners of the 2016 Governor General's Literary Awards, English and French, were announced on the Canada Council website.

Congratulations to the winners of the Children's Literature: Text and Children's Literature: Illustration awards, for both English and French:



English Children’s Literature: Text

Martine Leavitt

for

Calvin

Groundwood Books





English Children’s Literature: Illustration 

Jon-Erik Lappano and Kellen Hatanaka

for

Tokyo Digs a Garden

Groundwood Books





French Children's Literature: Text 

François Gilbert
par
Hare Krishna

Leméac Éditeur




French Children's Literature: Illustration

Stéphanie Lapointe et Rogé
par
Grand-père et la Lune

Les Éditions XYZ





Sunday 16 October 2016

2017 Forest of Reading®: Le Prix Tamarac et Le Prix Peuplier nominees


This listing completes the posting of the nominees for the school-aged programs of Ontario Library Association's 2016-2017 Forest of Reading® awards. The two categories and three award programs for French language readers are included here.



Une cachette pour les bobettes
Texte de Andrée Poulin
Illustrations de Samantha Leriche-Gionet
Éditions Druide


Le centre équestre du Vieux Chêne 1: Lune
Texte de Sylvie Lussier
Illustrations de Éléna Comte
Éditions Du Phoenix


Cinq sportives de talent
Texte de Emmanuelle Bergeron
Illustrations de Caroline Merola
Soulières


Le facteur de l'espace
Texte et Illustrations de Guillaume Perreault
La Pastèque


La mouche dans l'aspirateur
Texte et Illustrations de Mélanie Watt
Scholastic Canada


Pique la lune
Texte de Katia Canciani
Illustrations de Félix Girard
Éditions de l'Isatis


Rosalie entre chien et chat
Texte de Mélanie Perreault
Illustrations de Marion Arbona
Dominique et compagnie


Ti-Prout
Texte de Gilles Tibo
Illustrations de Oussama Mezher
Soulières


Victor et Igor 2: Que le meilleur gagne!
Texte et Illustrations de Maxim Cyr
Éditions Michel Quintin


Les Zintrépides 1: Où est Froufrou?
Texte de Alain M. Bergeron et Colette Dufresne
Illustrations de Sampar
Éditions Michel Quintin












Cahokia
Texte de Camille Bouchard
Éditions du Boréal


Le Colosse des neiges de Campbellton
Texte de Denis M. Boucher
Illustrations de Paul Roux
Bouton d'or Acadie

Le dragon vert: L'enfance de Van
Texte et illustrations de Jacques Goldstyn
Bayard Canada


Une étoile sur la dune
Texte et Illustrations de Danielle Loranger
Bouton d'or Acadie


Les fantômes de Mingan
Texte de Mireille Villeneuve
Les Éditions Hurtubise


Le gardien des soirs de bridge 1: Sous le divan
Texte de Annie Bacon
Illustrations de Ghislain Barbe
Éditions Druide


Le grand sault iroquois
Texte de Isabelle Larouche
Illustrations de Jocelyne Bouchard
Éditions du Phoenix


Jeux cruels
Texte de Johanne Dion
Les Éditions Hurtubise


Poésies pour la vie
Texte de Gilles Tibo
Illustrations de Manon Gauthier
Bayard Canada


Un voyage inattendu
Texte de Arianne Gagnon-Roy
Les Éditions l'Interligne






Aux toilettes
Texte de André Marois
Illustrations de Pierre Pratt
Éditions Druide


Le ballon d'ÉmilioTexte de Pierrette Dubé
Illustrations de Aurélie Grand
Les 400 coups


Le bedon de Madame Loubidou
Texte de Marie-Francine Hébert
Illustrations de Guillaume Perreault
Les 400 coups


Une bestiole à l'école
Texte de Mireille Messier
Illustrations de Catherine Petit
Éditions de l'Isatis

Comme ci, comme ça!
Texte et Illustrations de Caroline Merola
Bayard Canada


Je suis heureux!
Texte de Angèle Delaunois
Illustrations de Philippe Béha
Éditions de l'Isatis


Manchots au chaud
Texte de Andrée Poulin
Illustrations de Oussama Mezher
Éditions de l'Isatis


Le pêcheur et le renard
Texte et Illustrations de Marianne Dumas
Bouton d'or Acadie


Sauve-qui-peut l'été
Texte de Rhéa Dufresne
Illustrations de Philippe Béha
Les 400 coups


Valentin ni trop petit ni trop grand
Texte de Sylvie Brien
Illustrations de Leanne Franson
Dominique et compagnie










Remaining nominees are listed here:






2017 Forest of Reading®: Red Maple and White Pine nominees


This listing continues the posting of the nominees for the Ontario Library Association's 2016-2017 Forest of Reading® awards which were announced Friday.



Born With: Erika and Gianni
Written by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Clockwise Press


Flickers
Written by Arthur Slade
HarperCollins Canada

The Hill
Written by Karen Bass
Pajama Press


Lucky Jonah
Written by Richard Scrimger
HarperTrophy

MINRS
Written by Kevin Sylvester
Margaret K. McElderry Books

Sea Change
Written and Illustrated by Frank Viva
Tundra Books


Shattered Glass
Written by Teresa Toten
Orca Book Publishers


Shooter
Written by Caroline Pignat
Razorbill Canada

Trouble is a Friend of Mine
Written by Stephanie Tromly
Kathy Dawson Books

The Unquiet Past
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Orca Book Publishers






A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars
Written by Maria Birmingham
Illustrated by Josh Holinaty
Owlkids Books


Bite into Bloodsuckers
Written by Kari-Lynn Winters and Ishta Mercurio
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Child Solder: When Boys and Girls are Used in War
Written by Michel Chikwanine and Jessica Dee Humphreys
Illustrated by Claudia Dávila
Kids Can Press



DNA Detective
Written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by Lillian Ruth (Lil) Crump
Annick Press

Faster Higher Stronger: Bright Ideas That Transformed Sports
Written by Simon Shapiro
Illustrated by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain
Annick Press


Hidden Gold: A True Story of the Holocaust
Written by Ella Burakowski
Second Story Press

PRIDE: Celebrating Diversity & Community
Written by Robin Stevenson
Orca Book Publishers


Transphobia: Deal with It and Be a Gender Transcender
Written by j wallace skelton
Illustrated by Nick Johnson
Lorimer


Urban Tribes: Native Americans in the City
Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Annick Press


Vanished: True Tales of Mysterious Disappearances
Written by Elizabeth MacLeod
Annick Press







Calvin
Written by Martine Leavitt
Groundwood Books


Dan vs. Nature
Written by Don Calame
Candlewick


The Emperor of Any Place
Written Tim Wynne-Jones
Candlewick


Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Written by E.K. Johnston
Dutton Books For Young Readers


Fifteen Lanes
Written by S.J. Laidlaw
Tundra Books

The Orange Grove
Written by Larry Tremblay
Biblioasis

Rodent
Written by Lisa J. Lawrence
Orca Book Publishers


The Scorpion Rules
Written by Erin Bow
Margaret K. McElderry Books

A Thousand Nights
Written by E.K. Johnston
Disney-Hyperion

Worlds of Ink and Shadow
Written by Lena Coakley
HarperCollins










Remaining nominees will be listed here: