On September 6th,
the Canadian Children's Book Centre, our nationally-renowned authority
on all things related to youngCanLit, announced the finalists for the
2018 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards. (
See their website announcement here.)
The eight major children's book awards, which will be awarded at two invitation-only galas in October and November, include:
- TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($50,000) Sponsored by TD Bank Group;
- Le Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse ($50,000) 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;
- Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000) Sponsored by Amy Mathers' Marathon of Books; and
- Le Prix Harry Black de l’album jeunesse ($5,000) Sponsored by Mary Macchiusi
There is also the
Fan Choice Award/Choix du public littérature jeunesse which
invites young readers of ages 5-12 to to choose their favourite book from the titles
shortlisted for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award and Le Prix
TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse. Voting takes place between September 6 and October 25 at
https://www.cbc.ca/fanchoice.
Here are the short lists for each award category, as announced by the Canadian Children's Book Centre:
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
Dragonfly Song
Written by Wendy Orr
Pajama Press
Picture the Sky
Written and illustrated by Barbara Reid
North Winds Press (Scholastic Canada)
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
Written by Monique Gray Smith
Orca Book Publishers
Town is By the Sea
Written by Joanne Schwartz
Illustrated by Sydney Smith
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here
When the Moon Comes
Written by Paul Harbridge
Illustrated by Matt James
Tundra Books
Reviewed here
Le Prix TD de littérature pour l'enfance et la jeunesse canadienne
ABCMTL
Written by Jeanne Painchaud
Photographs by Bruno Ricca
Éditions Les 400 coups
Bleu
Written and illustrated by Philippe Béha
Éditions de l’Isatis
Le chemin de la montagne
Written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc
Comme des géants
Gilles
Written and illustrated by Mathieu Lavoie
Comme des géants
Pow Pow, t’es mort!
Written by Marie-Francine Hébert
Illustrated by Jean-Luc Trudel
Éditions Les 400 coups
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
Little Blue Chair
Written by Cary Fagan
Illustrated by Madeline Kloepper
Tundra Books
My Beautiful Birds
Written and illustrated by Suzanne Del Rizzo
Pajama Press
Reviewed here
Sam & Eva
Written and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Reviewed here
Stolen Words
Written by Melanie Florence
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Second Story Press
Reviewed here
When the Moon Comes
Written by Paul Harbridge
Illustrated by Matt James
Tundra Books
Reviewed here
You Hold Me Up
Written by Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by Danielle Daniel
Orca Book Publishers
Norma Fleck Award For Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Annick Press
Meatless? A Fresh Look at What You Eat
Written by Sarah Elton
Illustrated by Julie McLaughlin
Owlkids Books
The Sockeye Mother
Written by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
HighWater Press
Rewilding: Giving Nature a Second Chance
Written by Jane Drake and Ann Love
Annick Press
When Planet Earth Was New
Written by James Gladstone
Illustrated by Katherine Diemert
Owlkids Books
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
The Agony of Bun O’Keefe
Written by Heather Smith
Penguin Teen Canada
The Assassin’s Curse (The Blackthorn Key, Book 3)
Written by Kevin Sands
Aladdin
A Blinding Light
Written by Julie Lawson
Nimbus Publishing
Clutch
Written by Heather Camlot
Red Deer Press
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
Written by Uma Krishnaswami
Tu Books/Lee & Low
John Spray Mystery Award
The Assassin’s Curse (The Blackthorn Key, Book 3)
Written by Kevin Sands
Aladdin
Blood on the Beach
Written by Sarah N. Harvey and Robin Stevenson
Orca Book Publishers
Reviewed here
The Hanging Girl
Written by Eileen Cook
Houghlin Mifflin Harcourt
Reviewed here
Recipe for Hate
Written by Warren Kinsella
Dundurn
The Case of the Missing Mage (Tank & Fizz, Book 3)
Written by Liam O’Donnell
Illustrated by Mike Deas
Orca Book Publishers
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award
The Agony of Bun O’Keefe
Written by Heather Smith
Penguin Teen Canada
Everything Beautiful is Not Ruined
Written by Danielle Younge-Ullman
Razorbill Canada
Reviewed here
The Marrow Thieves
Written by Cherie Dimaline
DCB
Munro vs. the Coyote
Written by Darren Groth
Orca Book Publishers
The Way Back Home
Written by Allan Stratton
Scholastic Canada
Prix Harry Black de l'album jeunesse
ABCMTL
Written by Jeanne Painchaud
Photographs by Bruno Ricca
Éditions Les 400 coups
Le chemin de la montagne
Written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc
Comme des géants
Je ne te vois plus
Written and illustrated by Paul Martin
Éditions Les 400 coups
Mammouth Rock
Written by Eveline Payette
Illustrated by Guillaume Perreault
Groupe d’édition la courte échelle
Riopelle, l’artiste magicien
Written by Marie Barguirdjian
Éditions Edito
Hosted
by the Canadian Children's Book Centre and TD Bank Group, the Canadian
Children's Literature Awards will celebrate great Canadian children's
books and present the winners of the awards on the evenings of October
29, 2018 and November 19, 2018 in Toronto and Montreal, respectively.
