CanLit for LittleCanadians: Awards: illustration

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Sunday, 2 February 2020

2020 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award: Finalists announced

International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Canada administers the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award which was established in 1985 following the death of Canadian illustrator Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver. This award is given annually in recognition of outstanding artistic talent in a Canadian picture book.

This year's finalists were announced on January 30, 2020. Congratulations to the following short-listed titles and illustrators:

Josée Bisaillon
Dancing with Daisy
Written by Jan Coates
Running the Goat Books
Reviewed here

Gary Clement
My Winter City
Written by James Gladstone
Groundwood Books

Geneviève Després
Laurent, c’est moi!
Written by Stéphanie Deslauriers
Fonfon

Emma FitzGerald
A Pocket of Time: The Poetic Childhood of Elizabeth Bishop
Written by Rita Wilson
Nimbus Publishing

Julie Flett
Birdsong
Written by Julie Flett
Greystone Books

Julie Morstad
It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
Written by Kyo Maclear
Tundra Books

Dena Seiferling
King Mouse
Written by Cary Fagan
Tundra Books

Sydney Smith
Small in the City
Written by Sydney Smith
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here

François Thisdale
Bon Voyage, Mister Rodriguez
Written by Christiane Duchesne
Pajama Press
Reviewed here

Rachel Wada
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden
Written by Heather Smith
Orca Book Publishers

The winner will be announced at the IBBY Canada AGM meeting on March 6, 2020.

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

2019 Governor General's Literary Awards: Winners announced

Today, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the winners for the highly prestigious Governor General's Literary Awards.

Congratulations to the winners

of all the awards
and especially for these of books for young readers

English-language: Young People's Literature (Text)

Stand on the Sky

Written by Erin Bow

Scholastic

English-language: Young People's Literature (Illustration)

Small in the City

Written and illustrated by Sydney Smith

Groundwood Books

French-language: Young People's Literature (Text)

L'albatros et la mésange

par Dominique Demers

Éditions Québec Amérique

French-language: Young People's Literature (Illustration)

Jack et le temps perdu

par Stéphanie Lapointe

Illustrée par Delphie Côté-Lacroix

Quai no 5, Les Éditions XYZ

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There will be
Public Readings and Book Signings

on

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (English-winning books)
Thursday, December 12, 2019 (French-winning books)
12 p.m. (both days)

at

Canada Council for the Arts
Massey-Lévesque Board Room (2nd floor)
150 Elgin St.
Ottawa, ON

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Winners will be presented later at Rideau Hall.

Thursday, 4 October 2018

2018 Governor General's Literary Awards: Finalists announced

Yesterday, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the finalists for the highly prestigious Governor General's Literary Awards.

The seven categories of books, both in French and English, for which awards are given are:

Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Young People's Literature (Text)
Young People's Literature (Illustration)
Drama
Translation

Congratulations to the finalists

of all the awards
and I present here those nominees of

works for young people.

English-language: Young People's Literature (Text)

Ebb & Flow
Written by Heather Smith
Kids Can Press
Reviewed here

Learning to Breathe
Written by Janice Lynn Mather
Simon & Schuster

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin Canada

The Journey of Little Charlie
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Scholastic
Reviewed here

Winnie's Great War
Written by Lindsey Mallick and Josh Greenhut
Art by Sophie Blackall
HarperCollins

English-language: Young People's Literature (Illustration)

Africville
Written by Shauntay Grant
Illustrated by Eva Campbell
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here

At the Pond
Written and illustrated by Werner Zimmermann
North Winds Press (Scholastic Canada)

Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes
Written by Wab Kinew
Illustrated by Joe Morse
Tundra Books

Ocean Meets Sky
Written and illustrated by the Fan Brothers
Simon & Schuster Books for Young People

They Say Blue
Written and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Groundwood Books

French-language: Young People's Literature (Text)

13000 ans et des poussières

par Camille Bouchard

Soulières éditeur

Ferdinand F., 81 ans, chenille
par Mario Brassard
Soulières éditeur

Les Marées
par Brigitte Vaillancourt
Les Éditions du Boréal

Maman veut partir
par Jonathan Bécotte
Leméac Éditeu

Un dernier songe avant le grande sommeil
par Jocelyn Boisvert
Soulières éditeur

French-language: Young People's Literature (Illustration)

Jules et Jim, frères d'armes
par Jacques Goldstyn
Bayard Canada

Le chemin de la montagne
par Marianne Dubuc
Comme des géants

Les mots d'Eunice

par Gabrielle Gendreau

Illustré par Nahid Kazemi

Édtions de l'Isatis

Lili Macaroni: Je suir comme je suit

par Nicole Testa

Illustré par Annie Boulanger

Dominique et compagnie

Une histoire de cancer qui finit bien

par Marianne Ferrer

Illustré par India Desjardins

Les Éditions de la Pastèque

Winning titles will be announced

on October 30, 2018

and

presented on a later date at Rideau Hall.

Friday, 7 October 2016

2016 Governor General's Literary Awards: Finalists in youngCanLit

This week, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards which turn 80 this year!

The seven categories of books, both in French and English, for which awards are given are: