2018/2019 Willow Awards: Nominees and Winners

 

Here are the nominees and the winners of the 2018 Willow Awards, also known as the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards. Announced in the spring of 2018, young readers read and then selected their favourites the following year. 

The Branch
Written by Mireille Messier
Illustrated by Pierre Pratt
Kids Can Press

Underneath the Sidewalk 
Written by Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Thomas Gibault
North Winds Press (Scholastic Canada)

Carson Crosses Canada 
Written by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Kass Reich
Tundra

When Planet Earth Was New
Written by James Gladstone
Illustrated by Katherine Diemert
Owlkids

Heartwood Hotel: A True Home 
Written by Kallie George
Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
HarperCollins

When the Trees Crackle with Cold: a Cree Calendar
Written by Bernice Johnson-Laxdal and Miriam Körner
Illustrated by Miriam Körner
Your Nickel's Worth

A Horse Named Steve 
Written and illustrated by Kelly Collier
Kids Can Press

When We Were Alone 
Written by David A. Robertson
Illustrated by Julie Flett
HighWater Press

Malaika’s Costume  
Written by Nadia L. Hohn
Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher
Groundwood

Where Will I Live? 
Written by Rosemary McCarney
Second Story Press

And the winner is....

 Underneath the Sidewalk

Written by Claire Eamer 

Illustrated by Thomas Gibault 

North Winds Press (Scholastic Canada)

Adventure on Whalebone Island 
Written by M.A. Wilson
Rainy Bay Press

Laura Monster Crusher 
Written by Wesley King
Puffin Canada

The Bonaventure Adventures 
Written by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada

Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess 
Written by Shari Green
Pajama Press

Half-truths and Brazen Lies: An Honest Look at Lying 
Written by Kira Vermond
Illustrated by Clayton Hanmer
Owlkids

Mary Anning’s Curiosity 
Written by Monica Kulling
Groundwood 

Hannah and the Magic Eye 
Written by Tyler Enfield
Yellow Dog (Great Plains)

The Theory of Hummingbirds
Written by Michelle Kadarusman
Pajama Press

Kings of the Court 
Written by Alison Hughes
Orca

The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk
Written and illustrated by Jan Thornhill
Groundwood

And the winner is....

 Laura Monster Crusher

Written by Wesley King 

Puffin Canada

Dominion
Written by Shane Arbuthnott
Orca

The Skeleton Tree 
Written by Iain Lawrence
Tundra

Ghost Boys
Written by Shenaaz Nanji
Mawenzi House Publishers

Summer’s End 
Written by Joel A. Sutherland
Scholastic Canada

Hit the Ground Running 
Written by Alison Hughes
Orca

The Valiant 
Written by Lesley Livingston
HarperCollins

Optimists Die First 
Written by Susin Nielsen
Tundra

The Winnowing 
Written by Vikki VanSickle
Scholastic Canada

Short for Chameleon 
Written by Vicki Grant
HarperTrophy Canada

Yellow Dog
Written by Miriam Körner
Red Deer Press

And the winner is....

Yellow Dog 

Written by Miriam Körner 
Red Deer Press