2018/2019 Chocolate Lily Book Awards: Nominees and winners

 

The Chocolate Lily Book Awards are a readers' choice award that honours the creative work of children's authors and illustrators living in British Columbia. The following titles were nominated in three categories:

• Picture Book
• Chapter Book/Early Reader (Gr. 2-4)
• Novel (Gr. 4-7)

Picture Book Nominees

Charlotte and the Rock 
Written by Stephen W. Martin
Illustrated by Samantha Cotterill
Penguin Random House

Liam Takes a Stand 
Written by Troy Wilson
Illustrated by Josh Holinaty
Owlkids Books

Tricky 
Written and illustrated by Kari Rust
Owlkids Books

Underneath the Sidewalk 
Written by Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Thomas Gibault
Northwinds Press

Where Oliver Fits 
Written  and illustrated by Cale Atkinson
Tundra Books


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Chapter Book/Early Novel Nominees (Grades 2-4)​

Black Gold 
Written by Sara Cassidy
Illustrated by Helen Flook
Orca Book Publishers

The Elephant Keeper 
Written by Margriet Ruurs
Illustrated by 
Kids Can Press

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

Slug Days 
Written by Sara Leach
Illustrated by Rebecca Bender
Pajama Press

Under-The-Bed Fred 
Written by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Colin Jack
Tundra Books

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Novel Category Nominees (Grades 4-7)

The Bonaventure Adventures 
Written by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada

Inside Hudson Pickle 
Written by Yolanda Ridge
Kids Can Press

Lady Knight (Crystal Journals, 3)
Written by G. Rosemary Ludlow
Comwave Publishing House

A Month of Mondays 
Written by Joelle Anthony
Second Story Press

The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library 
Written by Linda Bailey
Tundra Books

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On June 7, 2019, the winners were announced.

And the winners are...

Picture book:

Where Oliver Fits 

Written  and illustrated by Cale Atkinson 

Tundra Books

Chapter Book/Early Novel:

 Heartwood Hotel: A True Home

Written by Kallie George 

HarperCollins

Novel:

The Bonaventure Adventures

Written by Rachelle Delaney 

Puffin Canada

2019 Red Cedar Book Award winners announced

The Red Cedar Book Award (a.k.a. B.C.'s Young Readers' Choice Award) announced its award winners for 2019. All BC kids in Grades 4-7 are free to participate in this program. Those who have been reading the nominated titles which were announced last year voted this spring and the winners announced last week. This is truly a readers' choice award.  Congratulations to the readers who chose the winning titles and the authors for this achievement.

For the Red Cedar Fiction Award,
the winner is . . 

From Ant to Eagle

Written by Alex Lyttle
Central Avenue Publishing

For the Red Cedar Information Book Award,
the winner is . . 

Smiley: A Journey of Love

Written by Joanne George

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Reviewed here 

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