Showing posts with label Atlantic Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlantic Canada. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

2015 Atlantic Book Awards: Finalists announced


On April 7, 2015 , the Atlantic Book Awards Society announced the shortlists of nominated titles for its various book prizes.  Winners of the 2015 Atlantic Book Awards will be announced at a special  awards show on Thursday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Alderney Landing Theatre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

To get more information about the Atlantic Canada Book Awards, go to http://www.atlanticbookawards.ca

This year, the eight Atlantic Book Awards that will be presented are:
  • Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature
  • APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award, sponsored by Friesens
  • Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing, sponsored by Marquis Imprimeur 
  • Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction in Memory of Robbie Robertson, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Dartmouth
  • Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing
  • Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award (Fiction), presented by Boyne Clarke
  • Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration
  • Margaret and John Savage First Book Award
The nominees for the two 2015 Atlantic Book Awards for young readers are listed below.

ANN CONNOR BRIMER AWARD
 FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Jack, the King of Ashes
by Andy Jones
Illustrated by Darka Erdelji
Running Goat Books & Broadsides


Flame and Ashes: The Great Fire Diary of Triffie Winsor, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1892
(Dear Canada)
by Janet McNaughton
Scholastic Canada


The End of the Line
by Sharon E. McKay
Annick Press



LILLIAN SHEPHERD AWARD 
FOR EXCELLENCE IN ILLUSTRATION

Sydney Smith
Music is For Everyone
Written by Jill Barber
Nimbus Publishing


Michael Pittman
Wow Wow and Haw Haw
Written by George Murray
Breakwater Books


Nancy Rose
The Secret Life of Squirrels
Written by Nancy Rose
Penguin Canada



Tuesday, 3 June 2014

2014 Hackmatack award winners announced

Readers 9 to 12 years of age and living in Atlantic Canada who participated in the annual Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award literary program have made their selections.  The  winners of the 2014 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award were announced in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on May 30, 2014.  Here is the press release.

Hearty congratulations to the winners in the four categories:


ENGLISH  FICTION 

Ashley Spires
Binky Takes Charge
Kids Can Press
2012


  

 ENGLISH  NON-FICTION

Rob Laidlaw
No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs
Pajama Press
2011




ROMAN  FRANÇAIS
  
Dominique Demers
Les Secrets des Dragons
Dominique et Compagnie
2012




DOCUMENTAIRE  FRANÇAIS

Elise Gravel
La Mouche
Archambault
2012


 Congratulations and Félicitations 

Thursday, 22 May 2014

2014 winners of the Atlantic Book Awards announced yesterday


Last night, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the winners of the 2014 Atlantic Book Awards were announced.  This culminating event concludes another year for the Atlantic Book Awards and Festival, organized by the Atlantic Book Awards Society.

To get more information about the Atlantic Canada Book Awards, go to http://www.atlanticbookawards.ca

Of the nine Atlantic Book Awards, only two are relevant to young readers this year:
  • Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature
  • Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration
The nominees for these two 2014 Atlantic Book Awards were posted on CanLit for LittleCanadians on April 18, 2014.  Here are this year's winners.

                                                                                                                 

The winner of the



ANN CONNOR BRIMER AWARD
 FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE


Nix  Minus One
by Jill McLean
Pajama Press


                                                                                        



The winner of the


LILLIAN SHEPHERD AWARD 
FOR EXCELLENCE IN ILLUSTRATION



Lasso the Wind:Aurélia’s Verses and Other Poems
Illustrated by Susan Tooke
Written by George Elliot Clarke
Nimbus Publishing



Monday, 19 May 2014

2014/2015 Hackmatack shortlists already announced

Atlantic Canada's Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award program is just wrapping up for the 2013-2014 year but the nominees for the 2014-2015 Hackmatack Awards have already been announced.  During the next school year, young readers of ages 9 to 12 years in Atlantic Canada will have the opportunity to read from four lists of ten nominated titles: English Fiction, English Non-Fiction, French Fiction and French Non-Fiction.  Reading of these nominees will begin in September and run through until end of March, with voting taking place at the end of that period.  Although there is no rush to start reading, it's always wonderful to recognize these authors, illustrators and publishers for these nominations.  
Congratulations and félicitations!

Here are the 2014-2015 Hackmatack Award shortlists:


2014-2015  English Fiction Shortlist


Danny, Who Fell in a Hole
by Cary Fagan
Groundwood Books, 2013



Game Face
by Sylvia Gunnery
Lorimer, 2013


Me & Mr. Bell
by Philip Roy
Cape Breton University Press, 2013


Poser
by Alison Hughes
Orca, 2013


Scare Scape
by Sam Fisher
Scholastic, 2013


The Great Bike Rescue
by Hazel Hutchins
Orca, 2013


The Hidden Agenda of Sigrid Sugden
by Jill MacLean
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2013


The Power of Harmony
by Jan L. Coates
Red Deer Press, 2013


The Road to Afghanistan
by Linda Granfield
Illustrated by Brian Deines
Scholastic Canada, 2013


Totally Unrelated
by Tom Ryan
Orca, 2013








2014-2015  English Non-Fiction Shortlist

 
A History of Just About Everything; 180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World
by Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky
Kids Can Press, 2013

 





And the Winner Is...Amazing Animal Athletes
by Etta Kaner
Kids Can Press, 2013

 




 

Cat Champions
by Rob Laidlaw
Pajama Press, 2013

 




 

Draw Out the Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics
by Brian McLachlan
OwlKids, 2013

 





Pandemic Survival: It’s Why You’re Alive
by Ann Love and Jane Drake
Tundra Books, 2013

 





Pedal It!: How Bicycles Are Changing the World
by Michelle Mulder
Orca Book Publishers, 2013

 




 
Reporter in Disguise: The Intrepid Vic Steinberg 
by Christine Welldon
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2013

 




 


Weird Zone: Sports
by Maria Birmingham
OwlKids, 2013

 







What’s for Lunch: How School Children Eat Around the World
by Andrea Curtis
Red Deer Press, 2012

 






When Children Play: The Story of Right to Play
by Gina McMurchy-Barber
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2013






2014-2015  Roman français - Sélections

Bine : L’affaire est pet shop
par Daniel Brouillette
Les Malins, 2013

Le décrocheur et la suppléante
par François Barcelo
Soulières, 2013

Les enquêtes de Gustave : Une sale affaire de dentifrice
par Alexandre Côté-Fournier
Bayard Canada Livres, 2012

L’Île-au-crâne de Shédiac (Les aventures des Trois Mousquetaires)
par Denis M. Boucher
Francophonie, 2013

L’incroyable odyssée (Les aventures de Cosmo Le Dodo)
par Pat Rac
Origo, 2013

Les introuvables : piège de glace
par Cathleen Rouleau
Les Malins, 2013

Le mystère de la mare aux crapauds
par Josée Ouimet
Vents d’Ouest, 2013

Qu’est-ce qui fait courir Mamadi?
par Étienne Poirier
Soleil de minuit, 2013

Top secret (Le Trio rigolo)
par Johanne Mercier, Reynald Cantin, Hélène Vachon
FouLire, 2013

Toxique (Zone Frousse)
par Amy Lachapelle
Z’ailées, 2013








2014-2015  Documentaire français - Sélections

Les animaux marins
par Catherine Côté
Les malins, 2012

Au labo, les débrouillards : des expériences nouvelles et excitantes!
par Yannick Bergeron
Bayard Canada livres, 2013

Les bousiers
par Alain Bergeron, Michel Quintin et Sampar
Michel Quintin, 2013

Cocorico! : tout plein d’histoires qui parlent des langues
par François Gravel
Québec Amérique, 2013

Drôles d’écoles ! : tout plein d’histoires qui parlent des écoles
par François Gravel
Québec Amérique, 2013

Le livre du manuscrit à la librairie
par Sylvie Roberge et Michel Noël
Dominique et Compagnie, 2012

Michel Sarrazin : Médecin et botaniste en Nouvelle-France
par Cécile Gagnon et Emmanuelle Bergeron
Isatis, 2012

Le monde animal en questions et réponses
par Colette Laberge
Caractère, 2013

Quatre filles de génie
par Emmanuelle Bergeron
Soulières, 2013

Les rouges de New Delhi (Les Dragouilles)
par Maxim Cyr et Karine Gottot
Michel Quintin, 2012