Showing posts with label BC's Young Readers' Choice Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BC's Young Readers' Choice Awards. Show all posts

Monday, 24 June 2019

2020 Red Cedar Book Awards: Short lists announced

On the heels of the announcement of the winners of the 2019 Red Cedar Book Awards comes the announcement about the two short-lists, Fiction and Information, of nominated titles for 2020 Red Cedar awards. Though not officially launching until November, these nominated titles will be read by students in Grades 4 through 7 who will vote on their favourites next April.

Congratulations to all nominees!


FICTION

Clara Voyant 
Written by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada

Anyone’s Game (Cross Ups, Book 2)
Written by Sylv Chiang
Illustrated by Connie Choi
Annick Press

Crush 
Written and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova
Yen Press

Inkling 
Written by Kenneth Oppel
Illustrated by Sydney Smith
HarperCollins
Kasey & Ivy 
Written by Alison Hughes
Orca Book Publishers
Krista Kim-Bap 
Written by Angela Ahn
Second Story Press
My Deal with the Universe
Written by Deborah Kerbel
Scholastic
My Life as a Diamond 
Written by Jenny Manzer
Orca Book Publishers
No Fixed Address 
Written by Susin Nielsen
Tundra

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









INFORMATION

Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night
Written by Rob Laidlaw
Pajama Press

Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Else Schiaparelli
Written by Kyo Maclear 

Illustrated by Julie Morstad
HarperCollins

Dive In: Exploring Our Connections with the Oceans
Written by Ann Eriksonn
Orca Book Publishers

Eat This: How Fast Food marketing Gets You to Buy Junk (and How to Fight Back)
Written by Andrea Curtis
Illustrated by Peggy Collins
Red Deer Press

Fania’s Heart 
Written by Anne Renaud
Illustrated by Richard Rudniki
Second Story Press

Out of the Ice: How Climate Change is Revealing the Past
Written by Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Drew Shannon
Kids Can Press

Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting
Written by Ausma Zehanat Khan
Orca Book Publishers

Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World
Written by Keltie Thomas
Illustrated by Belle Wuthrich
Firefly Books

Space Adventurer’s Guide: Your Passport to the Coolest Things to See and Do in the Universe
Written by Peter McMahon
Illustrated by Josh Holinaty
Kids Can Press

Super Cats: True Stories of Felines That Made History
Written by Elizabeth MacLeod
Annick Press

Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to be Reunited with Her Family
Written by Van Ho & Marsha Forchuk Skypuch
Pajama Press

Wild Buildings and Bridges: Architecture Inspired by Nature
Written by Etta Kaner
Illustrated by Carl Wiens
Kids Can Press

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Nominated titles for 2015/2016 Chocolate Lily Awards

The shortlists of nominated titles for the 2015/6 Chocolate Lily Awards, books by British Columbia authors and/or illustrators for young readers in Kindergarten to Grades 8, were announced at the beginning of June.  These are the titles for which young readers will vote in three categories next spring.

In the Picture Book Category:

Norman, Speak!
by Caroline Adderson
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Groundwood Books

If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur
by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Colin Jack
Tundra

The Yoga Game by the Sea
by Kathy Beliveau
Illustrated by Denise Holmes
Simply Read

Not My Girl
by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Annick

A Giraffe Called Geranium
by Ainslie Manson
Illustrated by Mary Baker
Red Diamond

Dipnetting with Dad
by Willie Sellars
Illustrated by Kevin Easthope
Caitlin Press

The Most Magnificent Thing
by Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press

Cloudwalker
by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd
Harbour

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
by Chieri Uegaki
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Kids Can Press










In the Chapter Book/Easy Reader Category:

Jasper John Dooley, Not in Love
by Caroline Adderson
Illustrated by Ben Clanton
Kids Can Press

Misty
by Christine Dencer
Illustrated by Jessica Meserve
Simply Read

The Elevator Ghost
by Glen Huser
Groundwood Books

Kung Pow Chicken: Let’s Get Cracking!
by Cyndi Marko
Scholastic Canada

Not Just Another Princess Story
by Sheri Radford
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Simply Read

Bagels Come Home!
by Joan Stuchner
Illustrated by Dave Whamond
Orca Book Publishers













In the Novel Category:

Shack Island Summer
by Penny Chamberlain
Sono Nis Press

Finding Grace
by Becky Citra
Second Story Press

Red River Raging
by Penny Draper
Coteau Books

Outside In
by Sarah Ellis
Groundwood Books

The Moment
by Kristie Hammond
Sono Nis Press

A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius
by Stacey Matson
Scholastic

Finding Ruby Starling
by Karen Rivers
Scholastic

The Lost Diary
by Julie White
Sono Nis Press










We'll be checking back on these short lists when young readers in B.C. begin their reading and voting and ultimately when the winners are announced in May, 2016.

2015 Chocolate Lily Book Awards: Winners

Unlike the British Columbia book awards of Red Cedar and the Stellar Award programs, the Chocolate Lily Book Awards promote children's fiction by B. C. authors and B. C. illustrators. The three award categories for 2014/2015 were:

  • Picture Books
  • Chapter Books/Easy Readers
  • Novels

Winners were recently announced.

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In the Picture Book Category 

the winner is. . .

Not Your Typical Dragon
by Dan Bar-El
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Viking




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In the Chapter Book/Easy Reader Category 

the winner is. . .

The Metro Dogs of Moscow
by Rachelle Delaney
Penguin



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In the Novels Category 


the winners who tied for first place are . . .

A Taste of Heaven
by Meg Tilley
Penguin Canada

and

A Path of Names
by Ari Goelman
Scholastic


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 Congratulations 
authors, illustrators and publishers 
on your nominations and wins