First presented in 1987, the Information Book Award is a children's non-fiction award, presented by the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada and administered by its Vancouver chapter, for an English non-fiction book that,
"arouses interest, stimulates curiosity, captures the imagination, and fosters concern for the world around us"
(from http://eclr.ca/awards.html)
The winner of the Information Book Award for 2015 was just announced on Saturday from the following ten 2015 Information Book Award Finalists announced earlier in the year:
Any Questions?
by Marie-Louise Gay
Groundwood Books
A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison
by Margriet Ruurs & Katherine Gibson
Pajama Press
Do You Know Komodo Dragons?
by Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin, and Sampar
Illustrated by Sampar
Translated by Solange Messier
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Annick Press
Not My Girl
by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Annick Press
The Rat
by Elise Gravel
Tundra Books
Shapes in Math, Science and Nature: Squares, Triangles and Circles
by Catherine Sheldrick Ross
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
Take Shelter: At Home Around the World
by Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton
Orca Book Publishers
Tastes Like Music: 17 Quirks of the Brain and Body
by Maria Birmingham
Illustrated by Monika Melnychuk
Owlkids
We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers
by Julie Flett
Native Northwest
A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison
by Margriet Ruurs and Katherine Gibson
Pajama Press
978-1-927485-63-7
40 pp.
All ages
Though the winner was announced on November 6, 2015, the award will be presented Wednesday January 27, 2016 at the VCLR’s Celebrate Event: A Celebration of Award Winning BC Children’s Authors and Illustrators.
Congratulations to all!
