2020 IODE Jean Throop Book Award: Shortlist and Winner

Since 1974, IODE, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire,  a women’s charitable organization that provides education support, community service and citizenship programs, has awarded the Jean Throop Book Award to encourage excellence in children’s literature. Originally awarded by the Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award is now funded from the IODE Toronto Legacy Fund and administered by IODE Ontario.

In March, IODE announced its shortlist for the Jean Throop Book Award. Congratulations to these picture book nominees published in 2020.

What If Bunny's Not a Bully? 

Written by Lana Button
Illustrated by Christine Battuz
Kids Can Press

Reviewed here

What Grew in Larry's Garden

Written by Laura Alary
Illustrated by Kass Reich
Kids Can Press
Reviewed here

The Nut That Fell from the Tree

Written by Sangeeta Bhadra
Illustrated by France Cormier
Kids Can Press

Reviewed here

 

Scrub: How a Simple Soap Saved the Day

Written by Suzanne Belliveau

Illustrated by Jennifer Thornhill

Captus Creations

Fast Friends

Written by Heather M. O'Connor
Illustrated by Claudia Dávila
Scholastic Canada 

Reviewed here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The winner of the 2020 IODE Jean Throop Book Award is...

 

What Grew in Larry's Garden

Written by Laura Alary
Illustrated by Kass Reich
Kids Can Press
978-1-5253-0108-7
32 pp.
Ages 4-7

2020

 

 

Congratulations 

to all nominated authors and illustrators 

and to the winners!

2020 IODE Jean Throop Book Award: Short list announced

Each year, IODE, the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, a charitable women's organization, gives out the Jean Throop Book Award for books published the previous year by a Canadian author and/or illustrator living in Ontario. Recently, IODE Jean Throop Book Award Selection Committee announced its short list of nominated titles.

The winning book will be announced in Hamilton on April 23rd, 2020.

Congratulations to the following nominated titles:

Aunt Pearl
Written by Monica Kulling
Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher
Groundwood Books
Reviewed here

 



My Puppy Patch
Written by Theo Heras
Illustrated by Alice Carter
Pajama Press
Reviewed here

Nibi’s Water Song
Written by Sunshine Tenasco
Illustrated by Chief Lady Bird
North Winds Press/Scholastic
Reviewed here

 



Skinnamarink
Written by Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, Bram Morrison and Randi Hampson
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Tundra Books

You Are Never Alone
Written by Elin Kelsey
Illustrated by Soyeon Kim
Owlkids Books

2015 Violet Downey Book Award nominees of National Chapter of Canada of IODE

The National Chapter of Canada IODE (Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire), a women's charitable organization, has been offering Violet Downey Book Award since 1985.  This award of $3000 is offered annually for the best English language book for children up to age 13 containing at least 500 words of text published in Canada in the previous year and selected from submitted books. 

The shortlisted books for the National Chapter of Canada 2015 Violet Downey Book Award were announced yesterday.  The five finalists are:

Saving Houdini
by Michael Redhill
HarperCollins Canada

Red Wolf
by Jennifer Dance
Dundurn Press

The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin Canada

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

The Swallow: A Ghost Story
by Charis Cotter
Tundra Books

Congratulations to all nominees!

The winner will be announced at IODE Canada’s National Annual Meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland on May 29, 2015.

2014 IODE Jean Throop Book Award winners announced

Since 1974, the Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE has presented annually the Jean Throop Book Award (with cash prize of $2000) to encourage excellence in children’s literature. IODE represents the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and is a women’s charitable organization "dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals through education support, community service and citizenship programs."

On April 26, 2014 at the IODE annual meeting in Niagara Falls, the winner of the 2014 IODE Toronto Jean Throop Book Award was presented jointly to...

author Andrew Larsen and illustrator Dušan Petričić

 for their picture book
 

In The Tree House

  Kids Can Press

978-1554536351

32 pp.

Ages 6-9

2013

2014 IODE Canada Violet Downey Book Award nominees announced

The National Chapter of Canada IODE (Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire), a women's charitable organization, has been offering Violet Downey Book Award since 1985.  This award of $3000 is offered annually for the best English language book for children up to age 13 containing at least 500 words of text published in Canada in the previous year and selected from submitted books. 

The shortlisted books for the National Chapter of Canada 2014 Violet Downey Book Award were announced on May 7, 2014.  The five finalists are:

Death of a King
by Andrew H. Vanderwal
Tundra Books

An Infidel in Paradise
by S. J. Laidlaw
Tundra Books
Reviewed here

Namesake
by Sue Macleod
Pajama Press
Reviewed here

The Power of Harmony
by Jan L. Coates
Red Deer Press
Reviewed here

September 17
by Amanda West Lewis
Red Deer Press

Congratulations to all nominees!

The winner will be announced at IODE Canada’s National Annual Meeting in London, Ontario on May 30, 2014.

2013 IODE Violet Downey Book Award winner announced!

The National Chapter of Canada IODE (Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire), a women's charitable organization, has been offering the Violet Downey Book Award since 1985.  This award of $3000 is offered annually for the best English language book for children up to age 13 containing at least 500 words of text published in Canada in the previous year and selected from submitted books.

In March, the short list of books nominated for the  2013 Violet Downey Book Award were announced. And on May 31, the winner was announced at IODE Canada’s 113th National Annual Meeting held at the Carriage House Inn in Calgary.

The 2013 Violet Downey Book Award winner is

The Green Man

by Michael Bedard

Tundra Books

304 pp.

Ages 11-14

2012

Jean Throop Book Award 2013 winners announced

Since 1974, the Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE has presented annually the Jean Throop Book Award (with cash prize of $2000) to encourage excellence in children’s literature. IODE represents the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and is a women’s charitable organization "dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals through education support, community service and citizenship programs."

 

On March 28, 2013 at the annual dinner and meeting of IODE Toronto, the winner of the 2013  Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE Jean Throop Book Award was presented for . . .

Mr. Zinger's Hat

  from Tundra Books

978-1-77-49-253-0

32 pp.

Ages 6-9

2012

 

This award is shared between

author Cary Fagan  and illustrator Dušan Petričić

 

Mr. Zinger's Hat was reviewed on CanLit for LittleCanadians on September 25, 2012.

2013 IODE Violet Downey Book Award Shortlist

The National Chapter of Canada IODE (Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire), a women's charitable organization, has been offering Violet Downey Book Award since 1985.  This award of $3000 is offered annually for the best English language book for children up to age 13 containing at least 500 words of text published in Canada in the previous year and selected from submitted books. 

The shortlisted books for the National Chapter of Canada 2013 Violet Downey Book Award have just been announced.  The five finalists are:

Enemy Territory 
by Sharon E. McKay
Annick Press
184 pp.
Ages 9-12
2012

My Name is Parvana 
by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books
201 pp.
Ages 10-13
2013

One Year in Coal Harbour 
by Polly Horvath
Groundwood Books
216 pp.
Ages 10-14
2012

Yesterday's Dead 
by Pat Bourke
Second Story Press
249 pp.
Ages 10+
2012 

The Green Man 
by Michael Bedard
Tundra Books
304 pp.
Ages 11-14
2012






The winner will be announced at IODE Canada’s 113th National Annual Meeting being held at the Carriage House Inn in Calgary, Alberta on May 31, 2013.

Jean Throop Book Award: Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE

Since 1974, the Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE has presented annually the Jean Throop Book Award (with cash prize of $2000) to encourage excellence in children’s literature. IODE represents the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and is a women’s charitable organization "dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals through education support, community service and citizenship programs."

On April 7, 2012 at the annual dinner and meeting of IODE Toronto, the winner of the 2012  Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE Jean Throop Book Award was presented to...

Rebecca Upjohn 

for 

The Last Loon

Orca Book Publishers

978-1-55469-292-7

126 pp.

Ages 8-10

2010

Forced to spend the Christmas holidays with his Aunt Mag, Evan learns to appreciate the wilderness and the research his aunt is working on, including observing when the last loon will leave the freezing lake.

Violet Downey Book Award 2012: National Chapter of Canada IODE

The National Chapter of Canada IODE (Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire), a women's charitable organization, has been offering Violet Downey Book Award since 1985.  This award of $3000 is offered annually for the best English language book for children up to age 13 containing at least 500 words of text published in Canada in the previous year and selected from submitted books. 

The short-listed books for the 2012 Violet Downey Book Award were announced in March.  The five finalists were:

 

Dragon Seer’s Gift 

by Janet McNaughton, St. John’s, NL

Published by Harper Collins Canada

Howl 

by Karen Hood-Caddy, Bracebridge, ON

Published by Dundurn Press

That Fatal Night

by Sarah Ellis, Vancouver, BC

Published by Scholastic Canada

 

This Dark Endeavour

by Kenneth Oppel, Toronto, ON

Published by HarperCollins

 

Timber Wolf

by Caroline Pignat, Kanata, ON

Published by Red Deer Press

On May 26, 2012, the winner of the National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award for 2012 was announced at IODE Canada’s 112th National Annual Corporate Meeting in Mississauga.  

The winner of the
2012 Violet Downey Book Award is

Janet McNaughton

for

Dragon Seer's Gift

HarperCollins Canada
978-1-44340-677-2
282 pp.
Ages 10+
2011 

In 21st century Newfoundland, the lone dragon in existence, Hermit, who has waited 112 years for a dragon keeper, is recovered by Gwyn Rae (12) and his sister, Maddie (14), whose ancestors were dragon keepers.  The children keep Hermit a secret while they attempt to break an evil Viking seer's curse that keeps the dragons hidden. 

   *  Congratulations to Janet McNaughton  *