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.

2014 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature: winner announced

On June 6, 2014, the winners of the Alberta Literary Awards were announced by the Writers Guild of Alberta, recognizing excellence in writing by Alberta authors.

The one award that is always about youngCanLit is the R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature, which alternates yearly between picture books and chapter books.  This year the nominees were chapter books.

The 2014 winner of the

R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature 

is:

Graffiti Knight

by Karen Bass

Pajama Press

Reviewed here

Congratulations to Karen Bass 

on this newest award for 
Graffiti Knight!

2014 Chocolate Lily Book Awards: Short lists announced

The shortlists of nominated titles for the 2014 Chocolate Lily Awards, books by British Columbia authors and/or illustrators for young readers in Kindergarten to Grades 6, were announced on September 7, 2013.

Here are the shortlists for the two categories for which young readers will vote next spring:

In the Picture Book Category (K - Gr. 3)

Gift Days 

Written by Kari-Lynn Winters

Illustrated by Stephen Taylor
Fitzhenry& Whiteside

What’s Up, Bear?

Written by Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Sean L. Moore
Owlkids

 
Rainbow Crow: Nagweyaabi-Aandeg

Written by David Bouchard

Illustrated by David Jean

Red Deer Press

Toads on Toast

Written by Linda Bailey

Illustrated by Colin Jack

Kids Can Press

 
Maggie’s Chopsticks

Written by Alan Woo

Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant
Kids Can Press

Big City Bees

Written by Maggie de Vries
Illustrated by Renne Benoit
Greystone Books

In the Chapter Book Category (Grades 4-6)

The Paper House
Written by Lois Peterson
Orca Book Publishers

Seeing Orange

Written by Sara Cassidy

Orca Book Publishers

A Tinfoil Sky

Written by Cyndi Sand-Eveland

Tundra Books

I'll Be Home Soon

Written by Luanne Armstrong

Ronsdale Press

One Year in Coal Harbour

Written by Polly Horvath

Groundwood Books

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen

Written by Susin Nielsen

Tundra Books

Seraphina

Written by Rachel Hartman

Doubleday Canada

Middle of Nowhere

Written by Caroline Adderson

Groundwood Books

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, 2014.

2013 Chocolate Lily Book Awards winners finally announced!

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 two award categories for 2012/2013 were:

1. Novels - for Grades 5-8
2. Picture Books - for K to Grade 5

On June 13, Heath Traditional Elementary school in North Delta British Columbia held the Chocolate Lily Award gala at which the winners of these awards were announced.  Thanks to Tanya Lloyd Kyi for announcing the award winners today at http://cwillbc.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/on-the-red-carpet-4/

In the Picture Book Category (Kindergarten to Grade 3)

the winner is. . .

I Want to Go to the Moon
by Tom Saunders
Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent
Simply Read Books
978-1-897476-56-7

32 pp. + CD

Ages 4-8

2011

In the Novels Category (Grades 5-8)

the winner is . . .

Ghosts of the Titanic

by Julie Lawson

Scholastic Canada
978-1443100410

193 pp.

Ages 9-12
2011

Second Place wins in the Novels category were awarded to:

Run, Marco, Run

by Norma Charles

Ronsdale Press

978-1-55380-131-3

183 pp.

Ages12-17

2011

 

The Runaway

by Glen Huser

Tradewind Books

978-1-896580-21-0

147 pp.

Ages 11-14

2011

 Congratulations 

authors, illustrators and publishers 

on your nominations and wins

Chocolate Lily Awards 2012/2013 Nominees

The shortlists of nominated titles for the 2012-2013 Chocolate Lily Awards, books by British Columbia authors and/or illustrators for young readers in Kindergarten to Grades 6, were announced on May 25, 2012.

Now just two categories (the Novel category is no longer used), the shortlists on which young readers will vote next spring include the following titles:

In the Chapter Book Category (Grade 3 – Grade 5)

• Ghosts of the Titanic
by Julie Lawson

• Encore Edie
by Annabel Lyon

• That Fatal Night
by Sarah Ellis

• The Runaway
by Glen Huser

• Run Marco Run
by Norma Charles

• The Whole Truth
by Kit Pearson

• Ice Storm
by Penny Draper









In the Picture Book Category (Kindergarten to Grade 5)

• Pussycat, Pussycat, Where have you Been?

by Dan Bar-el

• I Want to go to the Moon 

by Tom Saunders 

Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent (BC)

• Seal Song

by Andrea Spalding

• Can Hens Give Milk?
by Joan Betty Stuchner

• Sounds of the Ferry 

 by Sara Leach

• Louis the Tiger Who Came From the Sea

by Michal Kozlowski

• Grandpa’s Girls

by Nicola I. Campbell

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, 2013.