Here are the short-listed titles for the 2019 Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards to be voted on in the winter/spring of 2020.
Congratulations to nominated authors and illustrators and their publishers.
For those books written for readers in Kindergarten to Gr. 3
The Shining Willow Finalists are:
Ben and the Scaredy-Dog
Written by Sarah Ellis
Illustrated by Kim LaFave
Pajama Press
Reviewed here
Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull
Written by Nancy Mike
Illustrated by Charlene Chua
Inhabit Media
Reviewed here
Giraffe and Bird Together Again
Written by and illustrated by Rebecca Bender
Pajama Press
Reviewed here
The Magician’s Secret
Written by Zachary Hyman
Illustrated by Joe Bluhm
Tundra Books
The Origin of Day and Night
Written by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt
Illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko
Inhabit Media
Reviewed here
Putuguq & Kublu and the Qalupalik!
Written by Roselynn Akulukjuk and Danny Christopher
Illustrated by Astrid Arijanto
Inhabit Media
The Reptile Club
Written by Maureen Fergus
Illustrated by Elina Ellis
Kids Can Press
Reviewed here
Sir Simon: Super Scarer
Written and illustrated by Cale Atkinson
Tundra Books
Sleep, Sheep!
Written by Kerry Lyn Sparrow
Illustrated by Guillaume Perreault
Kids Can Press
Reviewed here
Sun Dog
Written by Deborah Kerbel
Illustrated by Suzanne Del Rizzo
Pajama Press
Reviewed here
For those books written for readers of Gr. 4 to 6
The Diamond Willow Finalists are:
Clara Voyant
Written by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada
Ebb & Flow
Written by Heather Smith
Kids Can Press
Reviewed here
Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia
Written by Margriet Ruurs
Illustrated by Pedro Covo
Kids Can Press
Elephant Secret
Written by Eric Walters
Puffin Canada
The House Next Door
Written by Joel A. Sutherland
Scholastic Canada
Inkling
Written by Kenneth Oppel
Illustrated by Sydney Smith
HarperCollins
Reviewed here
My Life as a Diamond
Written by Jenny Manzer
Orca Book Publishers
Oculum
Written by Philippa Dowding
DCB
Shadow Warrior
Written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by Celia Krampien
Annick Press
Wicked Nix
Written by Lena Coakley
HarperCollins
Reviewed here
For those books written for readers in Gr. 7 to 9
The Snow Willow Finalists are:
Aftermath
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Penguin Random House
Almost Invisible
Written by Maureen Garvie
Groundwood Books
Fake Blood
Written by Whitney Gardner
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Fourth Dimension
Written by Eric Walters
Penguin Random House
The Garden
Written by Meghan Ferrari
Red Deer Press
Reviewed here
If This Is Home
Written by Kristine Scarrow
Dundurn
Reviewed here
No Fixed Address
Written by Susin Nielsen
Penguin Random House
Pulse Point
Written by Colleen Nelson and Nancy Chappell-Pollack
Yellow Dog (Great Plains)
Reviewed here
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin Canada
Very Rich
Written by Polly Horvath
Penguin Random House
Congratulations to all nominees!
