Fall is the time of the year when awards are as numerous as falling trees (at least out here on the west coast with our wild wind storms). Here are a few Canadian awards just announced. I find that when I'm pressed for time, reading the award books as well as the books short-listed is a good way to keep abreast of what's going on in kid's books. So, the list of award books below should keep you busy for a while...
A WINNING NIGHT FOR CANADIAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The Canadian Children's Book Centre Announces Winners of
Four Awards at Celebration at Toronto’s Design Exchange
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto: October 20, 2006) – Last night, the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) announced the winners of four book awards at the Canadian Children’s Literature Awards Celebration at Toronto’s Design Exchange. The TD Bank Financial Group, Dr. James Fleck, Marilyn and A. Charles Baillie and staff and board members of the Canadian Children's Book Centre announced the winners and celebrated an evening of outstanding books for children and teens by Canadian authors and illustrators.
And the winners are…
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
The Crazy Man
written by Pamela Porter
Groundwood Books
The Bilson jury called The Crazy Man…“A poignant and touching novel written with a unique voice…this spare and intense writing really evokes life on the Prairies and the resiliency of a young girl…it recreates the experiences and maturation of Emaline in a compelling and highly readable way…The Crazy Man is wonderful, powerful and so different.”
Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made
written by Bill Slavin and Jim Slavin, illustrated by Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
The Fleck jury called Transformed … “A window into complicated subjects…Slavin presents difficult information in a humorous and appealing way … Each process is described in such a way that you understand everything … The illustrations and text are one … Transformed satisfies a young reader’s hunger for answers.”
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
Caramba
written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
Groundwood Books
The Baillie jury called Caramba… “An engaging, exquisitely written story that captivates you from the very first page … Gay uses humour and warmth to introduce young readers to this wonderfully original new feline friend…This is Marie-Louise Gay at her best.”
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (English-language)
The Crazy Man
written by Pamela Porter
Groundwood Books
The TD jury called The Crazy Man… “Beautiful and powerful… This book depicts the possibility of a world filled with humanity and healing... so carefully and lovingly crafted… has a strength and power that is different than most books… an amazing, rich storyline... The Crazy Man is exquisite.”
. . .
Pamela Porter was the big winner of the night taking home both the $1,000 Geoffrey Bilson Award prize and the $20,000 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award prize for her novel The Crazy Man.
Bill Slavin and his brother Jim Slavin accepted the $10,000 Norma Fleck Award prize for their collaboration Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made.
Marie-Louise Gay won the inaugural $10,000 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award prize for her latest book, Caramba.
. . .
The following are the honour books for each award:
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
Honour Books
The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Geneviève Aubuchon
written by Maxine Trottier
Scholastic Canada
Forget-Me-Not
written by Barbara Haworth-Attard
HarperTrophyCanada
Four Steps to Death
written by John Wilson
Kids Can Press
Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein
written by Carol Matas
Scholastic Canada
Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
Honour Books
Coming to Canada: Building a Life in a New Land
written by Susan Hughes
Maple Tree Press
Hiding Edith: A True Story
written by Kathy Kacer
Second Story Press
My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary
written by Nadja Halilbegovich
Kids Can Press
Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk About AIDS
written by Deborah Ellis
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award Honour Books
Bearcub and Mama
written by Sharon Jennings, illustrated by Mélanie Watt
Kids Can Press
Eddie Longpants
written and illustrated by Mireille Levert
Groundwood Books
Lullaby Berceuse: A Warm Prairie Night
story and songs by Connie Kaldor and Carmen Campagne, illustrated by Brian Deines
La Montagne Secrète
Shi-shi-etko
written by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim LaFave
Groundwood Books
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (English-language)
Honour Books
Earth to Audrey
written by Susan Hughes, illustrated by Stéphane Poulin
Kids Can Press
Mella and the N’anga: An African Tale
written by Gail Nyoka
Sumach Press
Shi-shi-etko
written by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim LaFave
Groundwood Books
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a national, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1976 to promote the reading, writing, and illustrating of Canadian books for young readers. The CCBC provides programs, publications, and resources for teachers, librarians, authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers and parents. For more information about the CCBC and the Bilson Award, please visit the CCBC website at www.bookcentre.ca.
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