Book of the Year

Since 1947 the Canadian Library Association of Children’s Librarians have been presenting this annual award to the author of an outstanding children’s book published in Canada during the previous calendar year.

2011:  Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
2010: Watching Jimmy by Nancy Hartry
2009: The Shepherd’s Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter
2008: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
2007: Johnny Kellock Died Today by Hadley Dyer
2006: The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter
2005: Last Chance Bay by Anne Laurel Carter
2004: Boy O’Boy by Brian Doyle
2003: Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
2002: Orphan at My Door by Jean Little
2001: Wild Girl & Gran by Nan Gregory
2000: Sunwing by Kenneth Oppel

* for a complete list of award winners go to: CLA Awards

AMELIA FRANCES HOWARD-GIBBONS ILLUSTRATOR AWARD

Established in 1971 by the Canadian Library Association of Children’s Librarians, this award is presented annually to the illustrator of an outstanding children’s book published in Canada during the previous calendar year.

2011: Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth!  by Marie-Louise Gay
2010: Perfect Snow by Barbara Reid
2009: Mattland by Hazel Hutchins
2008: Chester by Mélanie Watt
2007: Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt
2006: The Baabaasheep Quartet by Leslie Elizabeth Watts
2005: Monkey Business by Wallace Edwards
2004: Stanley’s Party by Linda Bailey
2003: The Art Room by Susan Vande Griek
2002: Where I Live by Frances Wolfe
2001: The Magnificent Piano Recital by Laura Fernandez & Rick Jacobson
2000: The Dragon New Year by David Bouchard

* for a complete list of award winners go to: Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbons Illustrator Award

GEOFFREY BILSON AWARD HISTORICAL FICTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Established in 1988, this award is presented annually to reward excellence in the writing of historical fiction for young readers by a Canadian author in the previous calendar year. The Award is administered by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

2011: The Glory Wind by Valerie Sherrard
2010: Vanishing Girl: Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 3rd Case by Shane Peacock
2009: The Landing by John Ibbitson
2008: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
2007: Kanada by Eva Wiseman
2006: The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter
2005: Good for Nothing by Michel Noël
2004: Boy O’Boy by Brian Doyle
2003: The Word from Home by Joan Clark
2002: If I Just Had Two Wings by Virginia Frances Schwartz
2001: Charlie Wilcox by Sharon McKay

* for a complete list of award winners go to: Geoffrey Bilson Award 

NORMA FLECK AWARD CANADIAN CHILDREN’S NON-FICTION

Established in 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, this award is presented annually to recognize the Canadian children’s non-fiction and its quality of text, illustration, and design.

2011: Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science by Susan Hughes
2010: Adventure on the Ancient Silk Road by Pricilla Galloway & Dawn Hunter
2009: The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara
2008: At Vimy Ridge by Hugh Brewster
2007: I Found a Dead Bird by Jan Thornhill
2006: Transformed by Bill Slavin, with Jim Slavin
2005: In Your Face by Shari Graydon
2004: The Road to There by Val Ross
2003: As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie
2002: The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone by Jack Batten
2001: Heart and Soul by Gena K. Gorrell
2000: The Shaman’s Newphew by Simon Tookoome

* for a complete list of award winners go to: Norma Fleck Award