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• 2007 Award-Winning Books - English Titles
• 2007 Award-Winning Books - French Titles

Award-Winning Books - English Titles

Alberta Children's Book of the Year 2007
(Book Publishers Association of Alberta)
for the best children's or young adult book, including fiction, non-fiction and picture books
On Thin Ice
Jamie Bastedo

The Alcuin Society Book Design Awards 2007
promotes a wider appreciation of books and reading and to support excellence in book design and production
First Prize
Mechanimals
Chris Tougas
Second Prize
A Growling Place
Thomas Aquinas Maguire

Geoffrey Bilson Award for
Historical Fiction for Young People 2007
(Canadian Children's Book Centre)
for best historical fiction book
Kanada
Eva Wiseman

Governor General's Literary Award
Children's Literature 2007
(The Canada Council for the Arts)
for best text
Gemini Summer
Iain Lawrence
for best illustrations
The Boy From the Sun
Text and Illustrations: Duncan Weller

Information Book Award 2007
(The Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada)
for best non-fiction book
I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death
Jan Thornhill

Jean Throop Book Award 2007
Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE Book Award
(Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire)
for outstanding achievement by a Toronto-area author
and/or illustrator in children's literature
Once Upon a Full Moon
Elizabeth Quan

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award 2007
honour excellence in the illustrated picture book format
When You Were Small
Sara O'leary
Illustrations: Julie Morstad

National Chapter of Canada IODE
Violet Downey Book Award 2007
(Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire)
for best text
Shattered
Eric Walters

Norma Fleck Award for Children's Non-Fiction 2007
(Canadian Children's Book Centre)
I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life & Death
Jan Thornhill

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2007
Children's Literature
Feeding at Nine
R.P. Macintyre

Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Willow Awards 2007
The Shining Willow Award
(for beginning readers)
The Hockey Tree
David Ward
Illustrations: Brian Deines

The Diamond Willow Award
(for more experienced readers)
The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul
Marty Chan

The Snow Willow Award
(for sophisticated readers)
Meggido's Shadow
Arthur Slade

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award 2007
(TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre)
for the most distinguished book of the year, any genre
Odd Man Out
Sarah Ellis

Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature 2007
(The Writers' Trust of Canada)
Martha Brooks

Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award
(Canadian Library Association)
For best illustrations
Scaredy Squirrel
Text and Illustrations: Mélanie Watt
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2006. 36 p.
Published in French under the title Frisson L'écureuil
(Markham, Ont.: Éditions scholastic)
Ages 4 to 8

Ann Connor Brimer Award
(Nova Scotia Library Association)
For best book by an Atlantic author
Friendships: Stories
Budge Wilson
Toronto: Penguin Canada,
2006. 210 p.
Ages 12 and up

Arthur Ellis Awards 2007
(The Crime Writers of Canada)
For best juvenile crime novel
Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates
Seán Cullen
Toronto : Penguin, 2007, © 2006. 293 p.
Ages 10 and up

Blue Spruce Award
(Ontario Library Association)
For the best Canadian children's picture book, as chosen
by students from kindergarten to Grade 3
Scaredy Squirrel
Text and Illustrations: Mélanie Watt
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2006. 36 p.
Published in French under the title Frisson L'écureuil
(Markham, Ont.: Éditions scholastic)
Ages 4 to 8

Book of the Year for Children Award
(Canadian Library Association)
For best text
Johnny Kellock Died Today
Hadley Dyer
Toronto: HarperTrophyCanada,
2006. 152 p.
Ages 9 to 12

CBA Libris Awards (Canadian Booksellers Association)
Children's Author of the Year 2007
To the Canadian author of an outstanding literary work for children in the previous year that combines readability with strong sales. A children's author who demonstrates a strong connection and appeal to his or her intended reading audience.
Winner: Barbara Reid

CBA Libris Awards (Canadian Booksellers Association)
Children's Illustrator of the Year 2007
To a Canadian illustrator who demonstrated artistic merit and creativity while complementing and enhancing the storyline of a literary work for children in the previous year, attracting customer attention and contributing to the work's overall sales.
Winner: Barbara Reid
The Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize
(West Coast Book Prize Society)
For best picture book and illustrated non-fiction book
Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story
Maggie de Vries
Illustrations: Renné Benoit
Vancouver: Greystone Books,
2006. 40 p.
Ages 6 to 9

Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award 2007
(International Board on Books for Young People – Canada)
For best illustrations
Snow
Joan Clark
Illustrations: Kady MacDonald Denton
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2006. 32 p.
Ages 3 to 5

Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
(Atlantic Canadian Book Award)
For the favourite Canadian and Atlantic Canadian books chosen by children
For English fiction
The Crazy Man
Pamela Porter
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2005. 214 p.
Ages 8 to 10

Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
(Atlantic Canadian Book Award)
For the favourite Canadian and Atlantic Canadian books chosen by children
For non-fiction
Harry Houdini: A Magical Life
Elizabeth MacLeod
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2005, 32 p.
Ages 8 to 12

Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award 2007
(Manitoba School Library Association)
For the favourite Canadian book of Manitoba's young readers
The Crazy Man
Pamela Porter
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2005. 214 p.
Ages 8 to 10

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
For excellence in illustrated picture books
Caramba!
Marie-Louise Gay
Text and Illustrations: Marie-Louise Gay
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2005. 32 p.
Ages 4 to 8
Published in French under the title Caramba !
(Québec: Dominique et Compagnie, 2005)

McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award – Young Adult
(The Manitoba Writer's Guild)
Lost Treasures: True Stories of Discovery
Larry Verstraete
Toronto: Scholastic Canada,
2006. 188 p.
Ages 9 to 12

McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award – Children
(The Manitoba Writer's Guild)
Raising a Little Stink
Colleen Sydor
Illustrations: Pascale Constantin
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2006. 32 p.
Ages 3 to 7

R. Ross Annett Juvenile Fiction Award 2007
(Writers Guild of Alberta)
For the best children's book by an Alberta author
Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon: A Cree Story for Children
Text and Illustrations: Dale Auger
Surrey, B.C.: Heritage House Pub.,
2006. 32 p.
Ages 8 to 12

Red Cedar Book Award
(Young Reader's Choice Awards Society of B.C.)
For the favourite book of British Columbia schoolchildren
For fiction
Airborn
Kenneth Oppel
Toronto: HarperCollins,
2004, 321 p.
Ages 12 and up
Published in French under the title Fils du ciel
(Markham, Ont.: Éditions scholastic, 2004)

Red Cedar Book Award
(Young Reader's Choice Awards Society of B.C.)
For the favourite book of British Columbia schoolchildren
For non-fiction
Aha! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Intelligence
Trudee Romanek
Illustrations: Rose Cowles
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2004. 40 p.
Mysterious You??
Ages 9 and up

Red Maple Award 2007
(Ontario Library Association)
For the best Canadian children's book, as chosen by Ontario students, Grades 7, 8 and 9 For fiction
We All Fall Down
Eric Walters
Toronto: Doubleday Canada,
2006. 185 p.
Ages 13 and up

Red Maple Award 2007
(Ontario Library Association)
For the best Canadian children's book, as chosen by Ontario students, Grades 7, 8 and 9
For non-fiction
Thieves!
Andreas Schroeder
Toronto: Annick Press,
2005. 164 p.
(True Stories from the Edge)
Ages 9 to 12

Rocky Mountain Book Award 2007
A program designed to connect readers with exemplary Canadian literature and stimulate the reading interests of Alberta students in Grades 4 to 7
The Crazy Man
Pamela Porter
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2005. 214 p.
Ages 8 to 10

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards 2007
(Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Booksellers Association)
Picture book category
Scaredy Squirrel
Text and Illustrations: Mélanie Watt
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2006. 36 p.
Published in French under the title Frisson L'écureuil
(Markham, Ont.: Éditions scholastic)
Ages 4 to 8

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards 2007
(Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Booksellers Association)
For best text
Young adult/middle readers
I Am a Taxi
Deborah Ellis
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2006. 205 p.
(The Cocalero Novels)
Ages 8 to 10

Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Willow Awards
The Shining Willow Award
(For beginning readers)
A Team Like No Other
Text and Illustrations: Georgia Graham
Calgary: Red Deer Press,
2004. 32 p.
(Northern Lights Books for Children)
Ages 4 to 7

Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Willow Awards
The Diamond Willow Award
(For more experienced readers)
Walking With the Dead
L.M. Falcone
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2005. 196 p.
Published in French under the title Le Cadavre Et Moi
(Montréal: La courte échelle, 2006)
Ages 9 to 12

Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Willow Awards
The Snow Willow Award
(For sophisticated readers)
The Gravesavers
Sheree Fitch
Toronto: Doubleday Canada,
2005. 309 p.
Ages 12 and up

Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
(West Coast Book Prize Society)
For the best book in the previous year by a British Columbia author
Odd Man Out
Sarah Ellis
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2006. 162 p.
Ages 9 to 12

Silver Birch Award
(Ontario Library Association)
For the best Canadian children's book, as chosen
by Ontario students, Grades 4 to 6
For fiction
Walking With the Dead
L.M. Falcone
Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2005. 196 p.
Available in French under the title Le Cadavre Et Moi
(Montréal: La Courte Échelle, 2006)
Ages 9 to 12

Silver Birch Award
(Ontario Library Association)
For the best Canadian children's book, as chosen
by Ontario students, Grades 4 to 6
For non-fiction
Hiding Edith: A True Story
Kathy Kacer
Toronto: Second Story Press, 2006. 151 p.
(A Holocaust Remembrance Book for Young Readers)
Ages 9 to 12

Silver Birch Award
(Ontario Library Association)
For the best Canadian children's book, as chosen
by Ontario students, Grades 4 to 6
Express Award
Any Pet Will Do
Nancy Shouse
Victoria, B.C.: Orca Book Publishers, 2005. 106 p.
(Orca Young Readers)
Ages 8 to 11

Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards
Frances and Samuel Stein Memorial Award in Children's Literature
Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein
Carol Matas
Markham, Ont.: Scholastic Canada, 2005. 199 p.
(Dear Canada Series)
Ages 10 to 14

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
(TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre)
For the most distinguished book of the year
(All genres)
The Crazy Man
Pamela Porter
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2005. 214 p.
Ages 8 to 10

White Pine Award
(Ontario Library Association)
For the best Canadian children's book, as chosen by Ontario
students, Grade 10
Shattered
Eric Walters
Toronto: Viking Canada,
2006. 224 p.
Ages 8 to 12

Young Adult Canadian Book Award
(Canadian Library Association)
For best book
The Blue Helmet
William Bell
Toronto: Doubleday Canada,
2006. 167 p.
Ages 14 and up

Award-Winning Books - French Titles

Prix illustrations jeunesse du Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières 2007
Illustrated book category
Émile et Gratte-Poil
Pascale Beaudet
Illustrations: Bruce Roberts
Montréal: la courte échelle, 2005. 32 p.
Ages 4 to 7

Prix illustrations jeunesse du Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières 2007
Illustrated short novel category
Ma vie de reptile
Sylvie Massicotte
Illustrations: Daniel Sylvestre
Montréal: la courte échelle, 2006. 58 p.
(collection Mon roman intimiste; 29)
Ages 9 to 12 Ages 11 and up

Prix illustrations jeunesse du Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières 2007
New illustrator category
Ma maman du photomaton
Yves Nadon
Illustrations: Manon Gauthier
Montréal: Les 400 coups, 2006. 32 p.
(collection: Carré blanc)
Ages 6 to 9

Prix littéraires du Salon international du livre de Québec 2007
Children's literature category
Lorian Loubier, détective privé?
Martine Latulippe
Illustrations: Bruno St-Aubin
Saint-Lambert, Québec: Dominique et compagnie, 2006. 104 p.
(Collection Roman bleu, série Loran Loubier)
Ages 9 to 12 Ages 10 and up

The Hackmatack Book Award
(Atlantic Canadian book award)
Children's choice
French novel category
L'atlas perdu
Diane Bergeron
Illustrations: Sampar
Saint-Lambert, Québec: Soulières, 2004. 154 p.
(collection: Chat de gouttière; 14)
Volume 2 of a trilogy
Ages 9 and up

The Hackmatack Book Award
(Atlantic Canadian book award)
Children's choice
French non-fiction category
Léon et les expressions
Annie Groovie
Illustrations: Annie Groovie
Montréal: la courte échelle, 2004. 64 p.
Ages 6 to 9

Prix littéraire LeDroit – Children's category 2007
Awarded by the Association des auteures et auteurs de l'Ontario français et de l'Outaouais québécois for the best children's book
Poupeska
Françoise Lepage
Illustrations: Gilles Lacombe
Ottawa: L'Interligne, 2006. 127 p.
(collection: Cavales; 14)
Ages 9 to 12

Prix Québec-Wallonia-Brussels 2007
Awarded by Québec's Ministère des Affaires internationales, European branch
Maman s'est perdue
Pierrette Dubé
Illustrations: Caroline Hamel
Montréal: Les 400 coups, 2005. 32 p.
(collection: Grimace)
Ages 6 to 9

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
French book category
David et le salon funéraire
François Gravel
Illustrations: Pierre Pratt
Saint-Lambert, Québec: Dominique et compagnie, 2005. 43 p.
(collection: Roman rouge; 35)
Ages 7 to 9 Ages 6 and up

Grand prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois
For the best book for young readers
Darhan, la fée du lac Baïkal
Sylvain Hotte
Montréal: les Intouchables, 2006. 252 p.
Ages 12 and up

Grand prix du livre de la Montérégie 2007
Children's literature category
Best book chosen by the public
Le mauvais coup du samedi
Danielle Simard
Illustrations: Danielle Simard
Saint-Lambert, Quebec: Soulières, 2006. 80 p.
(collection Ma petite vache a mal aux pattes; 65)
Ages 6 to 9

Grand prix du livre de la Montérégie 2007
Children's literature category
Best book chosen by a jury
La fatigante et le fainéant
François Barcelo
Illustrations: Anne Villeneuve
Saint-Lambert, Quebec: Soulières, 2006. 105 p.
(collection: Chat de gouttière; 24)
Ages 9 to 12

Grand prix du livre de la Montérégie 2007
Other literary genres category
Best book chosen by a jury
Quand la vie ne suffit pas
Louis Émond
Saint-Lambert, Quebec: Soulières, 2006. 315 p.
(collection Graffiti; 38)
Ages 12 and up

Prix des lecteurs 15-18 ans Radio-Canada et Centre FORA 2007
Awarded to promote teen literature
Un canard majuscule
Céline Forcier
Ottawa: les Éditions du Vermillon, 2005. 168 p.
(collection: Romans série jeunesse)
Ages 15 and up

Trillium Book Award for Children's Literature
French-language category
Awarded by the Ontario Media Development Corporation
Poupeska
Françoise Lepage
Illustrations: Gilles Lacombe
Ottawa: L'Interligne, 2006. 127 p.
(collection: Cavales; 14)
Ages 9 to 12

Palmarès Communication-Jeunesse des livres préférés des jeunes 2007-2008
Palmarès Livromanie 6 to 9 years
Une Casserole sur la Tête
Alain M. Bergeron
Illustrations: Philippe Germain

Palmarès Livromanie 9 to 12 years
Du Sang Sur Le Lac
Laurent Chabin

Palmarès for teenagers, ages 12 to 17 years
Extraterrestre... Ou Presque!
India Desjardins

Prix Alvine-Bélisle 2007
Awarded by the Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation for the best book of the year
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Élaine Turgeon

Prix Cécile-Gagnon 2007
Awarded by the Association des écrivains québécois pour la jeunesse for the first work by a writer for young readers
For fiction
Bruine assassine
Hada López
For illustrated book
Ma drôle de ville
Text and illustrations: Luc Melanson

Governor General's Literary Award - Children's Literature 2007
For best text
La fatigante et le fainéant
François Barcelo
Illustrations : Anne Villeneuve

Governor General's Literary Award - Children's Literature 2007
For best illustrations
La petite rapporteuse de mots
Danielle Simard
Illustrations : Geneviève Côté

The Hackmatack Book Award 2007-2008
(Atlantic Canadian book award)
Children's choice
French novel category
Le monstre du Lac Baker
Denis M. Boucher
French Non-Fiction
Ti-Jean-le-Rusé
Melvin Gallant
Illustrations: Michel Duguay