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Award-Winning Titles

• 2006 Award-Winning Books - English Titles
• 2006 Award-Winning Books - French Titles

Award-Winning Books - English Titles

Alberta Children's Book of the Year Award 2006
(Book Publishers Association of Alberta)
For the best children's or young adult book, including fiction, non-fiction and picture books
The Remarkable Maria
Patti McIntosh
Illustrations: Tara Langlois
Drawings: The children of SMART, Suriname Art
Edmonton: Maggie & Pierrot,
2006. 48 p.
Published in French under the title La Remarquable Maria
(Edmonton: Maggie & Pierrot, 2006.)
Ages 6 and up

Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada – Children's Category
When You Were Small
Sara O'Leary
Illustrations: Julie Morstad
Vancouver: Simply Read Books,
2006. 34 p.
Ages 6 to 8

Second Prize
L'envers de la chanson: des enfants au travail, 1850–1950
André Leblanc
Montréal: Les 400 coups,
2006. 39 p.
(Mémoire d'images)
Ages 8 to 12

CBA Libris Awards (Canadian Booksellers Association)
Children's Author of the Year 2006
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: Kenneth Oppel

CBA Libris Awards (Canadian Booksellers Association)
Children's Illustrator of the Year 2006
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: Michael Martchenko

Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction 2006
(Wilfrid Laurier University)
To encourage and recognize the Canadian writer of a first or second published book. The book must have a Canadian locale or a particular Canadian significance.
After
Francis Chalifour
Toronto: Tundra Books,
2005. 133 p.
Published in French under the title le fils du pendu
(Toronto: Livres toundra, 2006)
Ages 12 and up

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People 2006
(Canadian Children's Book Centre)
For best book
The Crazy Man
Pamela Porter
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2005. 214 p.
Ages 8 to 10

Governor General's Literary Award - Children's Literature 2006
(The Canada Council)
For best text
Pirate's Passage
Text and Illustrations: William Gilkerson
Boston: Trumpeter Books,
2006. 364 p.
Ages 12 and up

Governor General's Literary Award - Children's Literature 2006
(The Canada Council)
For best illustrations
Ancient Thunder
Text and Illustrations: Leo Yerxa
Toronto: Groundwood Books,
2006. 32 p.
Ages 7 to 10

Information Book Award 2006
(The Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada)
For best non-fiction
Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made
Bill and Jim Slavin
Illustrations: Bill Slavin
Toronto: Kids Can Press,
2005. 160 p.
Ages 9 to 12

Jean Throop Book Award 2006
Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE Book Award
(Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire)
For outstanding achievement by a Toronto-area author or illustrator in children's literature
Carl, The Christmas Carp
Ian Krykorka
Illustrations: Vladyana Krykorka
Victoria, B.C.: Orca Book Publishers,
2006. 30 p.
Ages 6 to 8

National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2006
(Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire)
For best text
The Sower of Tales
Rachna Gilmore
Markham, Ont.: Fitzhenry & Whiteside,
2005. 423 p.
Ages 12 and up

Norma Fleck Award for Children's Non-Fiction 2006
(Canadian Children's Book Centre)
Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made
Bill and Jim Slavin
Illustrations: Bill Slavin
Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2005. 160 p.
Ages 9 to 12

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2006
Children's literature
Megiddo's Shadow
Arthur Slade
Toronto: HarperTrophy Canada,
2006. 290 p.
Ages 12 and up

Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature 2006
(The Writers' Trust of Canada)
Winner: Kenneth Oppel

Award-Winning Books - French Titles

Governor General's Literary Award – Children's Literature 2006
(Canada Council for the Arts)
For best text
Je suis fou de Vava
Dany Laferrière
Illustrations: Frédéric Normandin
Longueuil, Québec: les Éditions de la Bagnole, 2006. 46 p.
(collection: Taxi)
Ages 6 to 9

Governor General's Literary Award – Children's Literature 2006
(Canada Council for the Arts)
For best illustration
Le gros monstre qui aimait trop lire
Lili Chartrand
Illustrations: Rogé Girard / Rogé
Saint-Lambert, Québec: Dominique et compagnie, 2005. 32 p.
Ages 3 to 7

Prix du livre jeunesse des bibliothèques de Montréal 2006
for the outstanding composition and original contribution of a children's book
Pas si bête
Philippe Béha
Illustrations: Philippe Béha
Montréal: Hurtubise HMH, 2005. 88 p.
Ages 4 and up

Palmarès Communication-Jeunesse des livres préférés des jeunes de l'imprimerie Transcontinental 2006-2007
Palmarès Livromanie 6 to 9 years
For the favourite book of young readers
Pétunia, princesse des pets
Dominique Demers
Illustrations: Catherine Lepage
Saint-Lambert, Quebec: Dominique et compagnie, 2005. 30 p.
Ages 6 to 9

Palmarès Communication-Jeunesse des livres préférés des jeunes de l'imprimerie Transcontinental 2006–2007
Palmarès Livromanie 9 to 12 years
For the favourite book of young readers
Mon pire prof
Johanne Mercier, Reynald Cantin, Hélène Vachon
Illustrations: May Rousseau
Charlesbourg, Quebec: éditions FouLire, 2006. 127 p.
(collection: Le Trio rigolo; 4)
Ages 9 to 12

Palmarès Communication-Jeunesse des livres préférés des jeunes de l'imprimerie Transcontinental 2006-2007
Palmarès for teenagers, ages 12 to 17 years
For the favourite book of young readers
Ma vie ne sait pas nager
Élaine Turgeon
Montréal: Québec Amérique, 2006. 126 p.
Titan +; 64
Ages 12 to 17

Prix Alvine-Belisle 2006
Awarded by the Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation for the best book of the year
Le jour où Zoé zozota
Pierre Pratt
Illustrations: Pierre Pratt
Montréal: Les 400 coups, 2005. 56 p.
Ages 4 to 8

Prix Cécile-Gagnon 2006
Awarded by the Association des écrivains québécois pour la jeunesse for the first work by a writer for young readers For fiction
Évelyne en pantalon
Marie-Josée Soucy
Saint-Laurent, Quebec: éditions Pierre Tisseyre, 2004. 179 p.
(collection: Conquêtes; 102)
Ages 15 and up

Saskatchewan Book Awards 2006
Prix du livre français
Amélia et les papillons
Martine Noël-Maw
Montréal: Hurtubise HMH, 2006. 136 p.
(collection: Atout; 110. conte)
Ages 12 and up