Subscribe via RSS 2.0Established in 1975. Untill 1987, the awards were called the Canadian Council Children's Literature Prizes. Awards are presented to the best books by Canadian citizens, whether published in Canada or elsewhere. Recipients are selected by two separate juries, one for English-Language books, and one for the French-Language books. Initially awards were presented for best writing. Awards for illustration were added in 1977/78.
| By Iain Lawrence - $21.00 - add to cart | |
2007 Governor General's Award winner for text. Eight-year-old Danny spends the summer of 1964 avoiding the bully down the street, playing with his big brother, Beau, and begging his parents for a ...
| By Duncan Weller - $19.95 - add to cart | |
2007 Governor General's Award winner for illustration. The Boy from the Sun starts on an ordinary day. As three children sit on the sidewalk after school, wondering what to do to make the day spec...
| By William Gilkerson - $14.95 - add to cart | |
2006 Governor General's Award winner for text. Off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1952, fierce winds force a small boat into port. The boat's pilot, the eccentric Captain Charles Johnson, takes up re...
| By Leo Yerxa - $18.95 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2006 Governor General's Award for Children's IllustrationA visionary and beautiful book, Ancient Thunder celebrates wild horses and the natural world in which they lived in harmony. U...
| By Pamela Porter - $9.95 - add to cart | |
2005 Governor General's Award winner for text. 2006 winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children award. For Emaline, losing her father, her dog and her health because...
| By Sarah L. Thomson - $19.95 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature - Illustration.Imagine a day when your swing swings you higher than the highest treetops. Imagine a day when you can ...
| By Kenneth Oppel - $15.99 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2004 Governor General's Literary Award 2005 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award Young Adult WinnerSet in an imaginary past where giant airships rule the skies, Airborn is ...
| By Stephane Jorisch (illustrator) Lewis Carroll (author) - $18.95 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2004 Governor General's Literary Award for IllustrationJorisch interprets "Jabberwocky" as "a provocative commentary on contemporary media, politics, warfare, religion and gender rol...
| By David Bouchard - $21.95 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Literary Award for IllustrationGrandmother, what is that drumming sound? Why are the men singing? A young First Nations boy is preparing for his first pow-wow....
| By Martha Brooks - $9.95 - add to cart | |
2002 Governor General's Award winner for text. In the midst of a heaven-rattling summer storm a young stranger blows into a small prairie town. On the run after taking her latest boyfriend's truck,...
| By Wallace Edward - $19.95 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2002 Governor General's Literary Award for IllustrationBrimming with detailed and intricate illustrations, Alphabeasts is far from just another children's ABC book. The author guides...
| By Arthur Slade - $7.99 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2001 Governor General's Literary Award 2001 Saskatchewan Book Awards: Children's Literature Award Winner2001 Mr. Christie's Book Award Winner for ages 12 & UpSet in Saskatchewan durin...
| By Deborah Ellis - $7.95 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2000 Governor General's Literary Award A desperate search for her friend "X" takes Khyber on a long, all-night odyssey that proves to be wilder than any adventure she has ever imagine...
| By Don Gillmor - $9.95 - add to cart | |
Winner of the 2000 Governor General's Literary Award for Illustration Austin Grouper is riding his bicycle, speeding downhill, wholly unaware of what is about to hit him. Then his mother instruc...
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