The finalists for the 2010 Governor General Awards have been announced! Here are the children's titles; for a full listing, see the Canada Council for the Arts website.
Children's Literature - Text
- Me, Myself and Ike by (Orca Book Publishers)
- Tyranny by (Tundra Books)
- Free as a Bird by (Dundurn Press)
- Fishtailing by (Coteau Books)
- Scars by (WestSide Books)
Children's Literature - Illustration
- Uirapurú: based on a Brazilian legend; illustrated by , text by (Oolichan Books)
- Owls See Clearly at Night: a Michif alphabet /Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer: l'alfabet di Michif by (Simply Read Books)
- I Know Here; illustrated by , text by (Groundwood Books)
- Cat's Night Out; illustrated by , text by (Simon & Schuster)
- The Quiet Book; illustrated by , text by (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
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The guys huddle closer and murmur; the girls incline their heads together and whisper. They're all talking about me. I'll bet if they were naked I could see their tattoos. They've been ...
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Born with Down syndrome, Ruby Jean Sharp comes from a time when being a developmentally disabled person could mean growing up behind locked doors and barred windows and being called names...
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First day/ At the new school/ I can tell/ it will be/ like shooting/ fish in a barrel./ High school. Four lives - Natalie, Tricia, Kyle, and Miguel - caught up in an intense game...
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Deep in the rain forests of Brazil lives the Uirapurú, a bird renowned in legend for having the most beautiful and the strangest song in all the world. Those who hear the Uirapurú’s song ...
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This picture book is a small glimpse, from A to Z, of some of the sights and sounds of the Michif language and its speakers. The language of the Metis, Michif is a combination of French a...
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The little girl in this story lives in a trailer near a forest where her father is building a dam. Everything in her world is familiar and precious to her. But the dam is nearly finished ...
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In the city, windows light. How many cats will dance tonight? It's just a quiet evening in the city. Or is it? As the sun sets in the sky, dancing felines take to the streets and roof...
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There are many kinds of quiet: Quiet can be delicate. Quiet can be thundering! Quiet can be sweet, and cozy, and can most definitely help you fall asleep. With kid-centric descriptions...
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