February 24, 2012

The Willow Awards: Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice

On February 28, 2012,  young readers in Saskatchewan will be voting for their favourite books as part of the 2011 Willow Awards reading program. 

Established in 2001, the Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice (SYRCA) awards, the Willow Awards, encourage reading by nominating a variety of Canadian titles in three categories.  Young readers can participate in the reading programs through their schools and public libraries, selecting their favourite from one list.  The Willow Awards are truly conferred according the choices of Saskatchewan's young readers.

This year's lists of nominated titles were announced last year.  Since then, young readers have enjoyed reading exceptional Canadian books, anticipating their voting day next week.

The three Willow Awards i.e., Shining Willow, Diamond Willow and Snow Willow are detailed below, along with the 2011 nominated titles.
 
The Shining Willow Award winner is selected from those books written for youngest readers, those in Kindergarten to Grade 3.

The 2011 Shining Willow nominees are:

Clever Rachel
by Debby Waldman, illustrated by Cindy Revell
Orca Books
2009

Fred and Pete at the Beach
by Cynthia Nugent
Orca Books
2009

Giraffe and Bird
by Rebecca Bender
Dancing Cat Books
2010

The Imaginary Garden
by Andrew Larsen, illustrated by Irene Luxbacher
Kids Can Press
2009

In Front of My House
by Marianne Dubuc
Kids Can Press
2010

The King’s Taster
by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
HarperCollins
2009

The Little Hummingbird
by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Greystone Books/D & M Publishers
2010

Timmerman Was Here
by Colleen Sydor, illustrated by Nicolas Debon
Tundra Books
2009

Viola Desmond Won’t be Budged
by Jody Nyasha Warner, illustrated by Richard Rudnicki
Groundwood Books
2010

Willow’s Whispers
by Lana Button, illustrated by Tania Howells
Kids Can Press
2010

    The Diamond Willow Award winner is selected from those books written for readers of Grades 4 to 6.

    The 2011 Diamond Willow nominees are:

    After All, You're Callie Boone
    by Winnie Mack
    Scholastic Canada
    2010

    Animals That Changed The World
    by Keltie Thomas
    Annick Press
    2010

    Fatty Legs
    by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
    Annick Press
    2010

    The Gargoyle In My Yard
    by Philippa Dowding
    Dundurn
    2009

    The Midnight Curse
    by L. M. Falcone
    Kids Can Press
    2010

    The Odds Get Even
    by Natale Ghent
    HarperCollins
    2009

    Ortega
    by Maureen Fergus
    Kids Can Press
    2010

    Stolen Child
    by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
    Scholastic Canada
    2010

    Tumbleweed Skies
    by Valerie Sherrard
    Fitzhenry & Whiteside
    2009

    Walking Backward
    by Catherine Austen
    Orca Books
    2010

    The Snow Willow Award winner is selected from those books written for readers in Grades 7 to 9.

    The 2011 Snow Willow nominees are:

    Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom
    by Susin Nielsen
    Tundra Books
    2010

    Free As A Bird
    by Gina McMurchy-Barber
    Dundurn
    2010

    A Hare In The Elephant's Trunk 
    by Jan L. Coates
    Red Deer Press
    2010

    Haunted 
    by Barbara Haworth-Attard
    HarperCollins
    2009

    Home Truths
    by Jill MacLean
    Dancing Cat Books
    2010

    No Safe Place
    by Deborah Ellis
    Groundwood Books
    2010

    Puppet  
    by Eva Wiseman
    Tundra Books
    2009

    Shapeshifter
    by Holly Bennett
    Orca Books
    2010

    Thunder Over Kandahar
    by Sharon E. McKay
    Annick Press
    2010

    The Worst Thing She Ever Did
    by Alice Kuipers
    HarperTrophy Canada
    2010

    The nominated titles for the 2012 Willow Awards have been posted here on the March 2, 2012.

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