2024 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards: English-language winners announced

Last night, a gala event was held to announce the winners of this year's English-language Canadian Children's Book Awards. From a fine list of nominees, the following winners were selected by juries of their peers from the kidCanLit world. (The French-language award will be announced on November 6, 2024.) 

In addition to the award announcements, two other important announcements were made.  First, the selection for the TD Grade One Book Giveaway was revealed. The following picture book will be gifted to all children in Grade 1 this fall. 

 

Violet Shrink

Written by Christine Baldacchino
Illustrated by Carmen Mok
Groundwood Books
978-1-77306-205-1
32 pp.
Ages 3-7

2020

Reviewed here

The second announcement is that of a new award. For 25 years, non-fiction books were awarded the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction. Next year, a new non-fiction award, the Sharon Fitzhenry Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction will award $10,000 to an exceptional book of non-fiction for young people.

Here now are the winners of the following English-language awards:

• TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($50,000)
• Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000)
• Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000)
• Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000)
• Jean Little First-Novel Award ($5,000)
• Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy ($5,000)
• David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award ($3,500)
• Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award ($2,500)

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Congratulations to all winners!

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TD Canadian Children's 

Literature Award:   WINNER

 

Skating Wild on an Inland Sea 

Written by Jean E. Pendziwol
Illustrated by Todd Stewart
Groundwood Books

 

 

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Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award: WINNER 

 

When You Can Swim

Written and illustrated by Jack Wong
Orchard Books (Scholastic)

 

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Geoffrey Bilson Award for 

Historical Fiction for Young People:   WINNER

 

Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold

Written by Jessica Outram
Second Story Press

 

 

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Amy Mathers Teen Book Award:   WINNER

 

Only This Beautiful Moment

Written by Abdi Nazemian 

Balzer + Bray

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Jean Little First-Novel Award:   WINNER 

The Cricket War

Written by Thọ Phạm and Sandra McTavish
Kids Can Press

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Arlene Barlin Award 

for Science Fiction and Fantasy:   WINNER 

 

Bonesmith 

 (House of the Dead, Book 1)

Written by Nicki Pau Preto
Margaret K. McElderry Books

 

 

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David Booth Award for Children's and Youth Poetry :   WINNER

 

Robot, Unicorn, Queen: Poems for You and Me

Written by Shannon Bramer
Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher
Groundwood Books

 

 

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Richard Allen Chase

for Science Fiction and Fantasy:   WINNER

 

Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees

Written by Paul Tom
Illustrated by Mélanie Baillairgé
Translated by Arielle Aaronson
Groundwood Books 

 

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