On October 28 and 29, 2021, the Canadian Children's Book Centre announced the winners for the 2021 Canadian Children's Book Centre
Awards. (Finalists were announced in September.) These awards were presented at virtual events (streamed for all to attend) in partnership with the Toronto International Festival of Authors as well as Communication-Jeunesse.
Congratulations to the winners of this year's eight major children's book awards:
- TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($50,000), Sponsored by TD Bank Group;
- Le Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse ($50,000), Sponsored by TD Bank Group;
- Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000), Sponsored by A. Charles Baillie;
- Norma Fleck Award For Canadian Children's Non-Fiction ($10,000), Sponsored by the Fleck Family Foundation;
- Geoffrey
Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000),
Sponsored by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Bilson Endowment
Fund;
- Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000), Sponsored by Amy Mathers' Marathon of Books;
- Le Prix Harry Black de l’album jeunesse ($5,000), Sponsored by Mary Macchiusi; and
- Jean Little First-Novel Award ($5,000).
TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
The Barnabus Project
Written and illustrated by Terry Fan, Eric Fan and Devin Fan
Tundra Books
Le Prix TD de littérature pour l'enfance et la jeunesse canadienne
WINNER
Ma maison-tête
Written and illustrated by Vigg
Éditions Fonfon
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
WINNER
Our Little Kitchen
Written and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Groundwoods Books
Norma Fleck Award For Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
WINNER
Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance
Written by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane
Orca Book Publishers
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
WINNER
The Paper Girl of Paris
Written by Jordyn Taylor
HarperTeen
Amy Mathers Teen Book Award
WINNER
Facing the Sun
Written by Janice Lynn Mather
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Le Prix Harry Black de l'album jeunesse
WINNER
Ma maison-tête
Written and illustrated by Vigg
Éditions Fonfon
Jean Little First-Novel Award
WINNER
No Vacancy
Written by Tziporah Cohen
Groundwood Books
