#CCBCBOOKAWARDS
The 2023 CCBC Book Awards
MONDAY OCTOBER 23RD | 7-10 PM EDT ONE KING WEST HOTEL & RESIDENCE
A. Charles Baillie Fleck Family Foundation
Elly Barlin-Daniels Kathleen McEntyre
Thank You to Our Award Supporters Awards Supporters TD Bank Group A. Charles Baillie Fleck Family Foundation Elly Barlin-Daniels
Silver Level Event Sponsors Tinlids Brainspace Magazine Council for Canadian American Relations
Silver Level Event Donor Kathleen McEntyre
Bronze Level Event Donors Jay Brazeau Ann Moffat Diana Gregory Valerie Perreault-Murphy Brett Hooton Kathryn Westoll Melissa Maude Gathering Wild
In-Kind Donors STILT
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Event Schedule 7:00-7:50 Pre-Ceremony Reception
8:00-9:00 CCBC Book Awards Ceremony
9:00-10:00 Post-Ceremony Reception
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Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy ($5,000) Supported by Elly Barlin-Daniels
Blood Scion Written by Deborah Falaye Published by HarperTeen
A Magic Steeped in Poison Written by Judy I. Lin Published by Feiwel and Friends
Ghostlight
Sneaks
Written by Kenneth Oppel Published by Puffin Canada
Written by Catherine Egan Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
The Limitless Sky Written by Christina Kilbourne Published by Dundurn Press
JURY MEMBERS: Michael Johnstone, author, reviewer and lecturer, Department of English, University of Toronto; Rachel Seigel, author, reviewer and Team Lead – Selections, Library Services Centre; Tara Truscott, teacher-librarian, York Region District School Board.
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Jean Little First-Novel Award ($5,000) Supported by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre The Grave Thief Written by Dee Hahn Published by Puffin Canada
How to Be a Goldfish Written by Jane Baird Warren Published by Scholastic Canada
Weird Rules to Follow Written by Kim Spencer Published by Orca Book Publishers
The Wolf Suit Written and illustrated by Sid Sharp Published by Annick Press
Scout Is Not a Band Kid Written and illustrated by Jade Armstrong Published by RH Graphic
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JURY MEMBERS: Deirdre Baker, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Toronto Star children’s books reviewer, and author; Sarah Ellis, author; Michelle Kadarusman, author.
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Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000) Supported by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow Written by Zoulfa Katouh Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Red Palace Written by June Hur Published by Feiwel and Friends
TJ Powar Has Something to Prove Written by Jesmeen Kaur Deo Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
Wrong Side of the Court Written by H.N. Khan Published by Penguin Teen Canada
Road of the Lost Written by Nafiza Azad Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books
JURY MEMBERS: Lisa Doucet, Co-Manager, Woozles Children's Bookstore and Young Readers Editor, Atlantic Books Today; Petra Faddoul, Community Services Librarian, Wetaskiwin Public Library; Joel A. Sutherland, Silver Birch Award-winning author and Manager of Client Experience, Pickering Public Library. 7
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000) Supported by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Bilson Endowment Fund Hidden on the High Wire
The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan
Written by Kathy Kacer Published by Second Story Press
Written by Salma Hussain Published by Tundra Books
How to Be a Goldfish
Weird Rules to Follow
Written by Jane Baird Warren Published by Scholastic Canada
Written by Kim Spencer Published by Orca Book Publishers
The Ribbon Leaf Written by Lori Weber Published by Red Deer Press
JURY MEMBERS: Patricia Knockwood, Library Director, Sackville Public Library, New Brunswick Public Library Service; Spencer Miller, teacher and Digital Media Coordinator, Bibliovideo; Tamara Opar, Youth Services Head Librarian, Children and Teen Services, Winnipeg Public Library; Gail de Vos (chair), author, storyteller and Adjunct (Associate) Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta.
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Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction ($10,000) Supported by the Fleck Family Foundation
Better Connected: How Girls Are Using Social Media for Good Written by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Julia Kyi Illustrated by Vivian Rosas Published by Orca Book Publishers
Pink, Blue, and You! Questions for Kids About Gender Stereotypes Written by Elise Gravel with Mykaell Blais Illustrated by Elise Gravel Published by Anne Schwartz Books
Sun in My Tummy Written by Laura Alary Illustrated by Andrea Blinick Published by Pajama Press
Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers Written by Gregor Craigie Illustrated by Kathleen Fu Published by Orca Book Publishers
The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation Written by Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson Published by Orca Book Publishers
JURY MEMBERS: Rabia Khokhar, teacher, Toronto District School Board; Sandra O’Brien, former Editor, Canadian Children’s Book News, and former teacher; Colette Poitras, Indigenous Public Library Services Advisor, Government of Alberta.
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Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000) Supported by A. Charles Baillie
Boobies Written and illustrated by Nancy Vo Published by Groundwood Books
Lizzy and the Cloud Written and illustrated by The Fan Brothers Published by Simon & Schuster Canada
Fox and Bear
Mina
Written and illustrated by Miriam Körner Published by Red Deer Press
Written and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe Published by Simon & Schuster Canada
I’m Not Sydney Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay Published by Groundwood Books
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JURY MEMBERS: Fatma Faraj, Junior School Teacher-Librarian, Branksome Hall; Ishta Mercurio, children’s author; Janis Nostbakken, children's media specialist.
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TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($50,000) Supported by TD Bank Group
Berani Written by Michelle Kadarusman Published by Pajama Press
Kunoichi Bunny Written by Sara Cassidy Illustrated by Brady Sato Published by Orca Book Publishers
Sitting Shiva
Weird Rules to Follow Written by Kim Spencer Published by Orca Book Publishers
The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation Written by Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson Published by Orca Book Publishers
Written by Erin Silver Illustrated by Michelle Theodore Published by Orca Book Publishers
JURY MEMBERS: Dr. Rob Bittner, children's and YA specialist; Nancy Cooper, author and First Nations Consultant, Ontario Library Service; Ray Fernandes, former Children/Youth Librarian; Program and Development Officer, Government of Nova Scotia; Beverley Graham, Documentation Technician, 13 English Montreal School Board; Michelle Valdecantos, teacher-librarian, Vancouver School Board.
Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse (50,000 $) Supported by TD Bank Group
Dans les souliers d’Amédée
Mélie quelque part au milieu
Written by Véronique Lambert Illustrated by Éléna Comte Published by Éditions Fonfon
Written by Mylène Goupil Published by Éditions Québec Amérique
Gloria sort du moule
Seuls
Written by Guylaine Guay Illustrated by Bach Published by Éditions de la Bagnole
Written by Paul Tom Illustrated by Mélanie Baillairgé Published by Éditions la courte échelle
Toucher les étoiles Written by Frédérick Wolfe Published by Leméac Éditeur
JURY MEMBERS: Sandrine Bourget-Lapointe, bookseller; Eugenia Doval, library technician; Dayani Giguère, primary teacher and blogger; Takwa Souissi, journalist and blogger; Francis Thibeault, school librarian.
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in-kind donors:
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Brought to you by:
A.Charles Baillie
Elly Barlin-Daniels
Fleck Family Foundation
Kathleen McEntyre
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