CCBC Book Awards Program 2024

2024 CCBC Book Awards #CCBCBOOKAWARDS

A. Charles Baillie

Jackman Foundation

Elly Barlin-Daniels

Jugo Juice

Alice Chase

Shelley Stagg Peterson

Power Corporation of Canada

Thank You to Our Award Supporters Awards Supporters TD Bank Group A. Charles Baillie Elly Barlin-Daniels Alice Chase Shelley Stagg Peterson Rocky Mountain Book Award

Silver Level Event Sponsors Brainspace Magazine Tinlids

Silver Level Event Donor Jackman Foundation

Bronze Level Event Sponsor Jugo Juice

Bronze Level Event Donor Jay Brazeau

Contributing Donors Marcia Babb SowSweet Greetings

In-Kind Donors Annick Press

Orca Book Publishers

Groundwood Books

Scholastic Canada

Kids Can Press

SmileMakers

Three Farmers

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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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Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award ($2,500) Supported by Rocky Mountain Book Award and Alice Chase

Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees Written by Paul Tom Illustrated by Mélanie Baillairgé Translated by Arielle Aaronson Published by Groundwood Books

The Halifax Explosion: 6 December 1917, at 9:05 in the Morning Written by Afua Cooper Illustrated by Rebecca Bender Published by Plumleaf Press

The Secret Pocket Written by Peggy Janicki Illustrated by Carrielynn Victor Published by Orca Book Publishers

Shizue’s Path Written by Mark Sakamoto Illustrated by Rachel Wada Published by HarperCollins Publishers

A Star Explodes: The Story of Supernova 1054 Written by James Gladstone Illustrated by Yaara Eshet Published by Owlkids Books

JURY MEMBERS: Michelle Dimnik, retired teacher, literacy consultant, and founding member, Rocky Mountain Book Award: An Alberta Children's Choice Book Award; Aaron Fitchett, Principal, Lethbridge School Division; Ruth McMahon, professional librarian, Lethbridge School Division.

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David Booth Children’s and Youth Poetry Award ($3,500) Supported by Shelley Stagg Peterson

Forever Our Home Written by Tonya Simpson Illustrated by Carla Joseph Published by Orca Book Publishers

I Want to Build a Seahouse Written by Whitney Moran Illustrated by Josée Bisaillon Published by Nimbus Publishing

Like a Hurricane Written by Jonathan Bécotte Translated by Jonathan Kaplansky Published by Orca Book Publishers

The Prisoner and the Writer Written by Heather Camlot Illustrated by Sophie Casson Published by Groundwood Books

Robot, Unicorn, Queen: Poems for You and Me Written by Shannon Bramer Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher Published by Groundwood Books

The Yellow Leaves Are Coming Written by James Gladstone Illustrated by François Thisdale Published by Red Deer Press

JURY MEMBERS: Khodi Dill, author, educator and spoken word artist; Theo Heras, children's author, children's librarian (retired), and children's literature advocate; Paula Jane Remlinger, children's writer, editor and poet.

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Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy ($5,000) Supported by Elly Barlin-Daniels

Bonesmith

Nightbreaker

(House of the Dead Duology) Written by Nicki Pau Preto Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books

(Nightbreaker) Written by Coco Ma Published by Viking Books for Young Readers

The Boy, the Cloud and the Very Tall Tale

The Stars of Mount Quixx

Written by Heather Smith Published by Orca Book Publishers

(The Brindlewatch Quintet) Written by S.M. Beiko Published by ECW Press

City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares Duology) Written by Rebecca Schaeffer Published by Clarion Books

JURY MEMBERS: Nancy Cooper, Indigenous children's author and educator; Dr. Dave Jenkinson, Editor, CM: Canadian Review of Materials and Professor Emeritus, Children’s & YA Literature, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba; Ashley Pamenter, Manager, Programs, Girl Guides of Canada and 8 Co-Chair, Red Maple and White Pine Steering Committees.

Jean Little First-Novel Award ($5,000) Supported by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre

Bee Bakshi and the Gingerbread Sisters

The Secret of the Ravens

Written by Emi Pinto Published by HarperCollins Publishers

Written and illustrated by Joanna Cacao Published by Clarion Books

The Boy Who Woke the Sun

Where the Water Takes Us

Written by A.T. Woodley Illustrated by Mike Deas Published by Red Deer Press

Written and illustrated by Alan Barillaro Published by Candlewick Press

The Cricket War Written by Thọ Phạm and Sandra McTavish Published by Kids Can Press

JURY MEMBERS: Sarah Ellis, book reviewer, writing teacher, author; Amy Mathers, reviewer and founder, Amy Mathers Teen Book Award; Sandra O'Brien, former Editor, Canadian Children’s Book News, and former teacher.

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Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000) Supported by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre

Brighter Than the Sun Written by Daniel Aleman Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Delicious Monsters Written by Liselle Sambury Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books

Something More Written by Jackie Khalilieh Published by Tundra Books

The Space Between Here & Now Written by Sarah Suk Published by Quill Tree Books

Only This Beautiful Moment Written by Abdi Nazemian Published by Balzer + Bray

JURY MEMBERS: Lisa Doucet, Manager, Woozles and Young Readers Editor, Atlantic Books Today; Petra Faddoul, Youth Services Specialist, Strathcona County Library; Tara Truscott, teacher-librarian, York Region District School Board.

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Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000) Supported by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Bilson Endowment Fund

Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold

Mall Goth

Written by Jessica Outram Published by Second Story Press

Written and illustrated by Kate Leth Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

The Cricket War

Out of the Dark

Written by Thọ Phạm and Sandra McTavish Published by Kids Can Press

Written by Julie Lawson Published by Nimbus Publishing

Focus. Click. Wind.

Written by Amanda West Lewis Published by Groundwood Books

JURY MEMBERS: Spencer Miller, teacher and Digital Media Coordinator, Bibliovideo; Brandon Mitchell, author, illustrator and founder of Birch Bark Comics; Tamara Opar, Youth Services Head Librarian (retired), 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. 12

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000) Supported by A. Charles Baillie

Love Is in the Bear Written by Judith Henderson Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi Published by Owlkids Books

Our Pool Written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Skating Wild on an Inland Sea

A Tulip in Winter: A Story About Folk Artist Maud Lewis Written by Kathy Stinson Illustrated by Lauren Soloy Published by Greystone Kids

When You Can Swim Written and illustrated by Jack Wong Published by Orchard Books/ Scholastic

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

JURY MEMBERS: Ishta Mercurio, children’s author; Janis Nostbakken, children's media specialist; Larry Swartz, Instructor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto and author of The Picture Book Experience and Teaching Tough Topics (Pembroke Publishers).

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TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($50,000) Supported by TD Bank Group

Do You Remember?

Written and illustrated by Sydney Smith Published by Groundwood Books

Green Papayas Written by Nhung N. TranDavies Illustrated by Gillian Newland Published by Second Story Press

Simon Sort of Says Written by Erin Bow Published by Scholastic Canada

Skating Wild on an Inland Sea Written by Jean E. Pendziwol Illustrated by Todd Stewart Published by Groundwood Books

The Umbrella House Written by Colleen Nelson Published by Pajama Press

JURY MEMBERS: Fatma Faraj, Junior School Teacher-Librarian, Branksome Hall; Beverley Graham, Documentation Technician, English Montreal School Board; Jade Lee, elementary school teacher-librarian, Vancouver School Board; Chad Lucas, author; Colette Poitras, Indigenous Public Library Services Advisor, Government of Alberta.

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Prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance et la jeunesse ($50,000) Supported by TD Bank Group

Alerte : Culottes meurtrières Written and illustrated by Elise Gravel Published by Éditions Scholastic

Les saumons de la Mitis

La couleur de ma différence

Written by Christine Beaulieu Illustrated by Caroline Lavergne Published by Éditions de la Bagnole

Written by Mc Knoell Alexis Published by Héritage jeunesse

Taches d'huile

Le Cumulus machinus Written by Ugo Monticone Illustrarted by Orbie Published by la courte échelle

Written by Jonathan Bécotte Illustrated by Enzo Published by Éditions Québec Amérique

JURY MEMEBERS: Barbada, Drag Queen, presenter and teacher; Valérie Comte M.S.I., school librarian; Suzane Hétu, pedagogical consultant (retired); Julien Leclerc, elementary pedagogical advisor, Centre de services scolaire de Montréal; Jennifer Poupart, strategic communications and marketing advisor, Raffin Bookstore and Publications SDM. 17

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A. Charles Baillie Elly Barlin-Daniels Alice Chase Shelley Stagg Peterson Jackman Foundation Jugo Juice Power Corporation of Canada

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