2024 CCBC Book Awards
Elly Barlin-Daniels
A Charles Baillie
Shelley Stagg Peterson
Alice Chase
Power Corporation of Canada
Jugo Juice
Jackman Foundation
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
Groundwood Books
Kids Can Press
Three Farmers
Orca Book Publishers
Scholastic Canada
SmileMakers
7:00-7:50
Pre-Ceremony Reception
8:00-9:00
CCBC Book Awards Ceremony
9:00-10:00
Post-Ceremony Reception
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
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.
Arlene Barlin Award for Science
Fiction and Fantasy ($5,000)
Supported by Elly
Barlin-Daniels
Bonesmith (House of the Dead Duology)
Written by Nicki Pau Preto
Published by Margaret K McElderry Books
The Boy, the Cloud and the Very Tall Tale
Written by Heather Smith
Published by Orca Book Publishers
Nightbreaker (Nightbreaker)
Written by Coco Ma
Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
City of Nightmares
(City of Nightmares Duology)
Written by Rebecca Schaeffer
Published by Clarion Books
The Stars of Mount Quixx (The Brindlewatch Quintet)
Written by S.M. Beiko
Published by ECW Press
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 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
Written by Emi Pinto
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
The Boy Who Woke the Sun
Written by A.T. Woodley
Illustrated by Mike Deas
Published by Red Deer Press
The Cricket War
Written by
Thọ Phạm and Sandra McTavish
Published by Kids Can Press
The Secret of the Ravens
Written and illustrated by Joanna Cacao
Published by Clarion Books Where the Water Takes Us
Written and illustrated by Alan Barillaro
Published by Candlewick 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
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
Only This Beautiful Moment
Written by Abdi Nazemian
Published by Balzer + Bray
Something More
Written by Jackie Khalilieh
Published by Tundra Books
The Space Between Here & Now
Written by Sarah Suk
Published by Quill Tree Books
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
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
Written by
Jessica Outram
Published by Second Story Press
The Cricket War
Written by Thọ Phạm and Sandra McTavish
Published by Kids Can Press
Mall Goth
Written and illustrated by Kate Leth
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Out of the Dark
Written by Julie Lawson
Published by Nimbus Publishing
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
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book
Award ($20,000)
Supported b
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
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
Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
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)
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
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
La couleur de ma différence
Written by
Mc Knoell Alexis
Published by Héritage jeunesse
Le Cumulus machinus
Written by Ugo Monticone
Illustrarted by Orbie
Published by la courte échelle
Les saumons de la Mitis
Written by Christine Beaulieu
Illustrated by Caroline Lavergne
Published by Éditions de la Bagnole Taches d'huile
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
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A. Charles Baillie
Shelley Stagg Peterson
Jugo Juice
Jackman Foundation
Power Corporation of Canada
Elly Barlin-Daniels
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