Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award

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Canadian Association of Children's Librarians

Scope:

national

Award Status:

Active

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Contact Info:

Helen Kubiw
Teacher-Librarian
Aberfoyle Public School
16 Old Brock Raod, RR #3
Guelph, ON N1H 6H9
Tel: (519) 763-7040 x 409
Fax: (519) 763-8041
helen.kubiw@ugdsb.on.ca

This award is presented annually by the Canadian Association of Children's Librarians to the author of an outstanding children's book published during the previous calendar year. The book must be suitable for children up to age fourteen and have been published in Canada by an author who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Selection is made by a committee of the CLA with input from the membership. The award is presented at the CLA annual conference in June.

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Award Recipients

Yearsort iconDetailRecipient
2009Anne Laurel Carter, The Shepherd’s Granddaughter. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2008.
2008 Christopher Paul Curtis, Elijah of Buxton. Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 2007.
2007 Hadley Dyer, Johnny Kellock Died Today. Toronto: HarperTrophyCanada, 2006.
2006 Pamela Porter, The Crazy Man. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2005.
2005 Anne Laurel Carter, Last Chance Bay. Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2004.
2004 Brian Doyle, Boy O’ Boy. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2003.
2003 Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase. Toronto: Second Story Press, 2002.
2002 Jean Little, Orphan at My Door. Markham, ON: Scholastic Canada, 2001.
2001 Nan Gregory, Wild Girl & Gran. Illustrated by Ron Lightburn. Calgary: Red Deer Press, 2000.
2000 Kenneth Oppel, Sunwing. Toronto: HarperCollins Canada, 1999.
1999 Tim Wynne-Jones, Stephen Fair. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1998
1998 Kenneth Oppel, Silverwing. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.
1997 Brian Doyle, Uncle Ronald. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1996.
1996 Maxine Trottier, The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing. Illustrated by Al Van Mil. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 1995.
1995 Cora Taylor, Summer of the Mad Monk. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1994.
1994 Tim Wynne-Jones, Some of the Kinder Planets. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1993.
1993 Celia Barker Lottridge, Ticket To Curlew. Illustrated by Wendy Wolsak-Frith. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1992.
1992 Kevin Major, Eating Between The Lines. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1991.
1991 Michael Bedard, Redwork. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1990.
1990 Kit Pearson, The Sky is Falling. Markham, ON: Viking Kestrel, 1989.
1989 Brian Doyle, Easy Avenue. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1988.
1988 Kit Pearson, A Handful of Time. Markham, ON: Viking Kestrel, 1987
1987 Janet Lunn, Shadow in Hawthorn Bay. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1986.
1986 Cora Taylor, Julie. Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1985.
1985 Jean Little, Mama's Going To Buy You a Mockingbird. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1984.
1984 Jan Hudson, Sweetgrass. Edmonton: Tree Frog Press, 1984.
1983 Brian Doyle, Up To Low. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1982.
1982 Janet Lunn, The Root Cellar. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1981.
1981 Donn Kushner, The Violin Maker's Gift. Illustrated by Doug Panton. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1980.
1980 James Houston, River Runners: A Tale of Hardship and Bravery. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1979.
1979 Kevin Major, Hold Fast. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1978.
1978 Dennis Lee, Garbage Delight. Illustrated by Frank Newfeld. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1977.
1977 Christie Harris, Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses. Illustrated by Douglas Tait. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1976.
1976 Mordecai Richler, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1975.
1975 Dennis Lee, Alligator Pie. Illustrated by Frank Newfeld. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1974.
1974 Elizabeth Cleaver, The Miraculous Hind: A Hungarian Legend. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.
1973 Ruth Nichols, The Marrow of the World. Illustrated by Trina Schart. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1972.
1972 Ann Blades, Mary of Mile 18. Montreal: Tundra Books, 1971.
1971 William Toye, Cartier Discovers the St. Lawrence. Illustrated by Laszlo Gal. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1970.
1970 Edith Fowke, Sally Go Round the Sun: 300 Songs, Rhymes and Games of Canadian Children. Illustrated by Laszlo Kubinyi. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969.
1969 Kay Hill, And Tomorrow The Stars: The Story of John Cabot. New York: Dodd Mead and Co., 1968.
1968 James Houston, The White Archer: An Eskimo Legend. Toronto: Academic Press, 1967.
1967 Christie Harris, Raven's Cry. Illustrated by Bill Reid. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1966.
1966 James Houston, Tikta'liktak: An Eskimo Legend. Toronto: Longmans, 1965.
1966James McNeill, The Double Knights: More Tales from Round the World. Illustrated by Theo Dimson. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1964.
1965 Dorothy M. Reid, Tales of Nanabozho. Illustrated by Donald Grant. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1963.
1964 Roderick Haig-Brown, The Whale People. Illustrated by Mary Weiler. London: Collins, 1962.
1963 Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey. Illustrated by Carl Burger. Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton, 1961.
1961 William Toye, The St. Lawrence. Illustrated by Leo Rampen. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1959.
1960 Marius Barbeau, The Golden Phoenix and Other French Canadian Fairy Tales retold by Michael Hornyansky. Illustrated by Arthur Price. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1958.
1959 John F. Hayes, The Dangerous Cove: A Story of the Early Days in Newfoundland. Illustrated by Fred Finely. Vancouver: Copp Clark, 1957.
1958 Farley Mowat, Lost in the Barrens. Illustrated by Charles Geer. Toronto: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.
1957 Cyrus Macmillan, Glooskap's Country and other Indian Tales. Illustrated by John A. Hall. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1955.
1956 Louise Riley, Train for Tiger Lily. Illustrated by Christine Price. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1954.
1952 Catherine Anthony Clark, The Sun Horse. Illustrated by Clare Bice. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1951.
1950 Richard S. Lambert, Franklin of the Arctic: A Life of Adventure. Maps by Julius Griffith. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1949.
1949 Mabel Dunham, Kristli's Trees. Illustrated by Selwyn Dewdney. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1948.
1947 Roderick Haig-Brown, Starbuck Winter Valley. Illustrated by Charles Defeo. New York: William Morrow, 1943.