The 2006 Shortlist for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards has been announced. One award is given to picture books and the other for a yound adult or middle book. The award winners are selected by two juries of schoolchildren. Here are the titles that made the shortlist:
Picture Books
* Caramba written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
* Forever: The Annual Hockey Classic written by Roy MacGregor, illustrated by Brian Deines
* Gretzky’s Game written by Mike Leonetti, illustrated by Greg Banning
* The Nutcracker written by Karen Kain, illustrated by Rajka Kupesic
* Shi-shi-etko written by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim LaFave
Young Adult/Middle Reader Books
* Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby
* The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter
* The Gravesavers by Sheree Fitch
* Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
* Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai