The finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Awards have been announced and the winners will be revealed on October 25th. Two of the categories are specifically for younger readers. Here are the finalists for those categories:
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE – TEXT
Calvin by Marine Leavitt
The Emperor of Any Place by Tim Wynne-Jones
Once in a Town Called Moth by Trilby Kent
A Thousand Nights by EK Johnston
The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE – ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
The Branch by Mireille Messier and Pierre Pratt
A Hungry Lion or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Ooko by Esme Shapiro
Tokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano and Kellen Hatanaka
The White Cat and the Monk by Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith
