2015 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards

November 30, 2015November 20, 2015 | Tasha

Jonathan Auxier won two of the 2015 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards with The Night Gardener. He received both the Children’s Literature Award and the Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Other winners include:

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award

Nancy Knows by Cybèle Young

Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction

Why We Live Where We Live by Kira Vermond, illustrated by Julie McLaughlin

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Dance of the Banished by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

John Spray Mystery Award

Julian by William Bell

Amy Mathers Teen Book Award

What We Hide by Marthe Jocelyn

CBC Fan Choice Award

Any Questions? by Marie-Louise Gay

2016 NCTE Children’s Book Awards

November 24, 2015November 23, 2015 | Tasha

The winners of the National Council of Teachers of English Children’s Book Awards have been announced. Below are the two winners of the awards and there are honorable mentions and recommended books in each category as well.

Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children

Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper

Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children

Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans by Don Brown

Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize Winner

November 20, 2015 | Tasha

David Almond has won the 2015 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for A Song for Ella Grey, which I just reviewed yesterday. Wonderful book.

2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 | Tasha

The winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature is

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Here is my review of the book which I called “a journey of brilliance and beauty.”

Amazon Best of 2015 – Young Adult Books

November 12, 2015November 11, 2015 | Tasha

Amazon has released their lists of the Best Books of 2015. They have two youth categories and offer a Top 20 in both. Here are the top 20 books according to Amazon in young adult books

TOP 20 YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

The Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten

We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Amazon Best of 2015 Lists – Children’s Books

November 12, 2015November 11, 2015 | Tasha

Amazon has released their lists of the Best Books of 2015. They have two youth categories and offer a Top 20 in both. Here are the top 20 books according to Amazon in children’s books:

TOP 20 CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley

The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Lenny & Lucy by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Matt Davies

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Jon Klassen

Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi

The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

Treasury of Norse Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli, illustrated by Christina Balit

Waiting by Kevin Henkes

Who Done It? by Olivier Tallec

Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker, illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss

The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

2015 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Execellence in Science Books

November 11, 2015November 11, 2015 | Tasha

The winners of the 2015 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books have been announced. The prizes recognize newly published works that are “scientifically sound and foster an understanding and appreciation of science in readers of all ages.”

The winners are four categories as shown below:

CHILDREN’S SCIENCE PICTURE BOOK