The finalists for the 2015 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards have been announced. There are awards for books in both French and English. Below I have included only the English titles. The full list can be seen here.

 

TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

 

Any Questions? by Marie-Louise Gay

A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison by Margriet Ruurs

  

From Vimy to Victory: Canada’s Fight to the Finish in World War I by Hugh Brewster

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

 

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award

 

Dolphin SOS by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki, illustrated by Julie Flett

From There to Here by Laurel Croza, illustrated by Matt James

 

Hope Springs by Eric Walters, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

 

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

Nancy Knows by Cybèle Young

 

Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction

 

From Vimy to Victory: Canada’s Fight to the Finish in World War I by Hugh Brewster

If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers by David J. Smith, illustrated by Steve Adams

 

Residential Schools, With the Words and Images of Survivors: A National History by Larry Loyie with Wayne K. Spear and Constance Brissenden

Starting from Scratch: What You Should Know about Food and Cooking by Sarah Elton, illustrated by Jeff Kulak

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

 

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

  

Arrow through the Axes by Patrick Bowman

Dance of the Banished by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

The Gospel Truth by Caroline Pignat

 

Underground Soldier by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Unspeakable by Caroline Pignat

 

John Spray Mystery Award

  

About That Night by Norah McClintock

Dead Man’s Switch by Sigmund Brouwer

Julian by William Bell

 

The Show to End All Shows by Cary Fagan

The Voice Inside My Head by S. J. Laidlaw

 

Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy

  

The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

The Nethergrim by Matthew Jobin

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

 

Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

The Story of Owen by E. K. Johnston

 

Amy Mathers Teen Book Award

  

The Art of Getting Stared At by Laura Langston

Blues for Zoey by Robert Paul Weston

The Bodies We Wear by Jeyn Roberts

 

The Gospel Truth by Caroline Pignat

What We Hide by Marthe Jocelyn

The shortlist for the 2016 Scottish Children’s Book Award has been announced. The awards go to books in three categories that are specific to age ranges:

 

Bookbug Readers (ages 3-7)

  

Mouse’s First Night at Moonlight School by Simon Puttock and Ali Pye

Never Tickle a Tiger by Pamela Butchart and Marc Boutavant

Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit Book Burglar by Emily MacKenzie

 

Younger Readers (ages 8-11)

  

The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird

The Mysteries of Ravenstorm Island: The Lost Children by Gillian Philip

The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie

 

Older Readers (ages 12-16)

  

Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein

The Piper by Danny Weston

Trouble on Cable Street by Joan Lingard

The winners of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals were announced at the British Library in London.

CILIP Carnegie Medal

Tanya Landman for Buffalo Soldier

 

CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal

William Grill for Shackleton’s Journey

The Children’s Book Council and the International Literacy Association have released the 2015 Children’s Choices List. The list is voted on by over 36,000 children across the United States, who read newly-published books.

This list has been going on for over 40 years, starting in 1974. The pdf of the list is beautifully designed too, something worth printing and having at the Children’s Services desk at your library.