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Silver Birch Fiction Award® Winners and Nominees 1994–2021
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2021
2020
All The Ways HomeElsie Chapman
Feiwel & Friends, Distributed by Raincoast Books
The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga Book 1
David A. RobertsonPuffin Canada
A Boy is Not a Bird
Edeet RavelGroundwood Books
Dog Driven
Terry Lynn JohnsonHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, Distributed by Raincoast
Books
Ember and the Ice DragonsHeather FawcettHarperCollins US
The Ghost CollectorAllison Mills
Annick Press
Harvey Comes HomeColleen Nelson & Tara Anderson
Pajama Press
★ The Jigsaw Puzzle King ★Gina McMurchy-Barber
Dundurn
Music for TigersMichelle Kadarusman
Pajama Press
Shirley & Jamila Save Their SummerGillian Goerz
Dial Books
The Cross Ups 02: Anyone’s GameSylv Chiang & Connie Choi
Annick Press
InklingKenneth Oppel & Sydney Smith
HarperCollins Canada
My Life as a DiamondJenny Manzer
Orca Book Publishers
★ The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane ★Julia Nobel
Sourcebooks
OculumPhilippa Dowding
DCB
Orange for the SunsetsTina Athaide
Katherine Tegen Books
A Royal Guide to Monster SlayingKelley Armstrong
Puffin Canada
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her MonsterJonathan AuxierPuffin Canada
Wings of OlympusKallie George & Fiona Hsieh
HarperCollins Publishers
Winnie’s Great WarLindsay Mattick, Josh Greenhut & Sophie Blackall
HarperCollins Canada
Fiction
Fiction
3
2019The Almost Epic Squad: Mucus Mayhem
Kevin Sylvester & Britt WilsonScholastic Canada Ltd.
★ Chase ★Linwood Barclay
Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers
Ebb and FlowHeather SmithKids Can Press
Elephant SecretEric Walters
Puffin Canada
Falcon WildTerry Lynn Johnson
Charlesbridge
Holly Farb and the Princess of the GalaxyGareth Wronski
Aladdin
Mine!Natalie Hyde
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Missing MikeShari Green
Pajama Press
SitDeborah Ellis
Groundwood Books
The Train of Lost ThingsAmmi-Joan Paquette
Philomel Books
Fiction
Basketballogy: Super Cool Facts You Never Knew
Kevin SylvesterAnnick Press
Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night
Rob LaidlawPajama Press
Biometrics: Your Body and the Science of Security
Maria Birmingham & Ian TurnerOwlkids Books
Broken Pieces: An Orphan of the Halifax Explosion
Allison LawlorNimbus Publishing
★ Carey Price: How a First Nations Kid Became a Superstar Goaltender ★
Catherine RondinaJames Lorimer & Company Ltd
Engineered!: Engineering Design at WorkShannon Hunt & James Gulliver Hancock
Kids Can Press
A Fair Deal: Shopping For Social JusticeKari Jones
Orca Book Publishers
New Hands, New Life: Robots, Prostheses and Innovation
Alex Mihailidis & Jan AndrysekFirefly Books
Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World
Keltie Thomas, Belle Wuthrich, & Kath Boake W.Firefly Books
The Triumphant Tale of the House SparrowJan Thornhill
Groundwood Books
Non-Fiction: The Last Year for the Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award Program until it was consolidated
into the Yellow Cedar Program for 2020
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2018
5 GiraffesAnne Innis Dagg
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Eat Up! An Infographic Exploration of FoodAntonia Banyard, Paula Ayer & Belle Wuthrich
Annick Press
Fight to Learn: The Struggle to Go to School
Laura ScandiffioAnnick Press
Meatless? A Fresh Look at What You Eat
Sarah Elton &Julie McLaughlinOwlkids Books Inc.
Monster Science: Could Monsters Survive (and Thrive!) in the Real World
Helaine Becker & Phil McAndrewKids Can Press
Pocket Change: Pitching in For a Better World
Michelle MulderOrca Book Publishers
Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees
Mary Beth Leatherdale & Eleanor ShakespeareAnnick Press
To Burp or Not to Burp: A Guide to Your Body in Space
Dr. Dave Williams, Loredana Cunti & Theo Krynauw Annick Press
★ Top Dogs: True Stories of Canines That Made History ★Elizabeth MacLeod
Annick Press
What a Waste: Where Does Garbage GoClaire Eamer & Bambi Edlund
Annick Press
BraveSvetlana Chmakova
Yen Press
Cammie Takes FlightLaura Best
Nimbus Publishing
ClutchHeather CamlotRed Deer Press
The Doll’s EyeMarina Cohen
Roaring Brook Press
★ From Ant to Eagle ★Alex Lyttle
Central Avenue Publishing
The Griffin of DarkwoodBecky Citra
Coteau Books
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow GoddessShari Green
Pajama Press Inc
RestartGordon Korman
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
The Stone HeartFaith Erin Hicks
First Second Press
Yellow DogMiriam Körner Red Deer Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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2017
Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife
Julia CoeyFirefly Books
Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet
Nikki TateOrca Book Publishers
Friend or Foe: The Whole Truth about Animals That
People Love to HateEtta Kaner & David Anderson
Owlkids Books Inc.
Half-Truths & Brazen Lies: An Honest Look at Lying
Kira Vermond & Clayton HanmerOwlkids Books Inc.
★ Haunted Canada 6: ★More Terrifying True Stories
Joel A. SutherlandScholastic Canada Ltd
National Geographic Kids Everything Space
Helaine Becker & Brendan MullanNational Geographic Kids
Professor Astro Cat’s Atomic Adventure: A Journey Through Physics
Dr. Dominic Walliman & Ben NewmanFlying Eye Books
Safety Stars: Players Who Fought to Make the Hard-Hitting Game of Professional
Hockey SaferSue Irwin
James Lorimer & Company
Water Wow!: an Infographic ExplorationAntonia Banyard, Paula Ayer & Belle Wuthrich
Annick Press
Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a ZooHelaine Becker & Kathy Boake
Owlkids Books Inc.
AwkwardSvetlana Chmakova
Yen Press
The Blackthorn KeyKevin Sands
Aladdin
Everyday HeroKathleen Cherry
Orca Book Publishers
Heart of a ChampionEllen SchwartzTundra Books
Howard Wallace, P.I.Casey Lyall
Sterling Children’s Books
The Nameless CityFaith Erin Hicks
First Second
The NestKenneth Oppel, Jon Klassen
Harper Trophy Canada
★ OCDaniel ★Wesley King
Paula Wiseman Books
A Pocket Full of MurderR. J. Anderson
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Seven Dead PiratesLinda Bailey
Tundra Books
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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2016
10 Rivers That Shaped The WorldMarilee Peters & Kim Rosen
Annick Press
Baseballogy: Supercool Facts You Never Knew
Kevin SylvesterAnnick Press
Boredom Busters: 50+ Awesome Activities, Recipes, Experiments, And More
Caroline FernandezCICO Books
A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison
Margriet Ruurs & Katherine GibsonPajama Press
Colossal Canada: 100 Epic Facts and FeatsElizabeth MacLeod & Frieda Wishinsky
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Glow-in-the-Dark CreaturesNatalie Hyde
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
★ Haunted Canada 5: Terrifying True Stories ★
Joel A SutherlandScholastic Canada Ltd.
Saving Turtles: A Kids’ Guide To Helping Endangered Creatures
Sue CarstairsFirefly Press
Trash Talk: Moving Toward a Zero-Waste World
Michelle MulderOrca Book Publishers
When the Worst Happens: Extraordinary Stories of Survival
Tanya Lloyd Kyi & David ParkinsAnnick Press
Between ShadowsKathleen Cook Waldron
Coteau Books
The Incredible Space Raiders from Space!Wesley King
Paula Wiseman Books
Jacob’s LandingDaphne Greer
Nimbus Publishing Ltd.
Lost in the BackyardAlison Hughes
Orca Book Publishers
★ Masterminds ★Gordon Korman
Harper Collins
Rain ShadowValerie Sherrard
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Rocket BluesDavid Skuy
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
SpeechlessJennifer Mook-Sang
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
The Swallow: A Ghost StoryCharis CotterTundra Books
The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency 01: The Case of the Missing Moonstone
Jordan Stratford & Kelly MurphyAlfred A. Knopf
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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2015
50 Body Questions: A Book That Spills Its Guts
Tanya Lloyd Kyi & Ross Kinnaird Annick Press
★ Annaleise Carr: How I Conquered Lake Ontario to Help Kids Battling Cancer ★
Annaleise Carr & Deborah EllisLorimer
The Big Book of Hockey for KidsEric Zweig
Scholastic Canada
Cat Champions: Caring for Our Feline Friends
Rob LaidlawPajama Press
Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home
Michelle MulderOrca Book Publishers
The Extraordinary Life of Anna SwanAnne Renaud
Cape Breton University Press
From Vimy to Victory: Canada’s Fight to the Finish in World War I
Hugh BrewsterScholastic Canada
A History of Just about Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions That
Changed the WorldElizabeth MacLeod, Frieda Wishinsky & Qin Leng
Kids Can Press
It’s a Feudal, Feudal World: A Different Medieval History
Stephen Shapiro & Ross Kinnaird Annick Press
Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals
Helaine Becker &Alex RiesKids Can Press
The Creature DepartmentRobert Paul Weston
Penguin Books
Dial M For Morna - The Dead Kid Detective Agency
Evan MundayECW Press
Hidden Agenda Of Sigrid SugdenJill Maclean
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The Madman Of Piney WoodsChristopher Paul Curtis
Scholastic Canada
Me & Mr BellPhillip Roy
Cape Breton University Press
★ The Night Gardener★Jonathan AuxierPuffin Canada
Red WolfJennifer Dance
Dundurn
Saving HoudiniMichael Redhill
HarperCollins Canada
September 17Amanda West Lewis
Red Deer Press
StrikerDavid Skuy
Lorimer
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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2014
Animal Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers: Saving Lives & Changing Hearts
Rob LaidlawFitzhenry & Whiteside
Draw Out The Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics
Brian McLachlanOwlkids Books
Learn to Speak Film: A Guide to Creating, Promoting, and Screening Your Movies
Michael Glassbourg & Jeff KulakOwlkids Books
Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World
Susan HughesOwlkids Books
★ One Step at a Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way ★
Marsha Forchuk SkrypuchPajama Press
Our Rights: How Kids Are Changing the World
Janet WilsonSecond Story Press
Robbers!: True Stories of the World’s Most Notorious Thieves
Andreas Schroeder & Rémy SimardAnnick Press
The World In Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday
FoodsClaire Eamer & Sa Boothroyd
Annick Press
Warriors and Wailers: One Hundred Ancient Chinese Jobs You Might Have
Relished or ReviledSarah Tsiang & Martha Newbigging
Annick Press
Weird Zone: SportsMaria Birmingham & Jaime Bennett
Owlkids Books
Curse Of The Dream WitchAllan Stratton
Scholastic Canada
Eldritch ManorKim Thompson
Dundurn
Neil Flambé And The Tokyo TreasureKevin Sylvester
Simon & Schuster
Nobody’s DogRia Voros
Scholastic Canada
★ Record Breaker ★Robin Stevenson
Orca Book Publishers
The Awesome, Almost 100% True Adventures Of Matt & Craz
Alan SilberbergAladdin
The HypnotistsGordon Korman
Scholastic Canada
The Metro Dogs Of MoscowRachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada
UltraDavid Carroll
Scholastic Canada
Yesterday’s DeadPat Bourke
Second Story Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
9
2013
50 Underwear Questions: A Bare-All History (50 Questions)
Tanya Lloyd Kyi & Ross KinnairdAnnick Press Ltd.
Case Files: 40 Murders and Mysteries
Solved by ScienceLarry Verstraete
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Duped! True Stories of the World’s Best Swindlers
Andreas Schroeder & Rémy SimardAnnick Press Ltd.
Earth-Friendly Buildings, Bridges and
More: The Eco-Journal of Corry LapontEtta Kaner & Stephen MacEachern
Kids Can Press Ltd.
Explorers Who Made it ... or Died TryingFrieda Wishinsky & Bill Dickson
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
★ No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs ★
Rob LaidlawPajama Press Inc.
Sable Island: The Wandering Sandbar
Wendy KittsNimbus Publishing Limited
The Shadows that Rush Past
Rachel A. Qitsualik, Emily Fiegenschuh & Larry MacDougallInhabit Media Inc.
Shannen and the Dream for a SchoolJanet Wilson
Second Story Press
To Hope and Back: The Journey of the St. Louis
Kathy KacerSecond Story Press
Cat FoundIngrid Lee
Chicken House/Scholastic Inc.
The Dead Kid Detective AgencyEvan Munday
ECW Press
Dragon Seer’s GiftJanet McNaughton
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
The Grave Robber’s ApprenticeAllan Stratton
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
★ Making Bombs For Hitler ★Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
The Mighty Miss MaloneChristopher Paul Curtis
Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, Inc.
MissingBecky Citra
Orca Book Publishers
Neil Flambé and the Crusader’s CurseKevin Sylvester
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Sinking Deeper Or My Heroic Decision to
Invent a Sea MonsterSteve Vernon
Nimbus Publishing Limited
A Tinfoil SkyCyndi Sand-Eveland
Tundra Books
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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2012
50 Poisonous Questions: A Book With BiteTanya Lloyd Kyi & Ross Kinnaird
Annick Press
Africans Thought of It: Amazing Innovations
Bathseba Opini & Richard B. LeeAnnick Press
Animals That Changed the World
Keltie ThomasAnnick Press
Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science
Susan Hughes & Michael WandelmaierKids Can Press
★ Don’t Touch That Toad & Other Strange
Things Adults Tell You ★Catherine Rondina & Kevin Sylvester
Kids Can Press
Game Day: Meet the People Who Make It Happen
Kevin SylvesterAnnick Press
Highway of Heroes
Kathy StinsonFitzhenry & Whiteside
Mathemagic! Number Tricks
Lynda Colgan & Jane KurisuKids Can Press
Totally Human: Why We Look and Act the
Way We DoCynthia Pratt Nicolson & Dianne Eastman
Kids Can Press
Who Wants Pizza? The Kids’ Guide to the History, Science & Culture of Food
Jan ThornhillMaple Tree Press
Better Than WeirdAnna Kerz
Orca Book Publishers
Crossing to FreedomVirginia Frances Schwartz
Scholastic Canada
Ghost MessagesJacqueline Guest
Coteau Books
Ghosts of the TitanicJulie Lawson
Scholastic Canada
The Glory WindValerie Sherrard
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The McGillicuddy Book of Personal RecordsColleen SydorRed Deer Press
Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze
Alan SilberbergSimon & Schuster Canada
Neil Flambé and the Aztec Abduction
Kevin SylvesterSimon and Schuster Canada
That Boy RedRachna Gilmore
Harper Trophy Canada/Harper Collins Publishers
★ Undergrounders ★David Skuy
Scholastic Canada
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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2011
Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to BeDaniel Loxton
Kids Can Press
Hoaxed!: Fakes and Mistakes in the World of Science
Editors of YES MagazineKids Can Press
How Figure Skating WorksKeltie Thomas
Owlkids Books Inc.
★ How to Build Your Own Country ★Valerie Wyatt & Fred Rix
Kids Can Press
Kaboom! Explosions of all Kinds Gillian Richardson
Annick Press
Not Your Typical Book About the Environment
Elin Kelsey & Clayton HanmerOwlkids Books Inc.
Remembering John McCraeLinda Granfield
Scholastic Canada, Ltd.
The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest
Ian McAllister & Nicholas ReadOrca Book Publishers
Talking Tails: The Incredible Connection Between People and Their Pets
Ann Love, Jane Drake, & Bill Slavin Tundra Books
What’s the Big Idea?: Inventions that Changed Life on Earth Forever
Helaine Becker & Steve AttoeOwlkids Books Inc.
ArchaeolojestersAndreas OertelLobster Press
BrandedEric Walters
Orca Book Publishers
Dunces AnonymousKate Jaimet
Orca Book Publishers
The Giant-SlayerIain Lawrence
Random House
Home FreeSharon Jennings
Second Story Press
The Hunchback AssignmentsArthur Slade
HarperCollinsCanada
★ Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders ★Kevin Sylvester
Key Porter Books
OrtegaMaureen FergusKids Can Press
The Present Tense of Prinny MurphyJill MacLean
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
ZoobreakGordon Korman
Scholastic Canada, Ltd.
Non-Fiction
Fiction
12
2010
Alien Invaders: Species that Threaten our World
Jane Drake, Ann Love & Mark Thurman Tundra Books
★ At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times ★
Larry VerstraeteScholastic Canada Ltd.
Children of War: Voices of Iraqi RefugeesDeborah Ellis
Groundwood Books
Courage and Compassion: Ten Canadians Who Made a Difference
Rona AratoMaple Tree Press
Dieppe: Canada’s Darkest Day of World War II
Hugh BrewsterScholastic Canada Ltd.
The Insecto-Files: Amazing Insect Science and Facts You’ll Never Believe
Helaine Becker & Claudia Dávila Owl Kids Books
Inside Hockey! The Legends, Facts and Feats that Made the Game
KeltieThomas, John Kicksee Owl Kids Books
Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers: One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have
Desired or DreadedKristin Butcher & Martha Newbigging
Annick Press
Robert Munsch: Portrait of an Extraordinary Canadian
Frank B. EdwardsFitzhenry & Whiteside
You Are Weird: Your Body’s Peculiar Parts And Funny Functions
Diane Swanson and Kathy Boake Kids Can Press
Death in the Air Shane Peacock Tundra Books
Grim Hill: The Secret Deepens Linda DeMeulemeester
Lobster Press
Jolted, Newton Starker’s Rules for SurvivalArthur Slade
HarperCollinsCanada
Libertad Alma Fullerton
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The Mealworm Diaries Anna Kerz
Orca Book Publishers
The Nine Lives of Travis KeatingJill MacLean
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Odds Get EvenNatale Ghent
HarperCollinsCanada
When the Sergeant Came Marching HomeDon Lemna
Holiday House Inc.
White Cave EscapeJennifer McGrath
Kent Nimbus Publishing
★ Zorgamazoo ★Robert Paul Weston
Penguin Group (Canada)
Non-Fiction
Fiction
13
2009
Birds of Prey: An IntroductionRobert Bateman & Nancy Kovacs
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Brave Deeds: How One Family Saved ManyAnn Alma
Groundwood Books
Everything But the Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Didn’t Know About Food
Elizabeth MacLeod & Frieda WishinskyScholastic Canada Ltd
★ Gold Medal For Weird ★Kevin SylvesterKids Can Press
How Soccer WorksKeltie Thomas
Maple Tree Press
The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations
Alootook Ipellie with David MacDonald Annick Press
The Strongest Man in the World: Louis CyrNicholas Debon
Groundwood Books
This is My Planet: The Kids’ Guide to Global WarmingJan Thornhill
Maple Tree Press
Wild Animals in CaptivityRob Laidlaw
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd
The World of PenguinsEvelyne Daigle, Translated by Genevieve Wright
Tundra Books
Chocolate River RescueJennifer McGrath Kent
Nimbus Publishing
Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First CaseShane PeacockTundra Books
The Moon ChildrenBeverley BrennaRed Deer Press
Newton and the Time MachineMichael McGowan
HarperCollins Canada
Peril at Pier NinePenny DraperCoteau Books
Reading the BonesGina McMurchy-Barber
Dundurn Press
The Royal WoodsMatt Duggan
Key Porter Books
Sacred LeafDeborah Ellis
Groundwood Books
SwindleGordon Korman
Scholastic Canada Ltd
★ The Third Eye ★Mahtab Narsimhan
Dundurn Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
14
2008
Eleanor Roosevelt: An Inspiring Life Elizabeth MacLeod
Kids Can Press
Factory GirlBarbara Greenwood
Kids Can Press
Fear This Book: Your Guide to Fright, Horror, & Things That Go Bump in the Night
Jeff Szpirglas Maple Tree Press
I Found A Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide To The Cycle Of Life & Death
Jan ThornhillMaple Tree Press
Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind Jacob Berkowitz & Steve Mack
Kids Can Press
Kids Who Rule: The Remarkable Lives Of Five Child Monarchs
Charis Cotter Annick Press
One Well: The Story Of Water On Earth Rochelle Strauss & Rosemary Woods
Kids Can Press
Our Game: The History of Hockey in Canada
David Stubbs & Neal PortnoyLobster Press
Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa that Brought Them Together
Herb ShovellerKids Can Press
★ Secret Agent Y.O.U. : The Official Guide to Secret Codes, Disguises, Surveillance and
More ★Helaine Becker & Dave Whamond
Maple Tree Press
BaboonDavid JonesAnnick Press
Directed by Kaspar SnitCary Fagan
Tundra Books
JakemanDeborah Ellis
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Never to be ToldBecky Citra
Orca Book Publishers
Odd Man OutSarah Ellis
Groundwood Books
PigboyVicki Grant
Orca Book Publishers
★ The Secret of Grim Hill★Linda DeMeulemeester
Lobster Press
Shadows on the Train Melanie Jackson
Orca Book Publishers
Torrie and the Snake-PrinceK.V. JohansenAnnick Press
The Vampire’s VisitDavid A. PoulsenKey Porter Books
Non-Fiction
Fiction
15
2007
Backyard BirdsRobert Bateman
Scholastic Canada
Hayley Wickenheiser : Born to PlayElizabeth Etue Kids Can Press
★ Hiding Edith ★Kathy Kacer
Second Story Press
“I Did It Because...” : How a Poem HappensLoris Lesynski & Michael Martchenko
Annick Press
Prepare to be Amazed: The Geniuses of Modern Magic
Mary Schendlinger Annick Press
The Remarkable MariaPatti McIntosh & Tara Langlois
Maggie & Pierrot
Science Detectives: How Scientists Solved Six Real-Life Mysteries
The Editiors of YES Mag & Rose Cowles Kids Can Press
Strange New Species: Astonishing Discoveries of Life on Earth
Elin Kelsey Maple Tree Press
They Did What?! Your Guide to Weird & Wacky Things People Do
Jeff Szpirglas & Dave Whamond Maple Tree Press
The Wonder in WaterDiane Swanson
Annick Press
Barry, BoyhoundAndy Spearman
Random House Canada
The Crazy ManPamela Porter
Groundwood Books
Domenic’s WarCurtis Parkinson
Tundra Books
The Dragon PrinceVicki Blum
Scholastic Canada
Ingrid and the WolfAndré Alexis
Tundra Books
Mella and the N’anga: An African TaleGail Nyoka
Sumach Press
The Path Through the TreesPeggy Dymond Leavey
Napolean
Sarah and the Magic Science ProjectHazel Hutchins & Christine Delezenne
Annick Press
Terror at Turtle MountainPenny Draper Coteau Books
★ Walking with the Dead★L.M. Falcone
Kids Can Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
16
2006Bone FlutePatricia Bow
Orca Book Publishing
Ellen FremedonJoan Givner
Groundwood
Greysteel’s GhostRobert Sutherland
Harper Collins Canada
Lost Goat LaneRosa Jordan
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Mask On The Cruise ShipMelanie Jackson
Orca Book Publishing
Prairie DogsGlenda Goertzen
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Quid Pro QuoVicki Grant
Orca Book Publishing
Rescue PupJean Little
Orca Book Publishing
Torrie & The Pirate QueenK.V. Johansen Annick Press
★ Wolf Pack ★Edo van Belkom
Tundra Books
Bloom Of FriendshipAnne Renaud & Ashley Spires
Lobster Press
★ Boredom Blasters ★Helaine Becker & Claudia Davila
Maple Tree Press
Brave Jack And The UnicornJanet McNaughton & Susan Tooke
Tundra Books
How Basketball WorksKeltie Thomas & Greg Hall
Maple Tree Press
Lowdown On EarthwormsNorma Dixon & Warren Clark
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Rain TonightSteve Pitt & Heather Collins
Tundra Books
Sir John A MacdonaldJacqueline Brown & Suzanne Mogensen
Jackfruit Press
Sports Hall Of WeirdKevin Sylvester & Kevin Sylvester
Kids Can Press
That’s Very CanadianVivien Bowers & Dianne Eastman
Maple Tree Press
Three WishesDeborah Ellis Groundwood
Non-Fiction
Fiction
17
2005The Fortress of Kaspar Snit
Cary Fagan Tundra Books
HeroMartha Attema
Orca
Last Days in AfricvilleDorothy Perkyns
Beach Holme
Mable RileyMarthe Jocelyn Tundra Books
My Name is MitchShelagh Lynne Supeene
Orca
No Small ThingNatale Ghent HarperCollins
The Puppet Wrangler Vicki Grant
Orca
★ Raven Quest ★Sharon Stewart
Scholastic Canada
Scream of the HawkNancy Belgue
Orca
Sorcerer’s LetterboxSimon Rose Tradewind
Going Wild: Amazing Animal Adventures Around the World
Brian Keating Fitzhenry & Whiteside
★ Ask Me Anything: Strange But True Answers to 99 Wacky Questions ★
Marg Meikle & Tina Holdcroft Scholastic Canada
The Bear Says North: Tales from Northern Lands
retold by Bob Barton & Jirina Marton Groundwood
Famous Dead CanadiansJoanne Stanbridge & B. Dickson
Scholastic Canada
Fantastic Feats and FailuresEditors of YES Magazine & Jane Kurisu
Kids Can
The Kids Guide to Money Cent$Keltie Thomas & S MacEachern
Kids Can
On Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day HeroesHugh Brewster
Scholastic/Madison Press
Tree of LifeRochelle Strauss & M. Thompson
Kids Can
The Tunnel KingBarbara Hehner
HarperCollins
Wow!: The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About the Five Senses
Trudee Romanek & R. Cowles Kids Can
Non-Fiction
Fiction
18
2004Adventures of Tommy Smith
Robert Sutherland HarperCollins
Company of FoolsDeborah Ellis
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Dance of the StonesAndrea Spalding
Orca Book Publishers
Dear Canada: Alone in an Untamed LandMaxine Trottier
Scholastic Canada, Ltd
Deep End GangPeggy Dymond Leavey
Napoleon Publishing
Finding SophieIrene N. Watts Tundra Books
Jeannie and the Gentle GiantsLuanne Armstrong
Ronsdale Press
Leaving the Log HouseAinslie Manson
Orca Book Publishers
★ Newton and the Giant ★Mike McGowan HarperCollins
TJ and the Haunted HouseHazel Hutchins
Orca Book Publishers
The Kids Book of Black Canadian HistoryRosemary Sadlier & W. Qijun
Kids Can Press
Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius Elizabeth MacLeod
Kids Can Press
Under the IceKathy Conlan
Toronto: Kids Can Press
Achoo: The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About Germs
Trudee Romanek & Rose CowlesKids Can Press
Best Book of BikesAmy Pinchuk, T. Holdcroft & A. Moon
Maple Tree Press
The Martial Arts BookLaura Scandiffio & N. Debon
Annick Press
★ Survivors! True Death Defying Escapes ★Larry Verstraete
Scholastic Canada
Adventures in Ancient China Linda Bailey & Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
Tornado!Cynthia Pratt Nicolson
Kids Can Press
Amazing International Space StationsEditors of YES Magazine
Kids Can Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
19
2003★ Camp X ★
Eric Walters Penguin Books
Chance & the ButterflyMaggie de Vries
Orca Books
Flying GeeseBarbara Haworth-Attard
Harper Collins
Footsteps in the SnowCarol Matas Scholastic
I Have Been in DangerCheryl Foggo Coteau Books
Jo’s TriumphNikki Tate
Orca Books
The Light-Bearer’s DaughterO.R. Melling
Penguin Books
Summer of ChangesAnn Alma
Sono Nis Press
TJ and the CatsHazel Hutchins
Orca Books
White Horse TalismanAndrea Spalding
Orca Books
Adventures with the VikingsLinda Bailey & Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
Earthquake! Cynthia Pratt Nicolson
Kids Can Press
Gold Rush Fever: A Story About the Klondike
Barbara Greenwood & Heather Collins Kids Can Press
★ Hana’s Suitcase ★Karen Levine
Second Story Press
How Hockey WorksKeltie Thomas & Greg Hall
Owl Books
Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs
Laurie Coulter & Sarah Jane English Scholastic
To the Top of EverestLaurie Skreslet & Elizabeth MacLeod
Kids Can Press
What’s That Bug? Nan Froman & Julian Mulock
Scholastic
Where Poppies GrowLinda Granfield Stoddart Kids
ZZZ... The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About Sleep
Trudee Romanek & Rose Cowles Kids Can Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
20
2002
A Time of Golden Dragons Hao Yu & Song Nan Zhang
Tundra Books
Building Canada Bonnie ShemieTundra Books
Eco-Fun David Suzuki & Kathy Vanderlinden
Greystone Books
★ Ha! Ha! Ha! ★Lyn Thomas
Greey de Pencier/Owl Books,
House Calls: The True Story of a Pioneer Doctor
Ainslie MansonGroundwood Books
Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer’s Life Elizabeth MacLeod
Kids Can Press
Monsters Sylvia Funston
Greey de Pencier/Owl Books
Mysterious You Hmmm? Diane SwansonKids Can Press
What’s the Difference? Judy Diehl and David Plumb
Annick Press
You Asked For It! Marg Meikle
Scholastic Books
Basket of Beethoven Susan Currie
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The Hungry Year Connie Brummel Crook
Stoddart Kids
★ If I Just Had Two Wings ★Virginia Frances Schwartz
Stoddart Kids
In the Clear Anne Laurel Carter
Orca Book Publishers
Jesse’s Star Ellen Schwartz
Orca Book Publishers
King of the Castle Kathy Stinson
Second Story Press
Mystery from History Dayle Campbell GaetzOrca Book Publishers
Nose for Adventure Richard Scrimger
Tundra Books
The Virtual Zone: Titanic’s Race to Disaster Lynda Wilson
Roussan Publishers
Waiting to Dive Karen Rivers
Orca Book Publishers
Non-Fiction
Fiction
21
2001Frogger
Frank B. EdwardsPokeweed Press
Looking for XDeborah Ellis
Groundwood Books/Douglas and McIntyre
Mina’s Spring of ColorsRachna Gilmore
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
The Ghost of Avalanche MountainJulie LawsonStoddart Kids
★ After Hamelin ★Bill Richardson
Annick Press Ltd.
Once Upon A Time Long, Long AgoHenry Shykoff
National Heritage Books
The Lost SketchAndrea and David Spalding
Whitecap Books
Frogface and the Three BoysDon Trembath
Orca Book Publishers
Remember MeIrene N. WattsTundra Books
KitShirley Woods
Groundwood Books/Douglas and McIntyre
★Adventure in the Middle Ages ★Linda Bailey
Kids Can Press
MummiesSylvia Funston
Owl
The Book Of You: The Science And Fun!: Of Why You Look, Feel And Act The Way
You DoSylvia Funston
Owl Books
Pier 21: Gateway of HopeLinda GranfieldTundra Books
Animals in MotionPamela Hickman
Kids Can Press
Kid’s Book of Canadian RailwaysDeborah HodgeKids Can Press
The Kids Book of the Far NorthAnn Love & Jane Drake
Kids Can Press
In the Time of KnightsShelley Tanaka
Scholastic
Secrets of the MummiesShelley Tanaka
Scholastic/Madison Press Book
Weather - FAQValerie Wyatt
Kids Can Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
22
2000Run For Your LifeWilma E. Alexander
Roussan
How Can A Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark?
Linda BaileyKids Can Press
The Town That Floated AwaySandra Birdsell
Harper Collins Canada
Lionheart’s ScribeKarleen Bradford
Harper Collins Canada
Sioux WinterBill Freeman
James Lorimer
The Other PlaceMonica Hughes
Harper Collins Canada
★ The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser ★Kathy Kacer
Second Story Press
Sky Lake SummerPeggy Dymond
Napoleon Publishing
The Way to SchenectadyRichard Scrimger
Tundra Books
The Principal’s KidJoan Weir
Polestar Book Publishers
★ If You Could Wear My Sneakers ★Sheree Fitch
Doubleday Canada
McCurdy and the Silver DartLes Harding
University College of Cape Breton Press
Animal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves
Etta KanerKids Can Press
Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive LifeElizabeth Macleod
Kids Can Press
The StarsCynthia Pratt Nicholson
Kids Can Press
Canada’s Maple Leaf: The Story of Our FlagAnn-Maureen Owens & Jane Yealland
Kids Can Press
By Truck to the North: My Winter AdventureAndy Turnbull & Debora Pearson
Annick Press
The Inuksuk BookMary Wallace
Owl Books
Meet the Group of SevenDavid Wistow & Kelly McKinley
Kids Can Press
Earthlings Inside and Out: A Space Alien Studies the Human Body
Valerie WyattKids Can Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
23
1999The Accidental Orphan
Constance HorneBeach Holme Press
The Faces of Fear
Monica HughesHarper Collins
Quebec City CrisisRoy McGregor
McClelland and Stewart
The Nose From JupiterRichard Scrimger
Tundra Books
An Island of My OwnAndrea Spalding
Beach Holme Press
Hope Springs a LeakTed Staunton
Red Deer College Press
The Secret of Devil LakeRobert Sutherland
Harper Collins
Good-bye MarianneIrene N. WattsTundra Books
DogstarBeverley and Chris Wood
Polestar
★ Trapped in Ice ★Eric Walters
Penguin Books
SafariRobert Bateman
Penguin
If Sarah Will Take MeDavid Bouchard
Orca Book Publishers
Moon Festival: A Chinese Mid-Autumn Celebration
Arlene ChanUmbrella Press
There’s a Mouse in My House!Sheree Fitch
Doubleday Canada
The Last Safe HouseBarbara Greenwood
Kids Can Press
The Kids Book of Canadian Prime MinistersPat Hancock
Kids Can Press
The Kids Guide to the MillenniumAnn Love and Jane Drake
Kids Can Press
★ Funny You Should Ask ★Marg MeikleScholastic
52 Days By CamelLawrie Raskin & Debora Pearson
Annick Press
Animals Eat the Weirdest ThingsDiane SwansonWhitecap Books
Non-Fiction
Fiction
24
1998The Runaways
Kristin ButcherKids Can Press Ltd.
Home ChildBarbara Hawarth-Attard
Roussan Pub.
GoldstoneJulie Lawson
Stoddart
Juliana and the Medicine FishJake MacDonald
Great Plains Fiction
Kidnapped in SwedenRoy MacGregor
McClelland & Stewart
★ Silverwing ★Kenneth OppelHarper Collins
The Lie That Had To BeSharon Gibson Palermo
Thistledown Press
The Mastodon MysteryDorothy PerkynsLancelot Press
Garbage Creek and Other StoriesW.D. Valgardson
Groundwood Books
Jess and the Runaway GrandpaMary Woodbury
Coteau Books
Voices From the WildDavid BouchardRaincoast Books
Crime ScienceVivien Bowers
Owl Books
★Anastasia’s Album ★Hugh Brewster
Penguin Books Canada
The Untamed World: WolvesKaren Dudley
Weigl Educational Publishers
Postcards TalkLinda Granfield
Pembroke Publishers
The Kids Book of CanadaBarbara Greenwood
Kids Can Press
Fort Chipewayan Homecoming: A Journey to Native CanadaMorningstar Mercredi
Lerner Publications
Bug BitesDiane SwansonWhitecap Books
Discovering the IcemanShelley Tanaka
Scholastic
Whose Bright Idea Was It?Larry Verstraete
Scholastic
The TV BookShelagh Wallace
Annick Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
25
1997Hockey Night In Transcona
John DanakasLorimer
Melanie Bluelake’s Dream Betty Dorion
Coteau Books
Anywhere But HereAdele Dueck
San Val
Where Have You Been, Billy Boy?Monica Hughes
Harper Trophy Canada
Cougar CoveJulie Lawson
Orca Book Publishers
Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy CaseMordecai Richler
Tundra Books
Starshine On T.V.Ellen Schwartz
Polestar Book Publishers
Finders KeepersAndrea Spalding
Dundurn
Summer of the Mad MonkCora Taylor
Greystone Books
★ Stars ★Eric Walters
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
CybersurferNyla Ahmad
Maple Tree Press
The Kids Campfire BookJane Drake and Ann Love
Kids Can Press
Scary ScienceSylvia Funston
Scholastic Canada
In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCraeLinda Granfield
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The Night Book: Exploring Nature After Dark
Pamela HickmanKids Can Press
Oceans: Looking at Beaches and Coral Reefs, Tides and Currents, Sea Mammals
and Fish, Seaweeds and Other Ocean Wonders
Adrienne MasonKids Can Press
Forts of CanadaAnn-Maureen Owens & Jane Yealland
Kids Can Press
Buffalo Sunrise: The Story of a North American Giant
Diane SwansonWhitecap Books
★ On Board the Titanic ★Shelley Tanaka
Scholastic Canada/Madison Press
Wild in the CityJan Thornhill
Maple Tree Press
Non-Fiction
Fiction
26
1996The Dragon’s Egg
Alison Baird & Frances TyrrellScholastic Canada
Out of the BlueSarah Ellis
Groundwood
A Friend Like ZillaRachna Gilmore & Alice Priestly
Second Story Press
Cowboys Don’t QuitMarilyn Halvorsen
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The Golden AquariansMonica Hughes
Harper Trophy Canada
Within a Painted PastHazel Hutchins & Ruth Ohi
Annick Press
Freedom Child of the SeaRichardo Keens-Douglas & Julia Gukova
Annick Press
DreamcatcherMeredy Maynard & Jim Brennan
Polestar Book Publishers
★ Bringing Up Beauty ★Sylvia McNicoll
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Shabash!Anne Walsh
Dundurn
Stand Your Ground Eric Walters
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The Case of the Golden BoyEric Wilson
Orca Book Publishers
The Book of ChangesTim Wynne-Jones
Groundwood
OntarioMichael BarnesMonarch Books
The MoonPaulette Bourgeois & Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
★ Sho and the Demons of the Deep ★Anouchka Gravel Galouchko
Annick Press
Favourite String GamesCamilla Gryski & Tom Sankey
Kids Can Press
Ballet SchoolBobbie Kalman, photographed by Marc Crabtree
Crabtree Publishing Company
Towers and TunnelsEtta Kaner & Pat Cupples
Kids Can Press
Great Moments in Canadian BaseballBrian Kendall
Lester Publishing
Pay Dirt! The Search for Gold in British Columbia
Laura Langston & Stuart DuncanOrca Book Publishers
The Phone BookElizabeth MacLeod & Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
Take a HikeSharon McKay and David Macleod
Scholastic Canada
EarthdanceCynthia Pratt Nicolson & Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
Coyotes in the CrosswalkDiane Swanson & Douglas Penhale
Walrus Books
Non-Fiction
Fiction
27
1995Skateway to Freedom
Ann AlmaDundurn
How Can I Be A Detective If I Have To Babysit?
Linda BaileyKids Can Press
Tell The WorldSevern Cullis SuzukiDoubleday Canada
BoondoggleCamilla GryskiKids Can Press
HabitatsPamela Hickman
Kids Can Press
Adam and Eve and Pinch MeJulie Johnston
San Val
A One-Room School Bobbie Kalman
Crabtree Publishing
BridgesEtta Kaner
Kids Can Press
White Jade TigerJulie Lawson
Dundurn
The Pied Piper of HamelinMichele Lemieux
William Morrow & Co
The Time of the WolfThomas MacDonald
Maxwell Macmillan Canada
★ Polar, the Titanic Bear ★Laurie McGaw
Little Brown and Company
The Flying Tortoise: An Igbo TaleTololwa Mollel and Barbara Spurll
Stoddart Kids
Mollie Whuppie and the GiantRobin MullerFirefly Books
The Lights Go On AgainKit Pearson
Puffin Canada
Light MagicTrudy Rising and Peter Williams
Maple Tree Press
Past TenseKen Roberts
Groundwood
Margy MisunderstoodMargaret Smith
Maxwell Macmillan Canada
Guardian Of the DarkBev Spencer
Scholastic Canada
The Disaster of the HindenburgShelley Tanaka
Scholastic Canada
Hawk and StretchBernice Thurman Hunter
Scholastic Canada
Some of The Kinder PlanetsTim Wynne-Jones
Groundwood
28
1994Time Detectives: Clues From Our Past
Donalda BadoneAnnick Press
Ticket to Curlew Celia Barker Lottridge
Groundwood
On the Shuttle: Eight Days in SpaceBarbara Bondar with Dr. Roberta Bondar
Maple Tree Press
Doctor Knickerbocker & Other Rhymes David Booth
Ticknor & Fields
If You’re Not From the Prairie David BouchardRaincoast Books
My Mother’s Ghost Margaret BuffieKids Can Press
Bryna Means Courage Mitzi Dale
House of Anansi
Spud Sweetgrass Brian Doyle
House of Anansi
Pick-up Sticks Sarah Ellis
Groundwood
Drifting Snow: An Arctic Search James Houston
McClelland & Stewart
Real Live Science Jay Ingram
Maple Tree Press
The Year of the Fire Teddy Jam, pictures by Ian Wallace
Groundwood
Hero Of Lesser Causes Julie JohnstonTundra Books
Twinkie Squad Gordon Korman
Scholastic
Ellen /Elena /Luna Paul Kropp
Maxwell Macmillan Canada
Diana: My Autobiography Kevin Major
Doubleday Canada
★ Daniel’s Story ★Carol MatasScholastic
The Firefighter Bernice Thurman Hunter
Scholastic
The St. Andrews Werewolf Eric Wilson
Harper Trophy Canada
Science Book For Girls and Other Intelligent Beings
Valerie Wyatt Kids Can Press