Illustrated and written by Anne Villeneuve The finalists are listed below, alphabetically by title. This award, establisghed in 1971, recognizes an illustrator of a noteworthy Canadian book, published in 2013, that appeals to children up to the age of 12 years. Respectfully submitted on behalf of the 2013‐2014 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Jury: Megan Clare, Librarian, Waterloo Public Library, Waterloo, ON Jaclyn McLean, Librarian, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Rachel Seigel, Sales & Selection Strategist, Edu Reference Publisher’s Direct, Toronto, ON Marilyn Willis, Retired Library Coordinator, Georgetown, ON Reta Pyke, Librarian, Port Moody Public Library, Vancouver, BCįor more information, please contact Jaclyn McLean at Amelia Frances Howard‐Gibbon Illustrator’s Award Prince Pugley of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff

Written by Lesley Livingston and Jonathan Llyr After thorough reading and review, 45 were longlisted, and today we announce the 10 finalists for the 2014 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, in alphabetical order by title.īones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries We are lucky to celebrate the wealth of extraordinary children’s writers in Canada with this award, and were provided with 194 titles to consider this year. The award is generously sponsored by Library Services Centre. On behalf of the children of Canada, we salute the efforts and accomplishments of these writers, and thank them and their publishers for providing our children with an inspired collection of new titles.

This respected award honours a book published in Canada in 2013 by a Canadian author that appeals to readers aged 12 and younger. All three awards are generously sponsored by Library Services Centre. Get Published: The Writing for Children KitįOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OTTAWA (March 1, 2014) – The Canadian Library Association has announced the shortlists for its three Canadian children’s book awards - the CLA Book of the Year Award for Children, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award and the CLA Young Adult Book Award.

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