CCBC Canadian Book Awards

 Now that the children’s book award list has been announced, I am always curious to learn what titles are in the running or won in other countries.

Let’s take a look at the Canadian children’s book awards.

For ages 5-9 the 2018 winner was “Town by the Sea” by Joanne Schwartz

For ages 4-9 the 2018 winner was “When the Moon Comes” by Paul Harbridge

The non-fiction Norma Fleck Award for ages 14 and up went to “#notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women” edited by Lisa Charleyboy

For ages 10-14 the 2018 winner was “The Assassin’s Curse” a Blackthorn Key book by Kevin Sands

For ages 12 and up the best mystery went to “The Hanging Girl” by Eileen Cook

For ages 13 and up the Amy Mather Award went to “The Marrow Thieves” by Cherie Dimaline

These titles are all available to borrow from our library system. Happy reading!