Canadian Children's Book Centre Finalists

Everyone here at Annick is very proud to have five books (that's eight authors and illustrators!) on the list of finalists for the prestigious Canadian Children's Book Centre awards!

Allow me to introduce our finalists:

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000):

Chicken, Pig, Cow (Ruth Ohi)
Mattland (Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert; art by Dušan Petričić)


Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction ($10,000)

The Bite of the Mango (Mariatu Kamara with Susan McClelland)
Royal Murder (Elizabeth MacLeod)


Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000)

The Apprentice's Masterpiece (Melanie Little)

The winners will be announced in three months (November 19, 2009) at a gala event at The Carlu in Toronto. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed!