Mattland, written by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert and illustrated by Dušan Petričić, won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000). Here's Hazel giving her acceptance speech:
The Bite of the Mango, written by Mariatu Kamara with Susan McClelland, won the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction ($10,000). Mariatu is still on her European book tour, so Susan accepted the award. Here she is with Annick's Director, Rick Wilks:
The award winners were in good company: Shin-Chi's Canoe, written by Nicola I. Campbell and illustrated by Kim LaFave, won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award ($25,000) and The Landing, by John Ibbitson, won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,ooo).
Congratulations are also due to:
- Ruth Ohi, whose book Chicken, Pig, Cow was a finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
- Elizabeth MacLeod, whose book Royal Murder was a finalist for the Norma Fleck Award
- Melanie Little, whose book The Apprentice's Masterpiece was a finalist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
