The Governor General Awards
2007
Children’s Literature - Text (English)
Winner
Gemini Summer by Iain Lawrence (Delacorte Press/Random House)
Other Nominees
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose: The Story of a Painting by Hugh Brewster (Kids Can Press)
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Canada)
The Alchemist’s Dream by John Wilson (Key Porter Books)
Kanada by Eva Wiseman (Tundra Books)
Children’s Literature - Illustration (English)
Winner
The Boy from the Sun, illustrated by Duncan Weller (Simply Read Books)
Other Nominees
The Painted Circus, illustrated by Wallace Edwards (Kids Can Press)
The Blue Hippopotamus, illustrated by Joanne Fitzgerald (Scholastic Canada)
Marja’s Skis, illustrated by Jirina Marton (Groundwood Books)
My New Shirt, illustrated by Duššan Petricic (Tundra Books)
Children’s Literature - Text (French)
Winner
La fatigante et le fainéant by François Barcelo, (Soulières éditeur)
Other Nominees
Philou, architecte et associés by Sophie Gironnay (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
L’envers de la chanson: Des enfants au travail 1850-1950 byAndré Leblanc(Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Piercings sanglants by Sylvain Meunier (Les éditions de la courte échelle)
Les saisons vues par Schouster by Hélène Vachon, (Éditions FouLire)
Children’s Literature - Illustration (French)
Winner
La petite rapporteuse de mots Illustrated by Geneviève Côté (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Other Nominees
Superbricoleur: Le roi de la clef à molette by Stéphane-Yves Barroux (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Ma maman du photomaton Illustrated by Manon Gauthier(Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Une nuit en ville illustrated by Caroline Merola (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Ma vie de reptile illustrated by Daniel Sylvestre (Les éditions de la courte échelle)
2006
Children’s Literature -Text (English)
Winner
Pirate’s Passage by William Gilkerson (Trumpeter Books for Young Readers)
Other Nominees
Ingrid and the Wolf by André Alexis (Tundra Books)
Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen by Glen Huser (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)
Me and the Blondes by Teresa Toten (Penguin Canada)
Friendships by Budge Wilson (Penguin Canada)
Children’s Literature - Illustration (English)
Winner
Ancient Thunder Text and illustrations by Leo Yerxa (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)
Other Nominees
Earth Magic Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes, text by Dionne Brand (Kids Can Press)
The Birdman Illustrated by Annouchka Gravel, Galouchko & Stéphan Daigle, text by Veronika Martenova Charles
(Tundra Books)
Casey at the Bat Illustrated by Joe Morse, text by Ernest L. Thayer (Kids Can Press)
Let’s Go for a Ride Text and illustrations by Maxwell Newhouse (Tundra Books)
Children’s Literature - Text (French)
Winner
Je suis fou de Vava by Dany Laferrière, illustrations by Frédéric Normandin (Les Éditions de la Bagnole)
Other Nominees
Les saisons d’Henri by Édith Bourget, illustrations by Geneviève Côté (Soulières éditeur)
Cauchemar aveugle by Fernande D. Lamy (Éditions Vents d’Ouest)
Poupeska by Françoise Lepage, illustrations by Gilles Lacombe (Les Éditions L’Interligne)
Nuits rouges by Daniel Mativat (Éditions Pierre Tisseyre)
Children’s Literature - Illustration (French)
Winner
Le gros monstre qui aimait trop lire Illustrated by Rogé (Roger Girard), text by Lili Chartrand (Dominique et compagnie)
Other Nominees
Le trésor de Jacob Illustrated by Steve Adams, text by Lucie Papineau (Dominique et compagnie)
Le petit chien de laine Illustrated by Marie Lafrance, text by Lionel Daunais (La montagne secrète)
Les cendres de maman Illustrated by Lino (Alain Lebrun), text by Lolita Séchan (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Je suis fou de Vava Illustrated by Frédéric Normandin, text by Dany Laferrière (Les Éditions de la Bagnole)
2005
English
Children’s Literature - Text
Winner
Pamela Porter for The Crazy Man (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)
Other Nominees
After by Francis Chalifour (Tundra Books)
Hannah Waters and the Daughter of Johann Sebastian Bach by Barbara Nickel (Penguin Canada)
Mella and the N'anga: An African Tale by Gail Nyoka (Sumach Press) Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai (Tundra Books)
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner
Rob Gonsalves for Imagine a Day text by Sarah L. Thomson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
Other Nominees
City Angel by Kyrsten Brooker, text by Eileen Spinelli (Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers Group)
Mixed Beasts by Wallace Edwards, text by Kenyon Cox (Kids Can Press) The Highwayman by Murray Kimber, text by Alfred Noyes (Kids Can Press)
Maria Chapdelaine by Rajka Kupesic, text by Louis Hémon (Tundra Books)
French
Children’s Literature - Text
Winner
Camille Bouchard for Le ricanement des hyènes (Les éditions de la courte échelle)
Other Nominees
Les Tempetes ou Les mémoires d'un Beatle raté by Alain M. Bergeron ( Soulierès éditeur)
Le Baiser de la sangsue by Jean-Pierre Davidts (Les Éditions du Boreal) Les sabots rouges by Danielle Marcotte (Les éditions de la courte échelle)
L'homme à la bicyclette by Sylvain Meunier (Les éditions de la courte échelle)
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner
Isabelle Arsenault, for Le cœœur de monsieur Gauguin text by Marie-Danielle Croteau (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Other Nominees
La vie compte de Raoul Lecompte by Pascale Constantin, text by Gilles Tibo (Les éditions de la courte échelle)
Les compositeurs by Luc Melanson, text by Claudio Ricignuolo (Éditions Fides)
Un chant de Noel by Stéphane Poulin, text by Lucie Papineau (based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens) (Dominique et compagnie/Les éditions Héritage)
Le jour ou Zoé zozota by Pierre Pratt, (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
2004
Children's Literature - Text (English)
Winner
Kenneth Oppel for Airborn. (HarperCollins
Canada)
Other Nominees
Martine Leavitt for Heck Superhero. (Red
Deer Press)
Sharon E. McKay for Esther. (Penguin Canada)
Judd Palmer for The Wolf King . (Bayeux Arts)
Ange Zhang for Red Land, Yellow River: A Story from the Cultural Revolution. (Groundwood
Books/Douglas & McIntyre)
Children's Literature - Illustration (English)
Winner
Stéphane Jorisch for Jabberwocky . Text By Lewis
Carroll. (Kids Can Press)
Other Nominees
Nicolas Debon for Dawn Watch. Text By Jean
E. Pendziwol. (Groundwood Books/Douglas & McIntyre)
Marie-Louise Gay for Stella, Princess of the Sky. (Groundwood
Books/Douglas & McIntyre)
Kim LaFave for A Very Unusual Dog. Text By Dorothy Joan Harris.
(North Winds Press)
Barbara Reid for Peg and the Yeti. Text By Kenneth Oppel.
(HarperCollins Canada)
Children's Literature - Text (French)
Winner
Nicole Leroux for L'Hiver de Léo Polatouche . Les
Éditions du Boréal)
Other Nominees
Édith Bourget for Autour de Gabrielle. (Soulières
éditeur)
Charlotte Gingras for La boîte à bonheur. (Les éditions de la
courte échelle)
Marie-Francine Hébert for Le ciel tombe à côté . (Éditions Québec
Amérique)
Nancy Montour for Le cur au vent (Dominique et
compagnie/Les éditions Héritage)
Children's Literature - Illustration (French)
Winner
Janice Nadeau for Nul poisson où aller. Text
By Marie-Francine Héébert. (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Other Nominees
Fanny (Francine Bouchard) for Le grand rêve de
Passepoil. Text by Elaine Arsenault, French, translation byy Christiane
Duchesne. (Dominique et compagnie/Les éditions Héritage)
Pascale Constantin for Turlututu, rien ne va plus! Text by
Sylvie Roberge Blanchet. (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Sampar (Samuel Parent) for Savais-tu? Les Hyènes. Text by Alain
M. Bergeron and Michel Quintin. (Éditions Michel Quintin)
Alain Reno for Comment'ours blanc perdit sa queue. Text By
Jacques Pasquet. (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
2002
Children's Literature - Text
Dust. Arthur Slade. (HarperCollins Canada)
Other Nominees:
Before Wings. Beth Goobie. (Orca Book Publishers)
The Game. Theresa Toten. (Red Deer Press)
In Spite of Killer Bees. Julie Johnston. (Tundra Books / McClelland & Stewart
Young Readers)
Mary Ann Alice. Brian Doyle. (Groundwood Books / Douglas & McIntyre)
Children's Literature - Illustration
An Island in the Soup, ill. by Mirielle Lavert, text by Mireille Levert
(Groundwood Books / Douglas & McIntyre)
Other Nominees:
Mallory and the Power Boy, ill. by Cindy Revell, text by Pete Marlowe
(Annick Press)
Wild Bog Tea, ill. by Harvey Chan, text by Annette LeBox (Groundwood Books /
Douglas & McIntyre)
We'll All Go Sailing, ill. by Kim LeFave, text by Maggee Spicer and Richard
Thompson (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
The Wolf of Gubbio, ill. by Murray Kimber, text by Michael Bedard (Stoddart Kids)
Children's Literature - Text (French)
Jomusch et le troll des cuisines, Christiane Duchesne, (Dominique et
compagnie)
Other Nominees:
Chante pour moi, Charlotte, Marthe Pelletier, (Les éditions de la courte
échelle)
Le chien de Pavel, Cécile Gagnon, (Soulières éditeur)
Les mémoires interdites, Ann Lamontagne, (Éditions Vents d'Ouest)
Le noir passage, Jean-Michel Schembré, (Éditions Pierre Tisseyre)
Children's Literature - Illustration (French)
Fidèles éléphants, text by Yukio Tsuchiya, ill. by Jean-Michel Schembré,
translated by Michèle Marineau (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Other Nominees:
L'abécédaire des animots, ill. by Marjolaine Bonenfant, text by Robert
Soulières (Les Heures bleues)
Alexis, chevalier des nuits, ill. by Pascale Constantin, text by Andrée-Anne
Gratton (Les éditions Les 400 coups)
Le dimanche de Madame B, ill. by Mylèène Pratt, Montreal, text by Bénédicte
Froissart (Les éditions Les 400) coups
Vieux Thomas et la petite fée, ill. by Stééphane Poulin, Montreal, text
by Dominique Demers Dominique et compagnie
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