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 cœur 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