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Year |
Winner |
Nominees |
2003 |
Salmon Creek - by Annette LeBox, illustrated by Karen Reczuch
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- Amber Waiting - by Nan Gregory, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
- How Sleep Found Tabitha - by Maggie De Vries, illustrated by Sheena Lott
- The Klondike Cat - by Julie Lawson, illustrated by Paul Mombourquette
- Solomon's Tree - by Andrea Spalding, illustrated by Janet Wilson
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2004 |
Stanley's Party - by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin |
- Adventures in Ancient China - by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin
- Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid - by Julie Lawson, illustrated by Kasia Charko
- Suki's Kimono - by Chieri Uegaki, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch
- Sunny - by Robin Mitchell and Judith Steedman
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2005 |
Goodbye to Griffith Street - by Marilynn Reynolds, illustrated by Renné Benoit |
- The Moccasins - by Earl Einarson, illustrated by Julie Flett
- Owls - by Adrienne Mason, illustrated by Nancy Gray Ogle
- Ride 'em Cowboy - by Stefan Czernecki
- When They Are Up - by Richard Thompson and Maggee Spicer, illustrated by Kirsti Anne Wakelin
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2006 |
The Blue Jean Book: The Story Behind the Seams - by Tanya Lloyd Kyi |
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2007 |
Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story - by Maggie De Vries, illustrated by Renné Benoit |
- Abby's Birds - by Ellen Schwartz, illustrated by Sima Elizabeth Shefrin
- The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration - by Deborah Hodge, illustrated by John Mantha
- The Queen's Feet - by Sarah Ellis, illustrated by Dusan Petricic
- Zoe and the Fawn - by Catherine Jameson, illustrated by Julie Flett
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2008 |
A Sea-Wishing Day - by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton |
- The Day It All Blew Away - by Lisa Cinar
- Elf the Eagle - by Ron Smith, illustrated by Ruth Campbell
- Jeffrey and Sloth - by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Ben Hodson
- Pink - by Nan Gregory, illustrated by Luc Melanson
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2009 |
The King Has Goat Ears - by Katarina Jovanovic, illustrated by Philippe Beha |
- Good-bye Marianne - by Irene N. Watts, illustrated by Kathryn E. Shoemaker
- Polar Worlds: Life at the Ends of the Earth - by Robert Bateman
- Rosie and Buttercup - by Chieri Uegaki, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch
- Stanley At Sea - by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin
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2010 |
Maggie Can't Wait - by Frieda Wishinsky, illustrated by Dean Griffiths |
- Bubble Homes and Fish Farts - by Fiona Bayrock, illustrated by Carolyn Conahan
- Ella's Umbrellas - by Jennifer Lloyd, illustrated by Ashley Spires
- On My Walk - by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Christina Leist
- Vanishing Habitats - by Robert Bateman
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2011 |
Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet - by and illustrated by Julie Flett |
- The Cowboy Fisherman - by Seiji Hiroe
- Fraser Bear: A Cub's Life - by Maggie de Vries, illustrated by Renné Benoit
- The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest - by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read, illustrated by Ian McAllister
- Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm - by Deborah Hodge, illustrated by Brian Harris
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2012 |
When I Was Small - by Sara O'Leary, illustrated by Julie Morstad |
- Dalen & Gole: Scandal in Port Angus - by Mike Deas
- Grandpa's Girls - by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim La Fave
- Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been? - by Dan Bar-el, illustrated by Rae Maté
- Shake Awakes - by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Marc Mongeau
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2013 |
Maggie's Chopsticks - by Alan Woo, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant |
- Gift Days - by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Stephen Taylor
- Hey Canada! - by Vivien Bowers, illustrated by Milan Pavlovic
- Rainbow Shoes - by Tiffany Stone, illustrated by Stefan Czernecki
- What's Up, Bear?: A Book About Opposites - by Frieda Wishinsky, illustrated by Sean L. Moore
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2014 |
How To - by and illustrated by Julie Morstad |
- The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise - Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read, illustrated by Ian McAllister
- Not Your Typical Dragon - by Dan Bar-el, illustrated by Tim Bowers
- When I Was Eight - by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
- Wild Berries - by and illustrated by Julie Flett
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2015 |
Dolphin SOS - by Roy Miki and Slavia Miki, illustrated by Julie Flett |
- Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin - by Chieri Uegaki, illustrated by Qin Leng
- The Most Magnificent Thing - by and illustrated by Ashley Spires
- Norman, Speak! - by Caroline Adderson, illustrated by Qin Leng
- Stop, Thief! - by Heather Tekavec, illustrated by Pierre Pratt
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2016 |
Peace is an Offering - by Annette LeBox, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin |
- Song for a Summer Night: A Lullaby - by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Qin Leng
- The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle - by Jude Isabella, illustrated by Simone Shin
- This is Sadie - by Sara O'Leary, illustrated by Julie Morstad
- Orca Chief - by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers
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2017 |
My Heart Fills with Happiness - by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Julie Flett |
- Today - written and illustrated by Julie Morstad
- Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey - by Margriet Ruurs, illustrated by Nizar Ali Badr
- Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet - by Nikki Tate
- Peace Dancer - by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers
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2018 |
The Nameless City: The Stone Heart - by Faith Erin Hicks |
- A Day with Yayah - by Nicola Campbell, illustrated by Julie Flett
- Charles - by S.E. Hume, illustrated by Jessica Bromley Bartram
- Wolf Island - by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read
- The Alphabet Thief - by Bill Richardson, illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff
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2019 |
Sparks! - by Ian Boothby, illustrated by Nina Matsumoto |
- The Nameless City: The Divided Earth - by Faith Erin Hicks
- Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature - by Margriet Ruurs, illustrated by Robert Bateman
- Sir Simon: Super Scarer - by Cale Atkinson
- Sterling, Best Dog Ever - by Aidan Cassie
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2020 |
It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way - by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Julie Morstad |
- Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages - by Jen Croll, illustrated by Aneta Pacholska
- Birdsong - by Julie Flett (author and illustrator)
- The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden- by Heather Smith, illustrated by Rachel Wada
- The Ranger - by Nancy Vo (author and illustrator)
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