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The Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award is a special yearly prize given in Canada. It celebrates the best picture book for children that has amazing illustrations. This award is supported by A. Charles Baillie and managed by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. The winner receives a prize of $20,000. The award is named after Marilyn Baillie, who writes children's books and used to teach young kids. She is married to A. Charles Baillie, who was once in charge of TD Bank.

This award is one of several important prizes given out by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year. Other awards include the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award: Winners and Finalists

This section lists all the books that have won or been finalists for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award since it started.

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award winners and finalists
Year Author Illustrator Title Result Ref
2006 Gay, Marie-LouiseMarie-Louise Gay Marie-Louise Gay Caramba! Winner
Campbell, Nicola I.Nicola I. Campbell LaFave, KimKim LaFave Shi-shi-etko Finalist
Jennings, SharonSharon Jennings Watt, MélanieMélanie Watt Bearcub and Mama Finalist
Kaldor, ConnieConnie Kaldor and Carmen Campagne Deines, BrianBrian Deines Lullaby Berceuse: A Warm Prairie Night Finalist
Levert, MireilleMireille Levert Mireille Levert Eddie Longpants Finalist
2007 O'Leary, SaraSara O'Leary Morstad, JulieJulie Morstad When You Were Small Winner
Jameson, CatherineCatherine Jameson Flett, JulieJulie Flett Zoe and the Fawn Finalist
Reid, BarbaraBarbara Reid Barbara Reid Fox Walked Alone Finalist
Schwartz, EllenEllen Schwartz Shefrin, Sima ElizabethSima Elizabeth Shefrin Abby's Birds Finalist
Watt, MélanieMélanie Watt Mélanie Watt Augustine Finalist
Watt, MélanieMélanie Watt Mélanie Watt Scaredy Squirrel Finalist
2008 Wishinsky, FriedaFrieda Wishinsky Gay, Marie-LouiseMarie-Louise Gay Please, Louise! Winner
, BarrouxBarroux , Jane MacAulay (trans.) Barroux Super Handyman: The Master of Tools Finalist
Gregory, NanNan Gregory Melanson, LucLuc Melanson Pink Finalist
Heidbreder, RobertRobert Heidbreder Petričić, DušanDušan Petričić Lickety-Split Finalist
2009 Hutchins, HazelHazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert Petričić, DušanDušan Petričić Mattland Winner
Campbell, Nicola I.Nicola I. Campbell LaFave, KimKim LaFave Shin-chi's Canoe Finalist
Fagan, CaryCary Fagan Debon, NicolasNicolas Debon Thing-Thing Finalist
Hickman, PamelaPamela Hickman Valério, GeraldoGeraldo Valério It's Moving Day! Finalist
Ohi, RuthRuth Ohi Ruth Ohi Chicken, Pig, Cow Finalist
2010 Sydor, ColleenColleen Sydor Debon, NicolasNicolas Debon Timmerman Was Here Winner
Côté, GenevièveGeneviève Côté Geneviève Côté Me and You Finalist
Perlman, JanetJanet Perlman Janet Perlman The Delicious Bug Finalist
Schwartz, JoanneJoanne Schwartz Beingessner, LauraLaura Beingessner Our Corner Grocery Store Finalist
Wishinsky, FriedaFrieda Wishinsky MacDonald Denton, KadyKady MacDonald Denton You're Mean, Lily Jean Finalist
2011 Croza, LaurelLaurel Croza James, MattMatt James I Know Here Winner
Bailey, LindaLinda Bailey Slavin, BillBill Slavin Stanley's Little Sister Finalist
Dubuc, MarianneMarianne Dubuc, Yvette Ghione (trans.) Marianne Dubuc In Front of My House Finalist
Maclear, KyoKyo Maclear Arsenault, IsabelleIsabelle Arsenault Spork Finalist
Woodward, CarolineCaroline Woodward Morstad, JulieJulie Morstad Singing Away the Dark Finalist
2012 Côté, GenevièveGeneviève Côté Geneviève Côté Without You Winner
Bar-el, DanDan Bar-el Maté, RaeRae Maté Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been? Finalist
Reid, BarbaraBarbara Reid Barbara Reid Picture a Tree Finalist
Spires, AshleyAshley Spires Ashley Spires Small Saul Finalist
Winstanley, NicolaNicola Winstanley Nadeau, JaniceJanice Nadeau Cinnamon Baby Finalist
2013 Fagan, CaryCary Fagan Petričić, DušanDušan Petričić Mr. Zinger's Hat Winner
Côté, GenevièveGeneviève Côté Geneviève Côté Mr. King's Things Finalist
Edwards, WallaceWallace Edwards Wallace Edwards Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe Finalist
Lanthier, JenniferJennifer Lanthier Thisdale, FrançoisFrançois Thisdale The Stamp Collector Finalist
Maclear, KyoKyo Maclear Arsenault, IsabelleIsabelle Arsenault Virginia Wolf Finalist
2014 Morstad, JulieJulie Morstad Julie Morstad How To Winner
Jocelyn, MartheMarthe Jocelyn and Nell Jocelyn Marthe Jocelyn and Nell Jocelyn Where Do You Look? Finalist
Ohi, RuthRuth Ohi Ruth Ohi Fox and Squirrel Finalist
Stinson, KathyKathy Stinson Petričić, DušanDušan Petričić The Man with the Violin Finalist
Walters, EricEric Walters Fernandes, EugenieEugenie Fernandes My Name Is Blessing Finalist
2015 Young, CybèleCybèle Young Cybèle Young Nancy Knows Winner
Baldacchino, ChristineChristine Baldacchino Malenfant, IsabelleIsabelle Malenfant Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress Finalist
Croza, LaurelLaurel Croza James, MattMatt James From There to Here Finalist
Miki, RoyRoy Miki and Slavia Miki Flett, JulieJulie Flett Dolphin SOS Finalist
Spires, AshleyAshley Spires Ashley Spires The Most Magnificent Thing Finalist
Walters, EricEric Walters Fernandes, EugenieEugenie Fernandes Hope Springs Finalist
2016 Daniel, DanielleDanielle Daniel Danielle Daniel Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox Winner
Dawson, WillowWillow Dawson Willow Dawson The Wolf-Birds Finalist
Fergus, MaureenMaureen Fergus Petričić, DušanDušan Petričić InvisiBill Finalist
Fullerton, AlmaAlma Fullerton Deines, BrianBrian Deines In a Cloud of Dust Finalist
Lawson, JonArnoJonArno Lawson Smith, SydneySydney Smith Sidewalk Flowers Finalist
2017 McGrath, JenniferJennifer McGrath Bisaillon, JoséeJosée Bisaillon The Snow Knows Winner
Dupuis, Jenny KayJenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer Newland, GillianGillian Newland I Am Not a Number Finalist
Hadfield, ChrisChris Hadfield and Kate Fillion Fan Brothers, TheThe Fan Brothers The Darkest Dark Finalist
Klassen, JonJon Klassen Jon Klassen We Found a Hat Finalist
Peacock, ShaneShane Peacock Casson, SophieSophie Casson The Artist and Me Finalist
2018 Harbridge, PaulPaul Harbridge James, MattMatt James When the Moon Comes Winner
Del Rizzo, SuzanneSuzanne Del Rizzo Suzanne Del Rizzo My Beautiful Birds Finalist
Fagan, CaryCary Fagan Kloepper, MadelineMadeline Kloepper Little Blue Chair Finalist
Florence, MelanieMelanie Florence Grimard, GabrielleGabrielle Grimard Stolen Words Finalist
Gray Smith, MoniqueMonique Gray Smith Daniel, DanielleDanielle Daniel You Hold Me Up Finalist
Ohi, Debbie RidpathDebbie Ridpath Ohi Debbie Ridpath Ohi Sam & Eva Finalist
2019 Grant, ShauntayShauntay Grant Campbell, EvaEva Campbell Africville Winner
Gay, Marie-LouiseMarie-Louise Gay Marie-Louise Gay Mustafa Finalist
Gigot, JamiJami Gigot Jami Gigot Seb and the Sun Finalist
James, MattMatt James Matt James The Funeral Finalist
Tamaki, JillianJillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki They Say Blue Finalist
2020 Smith, SydneySydney Smith Sydney Smith Small in the City Winner
Balasubramaniam, SaumiyaSaumiya Balasubramaniam Leng, QinQin Leng When I Found Grandma Finalist
Fagan, CaryCary Fagan Seiferling, DenaDena Seiferling King Mouse Finalist
Flett, JulieJulie Flett Julie Flett Birdsong Finalist
Gladstone, JamesJames Gladstone Clement, GaryGary Clement My Winter City Finalist
Smith, HeatherHeather Smith Wada, RachelRachel Wada The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden Finalist
2021 Tamaki, JillianJillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki Our Little Kitchen Winner
Del Rizzo, SuzanneSuzanne Del Rizzo Sato, MikiMiki Sato Golden Threads Finalist
Fan Brothers, TheThe Fan Brothers The Fan Brothers The Barnabus Project Finalist
Hrab, NaseemNaseem Hrab Viva, FrankFrank Viva Weekend Dad Finalist
Thomas, RebeccaRebecca Thomas McKibbin, MayaMaya McKibbin Swift Fox All Along Finalist
2022 Morstad, JulieJulie Morstad Julie Morstad Time is a Flower Winner
Flett, JulieJulie Flett Julie Flett We All Play/Kimêtawânaw Finalist
Richardson, BillBill Richardson Pechet, BillBill Pechet Hare B&B Finalist
Robertson, David A.David A. Robertson Flett, JulieJulie Flett On the Trapline Finalist
Zhang, GraceyGracey Zhang Gracey Zhang Lala's Words Finalist
2023 Forsythe, MatthewMatthew Forsythe Matthew Forsythe Mina Winner
Körner, MariamMariam Körner Mariam Körner Fox and Bear Finalist
Marie-Louise Gay Marie-Louise Gay I'm Not Sydney! Finalist
Vo, NancyNancy Vo Nancy Vo Boobies Finalist
Fan Brothers, TheThe Fan Brothers The Fan Brothers Lizzy and the Cloud Finalist
2024 Jack Wong When You Can Swim Winner
Lucy Ruth Cummins Our Pool Finalist
Judith Henderson Nahid Kazemi Love Is in the Bear
Jean E. Pendziwol Todd Stewart Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
Kathy Stinson Lauren Soloy A Tulip in Winter: A Story About Folk Artist Maud Lewis
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