McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award facts for kids

The McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award is a special prize given to authors in Manitoba, Canada. It's part of the bigger Manitoba Book Awards. This award celebrates the best books written for young people.

What is the McNally Robinson Book Award?

This award started in 1997. It was first supported by McNally Robinson Booksellers. The award has two main groups: one for Young Adult books and one for Children's books. It honors two writers from Manitoba each year. Their books for young people are chosen as the best written. The winning authors also get a cash prize.

Past Winners

Here are some of the talented writers who won this award:

Winners Before 1997

• 1995 — Margaret Buffie, The Dark Garden
• 1996 — Margaret Shaw-MacKinnon, Tiktala

Young Adult Book Winners

• 1997 — Diana Wieler, RanVan: Magic Nation
• 1998 — Diana Wieler, Drive
• 1999 — Martha Brooks, Being with Henry
• 2000 — Linda Holeman, Raspberry House Blues
• 2001 — Eva Wiseman, My Canary Yellow Star
• 2002 — Linda Holeman, Search of the Moon King’s Daughter
• 2003 — Duncan Thornton, The Star-Glass
• 2004 — Margaret Buffie, The Finder
• 2005 — Diane Juttner Perreault, Breath of the Dragon
• 2006 — Larry Verstraete, Lost Treasures: True Stories of Discovery

Children's Book Winners

• 1997 — Sheldon Oberman, By the Hanukkah Light
• 1998 — No award given
• 1999 — Colleen Sydor, Smarty Pants
• 2000 — No award given
• 2001 — Sheldon Oberman, The Wisdom Bird
• 2002 — No award given
• 2003 — Connie Colker Steiner, Shoes for Amélie
• 2004 — No award given
• 2005 — Colleen Sydor, Camilla Chameleon
• 2006 — Colleen Sydor, Raising a Little Stink
• 2022 — Tasha Spillett-Sumner (illustrated by Michaela Goade), I Sang You Down from the Stars