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The Mr. Christie's Book Awards (French: Prix du livre M. Christie) was a Canadian literary prize awarded by Christie, Brown & Company, a division of Nabisco. The awards were discontinued in 2004. The awards were generally considered to be the "Giller Prize for children's authors".

History

The awards were established to promote excellence in Canadian children's literature. The recipients were required to be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The prize was first awarded in 1990. Initially, awards were given for text and illustrations in English and French language books, a total of four categories. In 1993, the categories for text were divided based on age: one for ages 8 or less and one for ages 9 to 14. In 1994, it was decided that text and illustrations would no longer be judged separately and the number of age categories was increased to three: age 7 and under, ages 8 to 11 and ages 12 to 16.

Winners

English-language winners

Mr. Christie's Book Award winners
Year Category Contributor(s) Title Ref.
1990 Illustration Wallace, IanIan Wallace, written by Celia Barker Lottridge The Name of the Tree
Text Pearson, KitKit Pearson The Sky Is Falling
1991 Illustration MacDonald Denton, KadyKady MacDonald Denton, written by Betty Gibson The Story of Little Quack
Text Doyle, BrianBrian Doyle Covered Bridge
1992 Illustration Reid, BarbaraBarbara Reid Zoe series
Text Lee, DennisDennis Lee The Ice Cream Store
1993 Illustration Bannatyne-Cugnet, JoJo Bannatyne-Cugnet, illus. by Yvette Moore A Prairie Alphabet
Text, 8 and under Fitch, ShereeSheree Fitch There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen
Text, 9 to 14 Lunn, JanetJanet Lunn and Christopher Moore The Story of Canada
1994 7 and under Lucas, BernyBerny Lucas, illus. by Russ Willms Brewster Rooster
8 to 11 Yerxa, LeoLeo Yerxa Last Leaf First Snowflake To Fall
Zhang, Song NanSong Nan Zhang A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night
12 and up Wieler, DianaDiana Wieler RanVan the Defender
1995 7 and under Valgardson, W. D.W. D. Valgardson, illus. by Ange Zhang Thor
8 to 11 Greenwood, BarbaraBarbara Greenwood, illus. by Heather Collins A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840
12 and up Ellis, SarahSarah Ellis Out of the Blue
1996 7 and under Gregory, NanNan Gregory, illus. by Ron Lightburn How Smudge Came
8 to 11 Richler, MordecaiMordecai Richler, illus. by Norman Eyolfson Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case
12 and up Clark, JoanJoan Clark The Dream Carvers
1997 7 and under Gillmor, DonDon Gillmor, illus. by Marie-Louise Gay The Fabulous Song
8 to 11 Tanaka, ShelleyShelley Tanaka, illus. by Laurie McGaw Discovering the Iceman
12 and up Doyle, BrianBrian Doyle Uncle Ronald
1998 7 and under Nichol, BarbaraBarbara Nichol, illus. by Philippe Béha Biscuits in the Cupboard
8 to 11 Major, KevinKevin Major with Imelda George (wood carvings) and Ned Pratt (photography) The House of the Wooden Santas
12 and up Oppel, KennethKenneth Oppel Silverwing
1999 7 and under Helmer, MarilynMarilyn Helmer, illus. by Paul Mombourquette Fog Cat
8 to 11 Scrimger, RichardRichard Scrimger The Nose From Jupiter
12 and up Bell, WilliamWilliam Bell Zack
2000 7 and under Trottier, MaxineMaxine Trottier and Rajka Kupesic Claire’s Gift
8 to 11 Oppel, KennethKenneth Oppel Sunwing
12 and up Brooks, MarthaMartha Brooks Being with Henry
2001 7 and under McLellan, StephanieStephanie McLellan, illus. by Sean Cassidy The Chicken Cat
8 to 11 Little, JeanJean Little Willow & Twig
12 and up McNaughton, JanetJanet McNaughton The Secret Under My Skin
2002 7 and under Barker Lottridge, CeliaCelia Barker Lottridge, illus. by Joanne Fitzgerald The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button
8 to 11 Horvath, PollyPolly Horvath Everything on a Waffle
12 and up Slade, ArthurArthur Slade Dust
2003 7 and under Carter, Anne LaurelAnne Laurel Carter, illus. by Alan and Lea Daniel Under a Prairie Sky
8 to 11 Cumyn, AlanAlan Cumyn The Secret Life of Owen Skye
12 and up Clark, JoanJoan Clark The Word for Home
2004 7 and under Little, JeanJean Little, illus. by Werner Zimmermann Pippin the Christmas Pig
8 to 11 Ellis, SarahSarah Ellis, illus. by Bruno St-Aubin The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
12 and up Leavitt, MartineMartine Leavitt Tom Finder

French-language winners

Prix du livre M. Christie winners
Year Category Contributor(s) Title
1990 Illustration Béha, PhilippePhilippe Béha, written by Michel Luppens Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents?
Text Anfousse, GinetteGinette Anfousse Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre
1991 Illustration Pierre Pratt [fr], written by Bénédict Froissart Les fantasies de l'oncle Henri
Text Gravel, FrançoisFrançois Gravel Zamboni
1992 Illustration Poulin, StéphaneStéphane Poulin Un voyage pour deux
Text Duchesne, ChristianeChristiane Duchesne Bibitsa, ou, l'étrange voyage de Clara Vic
1993 Illustration Jolin, DominiqueDominique Jolin C'est pas juste!
Text, 8 and under Gilles Gauthier [fr] Le gros problème du petite Marcus
Text, 9 to 14 Demers, DominiqueDominique Demers Un hiver de tourmente
1994 7 and under Sanschagrin, JocelineJoceline Sanschagrin, illus. by Hélène Desputeaux Caillou: La petite soeurCaillou: Le petit pot
8 to 11 Duchesne, ChristianeChristiane Duchesne La 42e soeur de Bébert
12 and up Demers, DominiqueDominique Demers Les grands sapins ne meurent pas
1995 7 and under Simard, RémyRémy Simard, illus. by Pierre Pratt [fr] Mon chien est un éléphant
8 to 11 Denis Côté [fr] Le Parc aux sortilèges
12 and up Raymond Plante [fr] L'Étoile a pleuré rouge
1996 7 and under Dubé, PierrettePierrette Dubé, illus. by Yayo Au lit, au lit, princesse Émilie
8 to 11 Duchesne, ChristianeChristiane Duchesne La Bergère de chevaux
12 and up Jean Lemieux [fr], illus. by Anie Massey Le Trésor de Brion
1997 7 and under Marcotte, DanielleDanielle Marcotte, illus. by Stéphane Poulin Poil de serpent dent d’araignée
8 to 11 Davidts, RobertRobert Davidts, illus. by Francis Back Jean-Baptiste, coureur des bois
12 and up Jacques Lazure [fr] Le Rêve couleur d’orange
1998 7 and under Papineau, LucieLucie Papineau, illus. by Marisol Sarrazin Pas de taches pour un girafe
8 to 11 Demers, DominiqueDominique Demers La Mystérieuse Bibliothecaire
12 and up Robert Soulières [fr] Un cadavre de classe
1999 7 and under Robert Soulières [fr], illus. by Anne Villeneuve Une gardienne pour Étienne
8 to 11 Gilles Tibo [fr] Rouge timide
12 and up Schembré, Jean-MichelJean-Michel Schembré Les citadel les du vertige
2000 7 and under Gay, Marie-LouiseMarie-Louise Gay Stella étoile de la mer
8 to 11 Gilles Tibo [fr] and Jean Berneche Les yeux noirs
12 and up Stanley Péan [fr] Le temps s’enfuit
2001 7 and under Demers, DominiqueDominique Demers, illus. by Stéphane Poulin Vieux Thomas et la petite fée
8 to 11 Gravel, FrançoisFrançois Gravel, illus. by Pierre Pratt [fr] David et le Fantôme
12 and up Marineau, MichèleMichèle Marineau Rouge poison
2002 7 and under Hébert, Marie-FrancineMarie-Francine Hébert, illus. by Mylène Pratt Décroche-moi la lune
8 to 11 Vachon, HélèneHélène Vachon, illus. by Yayo L’oiseau de passage
12 and up Jacques Lazure [fr] Llddz
2003 7 and under Hébert, Marie-FrancineMarie-Francine Hébert, illus. by Steve Adams Mon rayon de soleil
8 to 11 Trudel, SylvainSylvain Trudel, illus. by Suzane Langlois Pourquoi le monde est comme il est?
12 and up Denis Côté [fr] L’Empire couleur sang
2004 7 and under Demers, DominiqueDominique Demers, illus. by Stéphane Poulin L'oiseau des sables
8 to 11 Gingras, CharlotteCharlotte Gingras, illus. by Stéphane Jorisch La boîte à bonheur
12 and up Hébert, Marie-FrancineMarie-Francine Hébert Le ciel tombe à côté
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