Mr. Christie's Book Awards facts for kids
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".
Winners
| Year | Category | Award recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | English 7 and under |
Jean Little (author), Werner Zimmermann (illustrator), Pippin the Christmas Pig |
| English 8 to 11 |
Sarah Ellis (author), Bruno St-Aubin (illustrator), The Several Lives of Orphan Jack | |
| English 12 and up |
Martine Leavitt, Tom Finder | |
| French 7 and under |
Dominique Demers (author), Stéphane Poulin (illustrator), L'oiseau des sables | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Charlotte Gingras (author), Stéphane Jorisch (illustrator), La boîte à bonheur | |
| French 12 and up |
Marie-Francine Hébert, Le ciel tombe à côté | |
| 2003 | English 7 and under |
Anne Laurel Carter (author), Alan & Lea Daniel (illustrators), Under a Prairie Sky |
| English 8 to 11 |
Alan Cumyn, The Secret Life of Owen Skye | |
| English 12 and up |
Joan Clark, The Word for Home | |
| French 7 and under |
Marie-Francine Hébert (author), Steve Adams (illustrator), Mon rayon de soleil | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Sylvain Trudel (author), Suzane Langlois (illustrator), Pourquoi le monde est comme il est? | |
| French 12 and up |
Denis Côté, L’Empire couleur sang | |
| 2002 | English 7 and under |
Celia Barker Lottridge (author), Joanne Fitzgerald (illustrator), The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button |
| English 8 to 11 |
Polly Horvath, Everything on a Waffle | |
| English 12 and up |
Arthur Slade, Dust | |
| French 7 and under |
Marie-Francine Hébert (author), Mylène Pratt (illustrator), Décroche-moi la lune | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Hélène Vachon (author), Yayo (illustrator), L’oiseau de passage | |
| French 12 and up |
Jacques Lazure, Llddz | |
| 2001 | English 7 and under |
Stephanie McLellan (author), Sean Cassidy (illustrator), The Chicken Cat |
| English 8 to 11 |
Jean Little, Willow & Twig | |
| English 12 and up |
Janet McNaughton, The Secret Under My Skin | |
| French 7 and under |
Dominique Demers (author), Stéphane Poulin (illustrator), Vieux Thomas et la petite fée | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Francois Gravel (author), Pierre Pratt (illustrator), David et le Fantôme | |
| French 12 and up |
Michèle Marineau, Rouge poison | |
| 2000 | English 7 and under |
Maxine Trottier and Rajka Kupesic, Claire’s Gift |
| English 8 to 11 |
Kenneth Oppel, Sunwing | |
| English 12 and up |
Martha Brooks, Being with Henry | |
| French 7 and under |
Marie-Louise Gay, Stella étoile de la mer | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Gilles Tibo and Jean Berneche, Les yeux noirs | |
| French 12 and up |
Stanley Péan, Le temps s’enfuit | |
| 1999 | English 7 and under |
Marilyn Helmer (author), Paul Mombourquette (illustrator), Fog Cat |
| English 8 to 11 |
Richard Scrimger, The Nose From Jupiter | |
| English 12 and up |
William Bell, Zack | |
| French 7 and under |
Robert Soulières (author), Anne Villeneuve (illustrator), Une gardienne pour Étienne | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Gilles Tibo, Rouge timide | |
| French 12 and up |
Jean-Michel Schembré, Les citadelles du vertige | |
| 1998 | English 7 and under |
Barbara Nichol (author), Philippe Béha (illustrator), Biscuits in the Cupboard |
| English 8 to 11 |
Kevin Major (author), Imelda George (wood carvings), Ned Pratt (photography), The House of the Wooden Santas | |
| English 12 and up |
Kenneth Oppel, Silverwing | |
| French 7 and under |
Lucie Papineau (author), Marisol Sarrazin (illustrator), Pas de taches pour un girafe | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Dominique Demers, La Mystérieuse Bibliothecaire | |
| French 12 and up |
Robert Soulières, Un cadavre de classe | |
| 1997 | English 7 and under |
Don Gillmor (author), Marie-Louise Gay (illustrator), The Fabulous Song |
| English 8 to 11 |
Shelley Tanaka (author), Laurie McGaw (illustrator), Discovering the Iceman | |
| English 12 and up |
Brian Doyle, Uncle Ronald | |
| French 7 and under |
Danielle Marcotte (author), Stéphane Poulin (illustrator) , Poil de serpent dent d’araignée | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Robert Davidts (author), Francis Back (illustrator), Jean-Baptiste, coureur des bois | |
| French 12 and up |
Jacques Lazure, Le Rêve couleur d’orange | |
| 1996 | English 7 and under |
Nan Gregory (author), Ron Lightburn (illustrator), How Smudge Came |
| English 8 to 11 |
Mordecai Richler (author), Norman Eyolfson (illustrator), Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case | |
| English 12 and up |
Joan Clark, The Dream Carvers | |
| French 7 and under |
Pierrette Dubé (author), Yayo (illustrator), Au lit, au lit, princesse Émilie | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Christiane Duchesne, La Bergère de chevaux | |
| French 12 and up |
Jean Lemieux (author). Anie Massey (illustrator), Le Trésor de Brion | |
| 1995 | English 7 and under |
W. D. Valgardson (author), Ange Zhang (illustrator), Thor |
| English 8 to 11 |
Barbara Greenwood (author), Heather Collins (illustrator), A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 | |
| English 12 and up |
Sarah Ellis, Out of the Blue | |
| French 7 and under |
Rémy Simard (author), Pierre Pratt (illustrator), Mon chien est un éléphant | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Denis Côté, Le Parc aux sortilèges | |
| French 12 and up |
Raymond Plante, L'Étoile a pleuré rouge | |
| 1994 | English 7 and under |
Berny Lucas (author), Russ Willms (illustrator), Brewster Rooster |
| English 8 to 11 |
Song Nan Zhang, A Little Tiger In The Chinese Night and Leo Yerxa, Last Leaf First Snowflake To Fall |
|
| English 12 and up |
Diana Wieler, RanVan The Defender | |
| French 7 and under |
Joceline Sanschagrin (author), Hélène Desputeaux (illustrator), Caillou - La petite soeur and Caillou - Le petit pot | |
| French 8 to 11 |
Christiane Duchesne, La 42e soeur de Bébert | |
| French 12 and up |
Dominique Demers, Les grands sapins ne meurent pas | |
| 1993 | English - text 8 and under |
Sheree Fitch, There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen |
| English - text 9 to 14 |
Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore, The Story of Canada | |
| English - Illustration | Yvette Moore, A Prairie Alphabet by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet | |
| French - text 8 and under |
Gilles Gauthier, Le gros problème du petite Marcus | |
| French - text 9 to 14 |
Dominique Demers, Un hiver de tourmente | |
| French - Illustration | Dominique Jolin, C'est pas juste! | |
| 1992 | English - text | Dennis Lee, The Ice Cream Store |
| English - Illustration | Barbara Reid, Zoe series | |
| French - text | Christiane Duchesne, Bibitsa, ou, l'étrange voyage de Clara Vic | |
| French - Illustration | Stéphane Poulin, Un voyage pour deux | |
| 1991 | English - text | Brian Doyle, Covered Bridge |
| English - Illustration | Kady MacDonald Denton, The Story of Little Quack by Betty Gibson | |
| French - text | François Gravel, Zamboni | |
| French - Illustration | Pierre Pratt, Les fantasies de l'oncle Henri by Bénédict Froissart | |
| 1990 | English - text | Kit Pearson, The Sky Is Falling |
| English - Illustration | Ian Wallace, The Name of the Tree by Celia Lottridge | |
| French - text | Ginette Anfousse, Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre | |
| French - Illustration | Philippe Béha, Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents? by Michel Luppens |
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