Mr. Christie's Book Awards

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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. [1] The awards were generally considered to be the "Giller Prize for children's authors". [2]

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History

The awards were established to promote excellence in Canadian children's literature. The recipients were required to be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. [3] The prize was first awarded in 1990. [4] 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. [1]

Winners

English-language winners

Mr. Christie's Book Award winners [3]
YearCategoryContributor(s)TitleRef.
1990 Illustration Ian Wallace , written by Celia Barker Lottridge The Name of the Tree
Text Kit Pearson The Sky Is Falling
1991 Illustration Kady MacDonald Denton , written by Betty GibsonThe Story of Little Quack
Text Brian Doyle Covered Bridge
1992 Illustration Barbara Reid Zoe series
Text Dennis Lee The Ice Cream Store
1993 Illustration Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet , illus. by Yvette Moore A Prairie Alphabet
Text, 8 and under Sheree Fitch There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen
Text, 9 to 14 Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore The Story of Canada
1994 7 and under Berny Lucas , illus. by Russ Willms Brewster Rooster
8 to 11 Leo Yerxa Last Leaf First Snowflake To Fall
Song Nan Zhang A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night
12 and up Diana Wieler RanVan the Defender
1995 7 and under W. D. Valgardson , illus. by Ange Zhang Thor
8 to 11 Barbara Greenwood , illus. by Heather Collins A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840
12 and up Sarah Ellis Out of the Blue
1996 7 and under Nan Gregory , illus. by Ron Lightburn How Smudge Came
8 to 11 Mordecai Richler , illus. by Norman Eyolfson Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case
12 and up Joan Clark The Dream Carvers
1997 7 and under Don Gillmor , illus. by Marie-Louise Gay The Fabulous Song
8 to 11 Shelley Tanaka , illus. by Laurie McGaw Discovering the Iceman
12 and up Brian Doyle Uncle Ronald
1998 7 and under Barbara Nichol , illus. by Philippe Béha Biscuits in the Cupboard
8 to 11 Kevin Major with Imelda George (wood carvings) and Ned Pratt (photography)The House of the Wooden Santas
12 and up Kenneth Oppel Silverwing
1999 7 and under Marilyn Helmer , illus. by Paul Mombourquette Fog Cat
8 to 11 Richard Scrimger The Nose From Jupiter
12 and up William Bell Zack
2000 7 and under Maxine Trottier and Rajka Kupesic Claire’s Gift
8 to 11 Kenneth Oppel Sunwing
12 and up Martha Brooks Being with Henry
2001 7 and under Stephanie McLellan , illus. by Sean Cassidy The Chicken Cat [2]
8 to 11 Jean Little Willow & Twig [2]
12 and up Janet McNaughton The Secret Under My Skin [2]
2002 7 and under Celia Barker Lottridge , illus. by Joanne Fitzgerald The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button
8 to 11 Polly Horvath Everything on a Waffle
12 and up Arthur Slade Dust
2003 7 and under Anne Laurel Carter , illus. by Alan and Lea Daniel Under a Prairie Sky [5]
8 to 11 Alan Cumyn The Secret Life of Owen Skye [5]
12 and up Joan Clark The Word for Home [5]
2004 7 and under Jean Little , illus. by Werner ZimmermannPippin the Christmas Pig
8 to 11 Sarah Ellis , illus. by Bruno St-Aubin The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
12 and up Martine Leavitt Tom Finder

French-language winners

Prix du livre M. Christie winners [3]
YearCategoryContributor(s)Title
1990 Illustration Philippe Béha , written by Michel Luppens Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents?
Text Ginette Anfousse Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre
1991 Illustration Pierre Pratt  [ fr ], written by Bénédict Froissart Les fantasies de l'oncle Henri
Text François Gravel Zamboni
1992 Illustration Stéphane Poulin Un voyage pour deux
Text Christiane Duchesne Bibitsa, ou, l'étrange voyage de Clara Vic
1993 Illustration Dominique Jolin C'est pas juste!
Text, 8 and under Gilles Gauthier  [ fr ]Le gros problème du petite Marcus
Text, 9 to 14 Dominique Demers Un hiver de tourmente
1994 7 and under Joceline Sanschagrin , illus. by Hélène Desputeaux Caillou: La petite soeurCaillou: Le petit pot
8 to 11 Christiane Duchesne La 42e soeur de Bébert
12 and up Dominique Demers Les grands sapins ne meurent pas
1995 7 and under Rémy 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 Pierrette Dubé , illus. by YayoAu lit, au lit, princesse Émilie
8 to 11 Christiane Duchesne La Bergère de chevaux
12 and up Jean Lemieux  [ fr ], illus. by Anie Massey Le Trésor de Brion
1997 7 and under Danielle Marcotte , illus. by Stéphane Poulin Poil de serpent dent d’araignée
8 to 11 Robert 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 Lucie Papineau , illus. by Marisol Sarrazin Pas de taches pour un girafe
8 to 11 Dominique 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 Jean-Michel Schembré Les citadel les du vertige
2000 7 and under Marie-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 Dominique Demers , illus. by Stéphane Poulin Vieux Thomas et la petite fée
8 to 11 François Gravel , illus. by Pierre Pratt  [ fr ]David et le Fantôme
12 and up Michèle Marineau Rouge poison
2002 7 and under Marie-Francine Hébert , illus. by Mylène Pratt Décroche-moi la lune
8 to 11 Hélène Vachon , illus. by YayoL’oiseau de passage
12 and up Jacques Lazure  [ fr ]Llddz
2003 7 and under Marie-Francine Hébert , illus. by Steve AdamsMon rayon de soleil
8 to 11 Sylvain 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 Dominique Demers , illus. by Stéphane Poulin L'oiseau des sables
8 to 11 Charlotte Gingras , illus. by Stéphane Jorisch La boîte à bonheur
12 and up Marie-Francine Hébert Le ciel tombe à côté

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