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2023 CCBC Book Awards Shortlists

On September 12, the Canadian Children's Book Centre announced the finalists for their seven awards, the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award ($50,000), Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award ($20,000), Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction ($10,000), Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People ($5,000), Amy Mathers Teen Book Award ($5,000), Jean Little First-Novel Award ($5,000), Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy ($5,000). The winners of the awards will be announced in Toronto at an in-person event at One King West Hotel & Residence on Monday, October 23. (Missing from our list is Pink, Blue, and You! Questions for Kids About Gender Stereotypes, by Elise Gravel/ As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, Written by Zoulfa Katouh

by Kerry Clare

Berani

by (author) Michelle Kadarusman

Kunoichi Bunny

by (author) Sara Cassidy
illustrated by Brady Sato

Sitting Shiva

by (author) Erin Silver
illustrated by Michelle Theodore

Weird Rules to Follow

by (author) Kim Spencer

The Witness Blanket

Truth, Art and Reconciliation

by (author) Carey Newman & Kirstie Hudson

Boobies

illustrated by Nancy Vo

Fox and Bear

by (author) Miriam Körner

I’m Not Sydney!

illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay

Lizzy and the Cloud

illustrated by Terry Fan & Eric Fan

Mina

illustrated by Matthew Forsythe

Better Connected

How Girls Are Using Social Media for Good

by (author) Tanya Lloyd Kyi & Julia Kyi
illustrated by Vivian Rosas

Sun in My Tummy

How the food we eat gives us energy from the sun

by (author) Laura Alary
illustrated by Andrea Blinick

Why Humans Build Up

The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers

by (author) Gregor Craigie
illustrated by Kathleen Fu

Hidden on the High Wire

by (author) Kathy Kacer

How to Be a Goldfish

by (author) Jane Baird Warren

The Ribbon Leaf

by (author) Lori Weber

The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan

by (author) Salma Hussain

The Red Palace

by (author) June Hur

Road of the Lost

by (author) Nafiza Azad

TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

by (author) Jesmeen Kaur Deo

Wrong Side of the Court

by (author) H.N. Khan

The Grave Thief

by (author) Dee Hahn

Scout Is Not a Band Kid

(A Graphic Novel)

by (author) Jade Armstrong

The Wolf Suit

by (author) Sid Sharp

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