Mr. Christie's Book Awards
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]
History[edit]
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[edit]
English-language winners[edit]
| Year | Category | Contributor(s) | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Gibson | The 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 Zimmermann | Pippin 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[edit]
| Year | Category | Contributor(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, 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 | 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 | Mon chien est un éléphant |
| 8 to 11 | Denis Côté | Le Parc aux sortilèges | |
| 12 and up | Raymond Plante | L'Étoile a pleuré rouge | |
| 1996 | 7 and under | Pierrette Dubé, illus. by Yayo | Au lit, au lit, princesse Émilie |
| 8 to 11 | Christiane Duchesne | La Bergère de chevaux | |
| 12 and up | Jean Lemieux, 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 | 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 | Un cadavre de classe | |
| 1999 | 7 and under | Robert Soulières, illus. by Anne Villeneuve | Une gardienne pour Étienne |
| 8 to 11 | Gilles Tibo | 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 and Jean Berneche | Les yeux noirs | |
| 12 and up | Stanley Péan | 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 | 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 Yayo | L’oiseau de passage | |
| 12 and up | Jacques Lazure | Llddz | |
| 2003 | 7 and under | Marie-Francine Hébert, illus. by Steve Adams | Mon rayon de soleil |
| 8 to 11 | Sylvain Trudel, illus. by Suzane Langlois | Pourquoi le monde est comme il est? | |
| 12 and up | Denis Côté | 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Award Descriptions". Canadian Children's Illustrated Books in English. University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ a b c d "McNaughton wins children's book award". The Globe and Mail. January 13, 2001. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Mr. Christie's Book Award". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01.
- ^ "Mr. Christie's Book Awards". The Children's Literature Web Guide. University of Calgary. Archived from the original on 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ a b c "Books to share $45,000 Mr. Christie Book Award". The Globe and Mail. 2003-09-11. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
External links[edit]
- "Prix du livre M. Christie". Lurelu.