Governor General’s Literary Award – Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books

1992 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerWaiting for the WhalesRon LightburnIn this timeless picture book, an old man lives alone on a bluff overlooking the sea and awaits the whales return each year to the bay....Amazon1992 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistHickory, Dickory, DockSuzanne DuranceauAmazonThe Big StormMaryann KovalskiAmazonWhen Jeremiah Found Mrs. MingMireille LevertAmazonZoom UpstreamEric BeddowsAmazon

1991 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerDoctor Kiss Says YesJoanne FitzgeraldA little girl, who likes to play doctor, transports herself to a fantasy world where she heals a wounded knight with bandages, kisses, hugs, and tickles....Amazon1991 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistA Happy New Year's DayGilles PelletierAmazonCoyote WinterJacquelinne WhiteAmazonPeter and the WolfMichèle LemieuxAmazonThe Travelling MusiciansKady MacDonald DentonAmazon

1990 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerThe Orphan BoyPaul MorinThough delighted that an orphan boy has come into his life, an old man becomes insatiably curious about the boys mysterious powers....Amazon1990 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistSeasonsWarabé AskaAmazonThe Huron CarolFrances TyrrellAmazon

1989 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerThe Magic PaintbrushRobin MullerIn this classic story of enchantment, the richly detailed paintings echo the struggle between good and evil. This brilliantly illustrated tale won Robin Muller the GovernorGenerals Award. Nib is a young orphan boy with one wish — to be a painter. When he ...Amazon1989 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistA Gift from Saint FrancisMichèle LemieuxAmazonThe Wildlife 123Jan ThornhillAmazon

1988 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerAmos's SweaterKim LaFaveAmos, an old sheep, is tired of having his wool cut off, and tries to take the sweater that has been made from it....Amazon1988 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistAngel and the Polar BearMarie-Louise GayAmazonHow the Devil Got His CatJillian Hulme GillilandAmazonSleepersDayal Kaur KhalsaAmazonThe Wildlife ABCJan ThornhillAmazon

1987 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerRainy Day MagicMarie-Louise GayForced to stay inside on a rainy day, two children imagine that the dark basement is really a jungle and an ocean....Amazon1987 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistExploring the Night SkyJohn BianchiAmazonFlights of MagicShawn StefflerAmazonThe Enchanted TapestryLászló GálAmazon

2003 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerThe Song Within My HeartAllen SappListen to the beating drum It tells a hundred stories Of our people, of our homeland Some of birds and beasts and sweet grass. Close your eyes and listen You might come to hear a story That no one hears but you alone A story of your very own. Renowned Cree...Amazon2003 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistFour Pictures by Emily CarrNicolas DebonAmazonImagine a NightRob GonsalvesAmazonSindbad’s Secret: From the Tales of the Thousand and One NightsLudmila ZemanAmazonThe Subway MouseBarbara ReidAmazon

2004 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerJabberwockyStéphane JorischIncludes 34 nonsense verses and parodies: "The Walrus and the Carpenter," "Father William," "My Fancy," "A Sea Dirge," "Hiawathas Photographing," "The Mad Gardeners Song," "Poeta Fit, non Nascitur," and many others....Amazon2004 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistA Very Unusual DogKim LaFaveAmazonDawn WatchNicolas DebonAmazonPeg and the YetiBarbara ReidAmazonStella, Princess of the SkyMarie-Louise GayAmazon

2005 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerImagine a DayRob GonsalvesImagine a day when your swing swings you higher than the highest treetops. Imagine a day when you can ride your bike up a path of falling leaves into the very tree they are falling from. Imagine a day when you release a handful of blue balloons into a clou...Amazon2005 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistCity AngelKyrsten BrookerAmazonMaria ChapdelaineRajka KupesicAmazonMixed BeastsWallace EdwardsAmazonThe HighwaymanMurray KimberAmazon

2006 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books WinnerAncient ThunderLeo YerxaWith rich illustrations that makes each page look like a leather shirt, tells the proud tale of wild horses in the natural world and the special importance they had in the communities of the First Peoples....Amazon2006 Governor General's Literary Award - Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books ShortlistCasey at the BatJoe MorseAmazonEarth MagicEugenie FernandesAmazonLet’s Go for a RideMaxwell NewhouseAmazonThe BirdmanAnnouchka Gravel Galouchko, Stéphan DaigleAmazon