Mr. Christie's Book Awards
Annual literary award
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
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]
Year
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Category
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Contributor(s)
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Title
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Ref.
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1990
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Illustration
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Ian Wallace, written by Celia Barker Lottridge
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The Name of the Tree
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Text
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Kit Pearson
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The Sky Is Falling
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1991
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Illustration
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Kady MacDonald Denton, written by Betty Gibson
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The Story of Little Quack
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Text
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Brian Doyle
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Covered Bridge
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1992
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Illustration
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Barbara Reid
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Zoe series
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Text
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Dennis Lee
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The Ice Cream Store
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1993
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Illustration
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Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, illus. by Yvette Moore
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A Prairie Alphabet
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Text, 8 and under
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Sheree Fitch
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There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen
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Text, 9 to 14
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Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore
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The Story of Canada
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1994
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7 and under
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Berny Lucas, illus. by Russ Willms
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Brewster Rooster
|
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8 to 11
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Leo Yerxa
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Last Leaf First Snowflake To Fall
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Song Nan Zhang
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A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night
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12 and up
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Diana Wieler
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RanVan the Defender
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1995
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7 and under
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W. D. Valgardson, illus. by Ange Zhang
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Thor
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8 to 11
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Barbara Greenwood, illus. by Heather Collins
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A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840
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12 and up
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Sarah Ellis
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Out of the Blue
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1996
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7 and under
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Nan Gregory, illus. by Ron Lightburn
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How Smudge Came
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8 to 11
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Mordecai Richler, illus. by Norman Eyolfson
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Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case
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12 and up
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Joan Clark
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The Dream Carvers
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1997
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7 and under
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Don Gillmor, illus. by Marie-Louise Gay
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The Fabulous Song
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8 to 11
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Shelley Tanaka, illus. by Laurie McGaw
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Discovering the Iceman
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12 and up
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Brian Doyle
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Uncle Ronald
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1998
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7 and under
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Barbara Nichol, illus. by Philippe Béha
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Biscuits in the Cupboard
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8 to 11
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Kevin Major with Imelda George (wood carvings) and Ned Pratt (photography)
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The House of the Wooden Santas
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12 and up
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Kenneth Oppel
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Silverwing
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1999
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7 and under
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Marilyn Helmer, illus. by Paul Mombourquette
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Fog Cat
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8 to 11
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Richard Scrimger
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The Nose From Jupiter
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12 and up
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William Bell
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Zack
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2000
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7 and under
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Maxine Trottier and Rajka Kupesic
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Claire’s Gift
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8 to 11
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Kenneth Oppel
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Sunwing
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12 and up
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Martha Brooks
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Being with Henry
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2001
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7 and under
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Stephanie McLellan, illus. by Sean Cassidy
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The Chicken Cat
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[2]
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8 to 11
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Jean Little
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Willow & Twig
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[2]
|
12 and up
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Janet McNaughton
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The Secret Under My Skin
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[2]
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2002
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7 and under
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Celia Barker Lottridge, illus. by Joanne Fitzgerald
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The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button
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8 to 11
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Polly Horvath
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Everything on a Waffle
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12 and up
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Arthur Slade
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Dust
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2003
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7 and under
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Anne Laurel Carter, illus. by Alan and Lea Daniel
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Under a Prairie Sky
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[5]
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8 to 11
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Alan Cumyn
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The Secret Life of Owen Skye
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[5]
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12 and up
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Joan Clark
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The Word for Home
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[5]
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2004
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7 and under
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Jean Little, illus. by Werner Zimmermann
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Pippin the Christmas Pig
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8 to 11
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Sarah Ellis, illus. by Bruno St-Aubin
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The Several Lives of Orphan Jack
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12 and up
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Martine Leavitt
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Tom Finder
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French-language winners
Prix du livre M. Christie winners[3]
Year
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Category
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Contributor(s)
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Title
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1990
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Illustration
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Philippe Béha, written by Michel Luppens
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Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents?
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Text
|
Ginette Anfousse
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Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre
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1991
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Illustration
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Pierre Pratt [fr], written by Bénédict Froissart
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Les fantasies de l'oncle Henri
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Text
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François Gravel
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Zamboni
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1992
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Illustration
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Stéphane Poulin
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Un voyage pour deux
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Text
|
Christiane Duchesne
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Bibitsa, ou, l'étrange voyage de Clara Vic
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1993
|
Illustration
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Dominique Jolin
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C'est pas juste!
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Text, 8 and under
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Gilles Gauthier [fr]
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Le gros problème du petite Marcus
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Text, 9 to 14
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Dominique Demers
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Un hiver de tourmente
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1994
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7 and under
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Joceline Sanschagrin, illus. by Hélène Desputeaux
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Caillou: La petite soeurCaillou: Le petit pot
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8 to 11
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Christiane Duchesne
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La 42e soeur de Bébert
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12 and up
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Dominique Demers
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Les grands sapins ne meurent pas
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1995
|
7 and under
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Rémy Simard, illus. by Pierre Pratt [fr]
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Mon chien est un éléphant
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8 to 11
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Denis Côté [fr]
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Le Parc aux sortilèges
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12 and up
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Raymond Plante [fr]
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L'Étoile a pleuré rouge
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1996
|
7 and under
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Pierrette Dubé, illus. by Yayo
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Au lit, au lit, princesse Émilie
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8 to 11
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Christiane Duchesne
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La Bergère de chevaux
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12 and up
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Jean Lemieux [fr], illus. by Anie Massey
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Le Trésor de Brion
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1997
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7 and under
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Danielle Marcotte, illus. by Stéphane Poulin
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Poil de serpent dent d’araignée
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8 to 11
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Robert Davidts, illus. by Francis Back
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Jean-Baptiste, coureur des bois
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12 and up
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Jacques Lazure [fr]
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Le Rêve couleur d’orange
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1998
|
7 and under
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Lucie Papineau, illus. by Marisol Sarrazin
|
Pas de taches pour un girafe
|
8 to 11
|
Dominique Demers
|
La Mystérieuse Bibliothecaire
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12 and up
|
Robert Soulières [fr]
|
Un cadavre de classe
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1999
|
7 and under
|
Robert Soulières [fr], illus. by Anne Villeneuve
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Une gardienne pour Étienne
|
8 to 11
|
Gilles Tibo [fr]
|
Rouge timide
|
12 and up
|
Jean-Michel Schembré
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Les citadel les du vertige
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2000
|
7 and under
|
Marie-Louise Gay
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Stella étoile de la mer
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8 to 11
|
Gilles Tibo [fr] and Jean Berneche
|
Les yeux noirs
|
12 and up
|
Stanley Péan [fr]
|
Le temps s’enfuit
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2001
|
7 and under
|
Dominique Demers, illus. by Stéphane Poulin
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Vieux Thomas et la petite fée
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8 to 11
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François Gravel, illus. by Pierre Pratt [fr]
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David et le Fantôme
|
12 and up
|
Michèle Marineau
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Rouge poison
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2002
|
7 and under
|
Marie-Francine Hébert, illus. by Mylène Pratt
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Décroche-moi la lune
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8 to 11
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Hélène Vachon, illus. by Yayo
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L’oiseau de passage
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12 and up
|
Jacques Lazure [fr]
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Llddz
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2003
|
7 and under
|
Marie-Francine Hébert, illus. by Steve Adams
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Mon rayon de soleil
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8 to 11
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Sylvain Trudel, illus. by Suzane Langlois
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Pourquoi le monde est comme il est?
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12 and up
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Denis Côté [fr]
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L’Empire couleur sang
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2004
|
7 and under
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Dominique Demers, illus. by Stéphane Poulin
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L'oiseau des sables
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8 to 11
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Charlotte Gingras, illus. by Stéphane Jorisch
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La boîte à bonheur
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12 and up
|
Marie-Francine Hébert
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Le ciel tombe à côté
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References
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