Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize

The Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for the author and illustrator of the best picture books, picture story books, and illustrated non-fiction books. The prize is shared by the author and the illustrator, who must be a resident of British Columbia or the Yukon, Canada. It was announced in 2002 and first awarded in 2003. A handful of finalists (roughly 25%) are also selected for another award: participation in the expenses-paid BC Book Prizes on Tour, a week-long tour across the province to present their books at schools and libraries each April.

History

The prize was announced three months after the death of Christie Harris, and was the first new BC Book Prize category since the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize was introduced in 1987.

Winners and Finalists

2003

• Winner: Salmon Creek - by Annette LeBox, illustrated by Karen Reczuch
• Amber Waiting - by Nan Gregory, illustratad by Kady Macdonald Denton
• How Sleep Found Tabitha - by Maggie de Vries, illustrated by Sheena Lott
• The Klondike Cat - by Julie Lawson, illustrated by Paul Mombourquette
• Solomon’s Tree - by Andrea Spalding, illustrated by Janet Wilson

2004

• Winner: Stanley’s Party - by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin
• Adventures in Ancient China - by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin
• Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid - by Julie Lawson, illustrated by Kasia Charko
• Suki’s Kimono - by Chieri Uegaki, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch
• Sunny - by Robin Mitchell and Judith Steedman

2005

• Winner: Goodbye to Griffith Street - by Marilynn Reynolds, illustrated by Renné Benoit
• The Moccasins - by Earl Einarson, illustrated by Julie Flett
• Owls - by Adrienne Mason, illustrated by Nancy Gray Ogle
• Ride ‘em Cowboy - by Stefan Czernecki
• When They Are Up - by Richard Thompson and Maggee Spicer, illustrated by Kirsti Anne Wakelin

2006

• Winner: The Blue Jean Book: The Story Behind the Seams - by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
• Bamboo - by Paul Yee, illustrated by Shaoli Wang
• The Kids Book of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada - by Diane Silvey, illustrated by John Manth
• The Milkman - by Carol Foskett Cordsen, illustrated by Douglas B. Jones
• Picturescape - by Elisa Gutiérrez

2007

• Winner: Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story - by Maggie de Vries, illustrated by Renné Benoit
• Abby’s Birds - by Ellen Schwartz, illustrated by Sima Elizabeth Shefrin
• The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration - by Deborah Hodge, illustrated by John Mantha
• The Queen’s Feet - by Sarah Ellis, illustrated by Dusan Petricic
• Zoe and the Fawn - by Catherine Jameson, illustrated by Julie Flett

2008

• Winner: A Sea-Wishing Day - by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
• The Day It All Blew Away - by Lisa Cinar
• Elf the Eagle - by Ron Smith, illustrated by Ruth Campbell
• Jeffrey and Sloth - by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Ben Hodson
• Pink - by Nan Gregory, illustrated by Luc Melanson

2009

• Winner: The King Has Goat Ears - by Katarina Jovanovic, illustrated by Philippe Beha
• Good-bye Marianne - by Irene N. Watts, illustrated by Kathryn E. Shoemaker
• Polar Worlds: Life at the Ends of the Earth - by Robert Bateman
• Rosie and Buttercup - by Chieri Uegaki, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch
• Stanley At Sea - by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin

2010

• Winner: Maggie Can’t Wait - by Frieda Wishinsky, illustrated by Dean Griffiths
• Bubble Homes and Fish Farts - by Fiona Bayrock, illustrated by Carolyn Conahan
• Ella’s Umbrellas - by Jennifer Lloyd, illustrated by Ashley Spires
• On My Walk - by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Christina Leist
• Vanishing Habitats - by Robert Bateman

2011

• Winner: Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet - by Julie Flett
• The Cowboy Fisherman - by Seiji Hiroe
• Fraser Bear: A Cub’s Life - by Maggie de Vries, illustrated by Renné Benoit
• The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest - by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read, illustrated by Ian McAllister
• Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm - by Deborah Hodge, illustrated by Brian Harris

External links

• BC Book Prizes
• Christie Harries Illustrated Children's Literature Prize