2006 Willow Awards

2006 Shining Willow Nominees

The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers

Shining Willow Winner

A Team Like No Other

By Georgia Graham, Illustrated by Georgia Graham.
Red Deer Press, 2004. ISBN 0-88995-290-6
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Orphans in the Sky

By Jeanne Bushey, Illustrated by Vladyana Langer Krykorka.
Red Deer Press, 2004. ISBN 0-88995-291-4
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Gummytoes

By Sean Cassidy.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004. ISBN 1-55041-824-6
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Sophie and the Sea Monster

By Don Gillmor, Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
North Winds Press, 2005. ISBN 0-439-97461-5
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Earth to Audrey

By Susan Hughes, Illustrated by Stéphane Poulin.
Kids Can Press, 2005. ISBN 1-55337-843-1
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In the Country

By Don Kilby.
Kids Can Press, 2004.
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Martin Bridge

Ready for Takeoff

By Jessica Scott Kerrin, Illustrated by Joseph Kelly.
Kids Can Press, 2005. ISBN 1-55337-772-9 (pbk) ISBN 1-55337-688-9 (cl)
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Mile High Apple Pie

By Laura Langston, Illustrated by Lindsey Gardiner.
Random House of Canada, 2004. ISBN 0-099-44388-0 (pbk) ISBN 0-370-32736-5 (cl)
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Bigbeard's Hook

By Evan Solomon, Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
Viking Canada, 2005. ISBN 0-670-06386-X
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The Baabaasheep Quartet

By Leslie Elizabeth Watts.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005. ISBN 1-55041-890-4
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2006 Diamond Willow Nominees

The Diamond Willow Award for titles written for upper elementary readers, (grades 4-6).

Diamond Willow Winner

Walking with the Dead

By L.M. Falcone.
Kids Can Press, 2005. ISBN 1-55337-709-5 (pbk) ISBN 1-55337-708-7 (cl)
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Money, Money, Money

By Eve Drobot.
Maple Tree Press, 2004. ISBN 1-897066-11-2 (pbk) ISBN 1-897066-10-4 (cl)
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Rosie’s Dream Cape

By Zelda Freedman.
Ronsdale Press, 2005. ISBN 1-5380-025-7 (pbk)
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Ellen Fremedon

Journalist

By Joan Givner.
Groundwood Books, 2005. ISBN 0-88899-691-8 (pbk) ISBN 0-88899-669-3 (cl)
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The Prairie Dogs

By Glenda Goertzen.
Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2005. ISBN 1-55005- 113-X (pbk)
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Daniel's Dinosaurs

A True Story of Discovery.

By Charles Helm, Illustrated by Joan Zimmer.
Maple Tree Press, 2004. ISBN 1-897066-07-4 (pbk.) ISBN 1-897066-06-6 (cl.).
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Torrie and the Pirate Queen

By K.V. Johansen.
Annick Press, 2005. ISBN 1-55037-900-3 (pbk)
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Rescue Pup

By Jean Little.
Orca Books, 2004. ISBN 1-55143-299-4
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Francesca and the Magic Bike

By Cynthia Nugent.
Raincoast Books, 2004. ISBN 1-55192-561-3 (pbk)
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Murphy and Mousetrap

By Sylvia Olsen.
Orca Books, 2005. ISBN 1-55143-344-3 (pbk)
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2006 Snow Willow Nominees

The Snow Willow Award for books for young people, (grades 7-9).

Snow Willow Winner

The Gravesavers

By Sheree Fitch.
Random House of Canada, 2005. ISBN 0-385-66073-1
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The Starrigans of Little Brook Bottom

By Harold Davis.
Creative Book Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-894294-85-8
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The Ghost Horse of Meadow Green

By Anne Louise MacDonald.
Kids Can Press, 2005. ISBN 1-55337-636-6 (cl) ISBN 1-55337-637-4 (pbk)
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Forever

The Annual Hockey Classic

By Roy MacGregor.
Northern Lights, 2005. ISBN 0-88995-306-6
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Skydancer

By Cathy Brown Murphy.
Creative Book Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-894294-75-0
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Hannah Waters and the Daughter of Johann Sebastian Bach

By Barbara Nickel.
Penguin, 2005. ISBN 0-14-305078-8
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The Crazy Man

By Pamela Porter.
Groundwood Books, 2005. ISBN 0-88899-695-0 (pbk) ISBN 0-88899-694-2 (cl)
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Rink of Dreams

By Nancy L.M. Russell.
Key Porter Books, 2005. ISBN 1-55263-727-1
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Thirst

By Catherine Taylor.
Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2005. ISBN 1-55005-107-5
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Research Ate My Brain

The Panic-Proof Guide to Surviving Homework

By Toronto Public Library.
Annick Press Ltd, 2005. ISBN 1-55037-938-0 (pbk) ISBN 1-55037-939-9 (cl)
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