Willow Awards

The 2008 Willow Awards

Diamond Willow Nominees

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

Voting for The The Willow Awards has closed and the results are in!

Thank you to everyone who participated in making it another successful year.


Very Serious Children
Diamond Willow Winner

Very Serious Children

By Caroline Adderson, Illustrated by Joe Weissman.
Scholastic Canada, 2007. ISBN 9780439937511
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Chocolate River Rescue

Chocolate River Rescue

By Jennifer McGrath Kent.
Nimbus Publishing, 2007. ISBN 9781551096001
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Dancing Through the Snow

Dancing Through the Snow

By Jean Little.
Scholastic Canada, 2007. ISBN 9780439938235
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Gold Medal for Weird

Gold Medal for Weird

By Kevin Sylvester.
Kids Can Press, 2007. ISBN 9781554530212
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Jakeman

Jakeman

By Deborah Ellis.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2007. ISBN 9781550415735
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Ryan and Jimmy

Ryan and Jimmy

And the Well in Africa that Brought Them Together
By Herb Shoveller.
Kids Can Press, 2006. ISBN 9781553379676
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The Big Snapper

The Big Snapper

By Katherine Holubitsky, Illustrated by Samia Drisdelle.
Orca, 2006. ISBN 9781551435633 (pbk)
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The Last Flight of the Birdman

The Last Flight of the Birdman

By Dave Glaze.
Coteau Books, 2007. ISBN 9781550503739
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The Uncle Duncle Chronicles

The Uncle Duncle Chronicles

Escape from Treasure Island
By Darren Krill.
Lobster Press, 2006. ISBN 9781897073315
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Too Many Men

Too Many Men

By Lorna Schultz Nicholson.
James Lorimer, 2006. ISBN 9781550289480
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