Willow Awards

Shining Willow Nominees

The 2008 Willow Awards

The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers.

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.


Scaredy Squirrel
Shining Willow Winner

Scaredy Squirrel

By Mélanie Watt.
Kid Can Press, 2006. ISBN 9781553379591
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A Sack Full of Feathers

A Sack Full of Feathers

By Debby Waldman, Illustrated by Cindy Revell.
Orca, 2006. ISBN 9781551433325
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AlphaBETTER

AlphaBETTER

By Dan Bar-el, Illustrated by Graham Ross.
Orca, 2006. ISBN 9781551434391 (hc) 9781551438610 (pbk)
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Ancient Thunder

Ancient Thunder

By Leo Yerxa.
Groundwood, 2006. ISBN 9780888997463 (hc)
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Beyond the Northern Lights

Beyond the Northern Lights

By Lynn Blaikie.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006. ISBN 9781550051230 (hc)
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Creatures Great and Small

Creatures Great and Small

By Karen Patkau.
Tundra Books, 2006. ISBN 9780887767548 (hc)
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Grumpy Bird

Grumpy Bird

By Jeremy Tankard.
Scholastic Canada, 2007. ISBN 9780439851473
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Please Louise!

Please Louise!

By Frieda Wishinsky, Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay.
Groundwood, 2007. ISBN 9780888997968
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The Queen’s Feet

The Queen’s Feet

By Sarah Ellis, Illustrated by Dušan Petričić.
Red Deer Press, 2006. ISBN 9780889953208
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Wake Up Henry Rooster!

Wake Up Henry Rooster!

By Margriet Ruurs, Illustrated by Sean Cassidy.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006. ISBN 9781550419528
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