Willow Awards

The 2010 Willow Awards

Shining Willow Nominees

The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers.

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

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Scaredy Squirrel at night
Shining Willow Winner

Scaredy Squirrel at night

By Mélanie Watt.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781554532889 (hc)
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Bird Child

Bird Child

By Nan Forler, Illustrated by François Thisdale.
Tundra Books, 2009. 9780887768941
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Boo Hoo Bird

Boo Hoo Bird

By Jeremy Tankard.
Scholastic Press, 2009. 9780545065702
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Delicious Bug, The

Delicious Bug, The

By Janet Perlman.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781553379966 (hc)
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Farley Follows His Nose

Farley Follows His Nose

By Lynn Johnston & Beth Cruikshank, Illustrated by Lynn Johnston.
The Bowen Press, 2009. 9781554685189 (hc)
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Funny Faceoff, The

Funny Faceoff, The

By Irene Punt, Illustrated by Ken Steacy.
Scholastic Canada, 2008. 9780545996815 (pbk)
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Giving Tree, The

Giving Tree, The

By Leah Dorion.
The Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2009. 9780920915905 (pbk)
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Have You Ever Seen a Duck in a Raincoat?

Have You Ever Seen a Duck in a Raincoat?

By Etta Kaner, Illustrated by Jeff Szuc.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781554532469
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Stanley's Beauty Contest

Stanley's Beauty Contest

By Linda Bailey, Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
Kids Can Press, 2009. 9781554533183 (hc)
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You're Mean, Lily Jean

You're Mean, Lily Jean

By Frieda Wishinsky, Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton.
North Winds Press, 2009. 9780545994996 (hc)
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