2011 Willow Awards

See all of the nominees in each of the Shining Willow, Diamond Willow, and Snow Willow categories.

Shining Willow Nominees

The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers.

Shining Willow Winner

The King’s Taster

By Kenneth Oppel, Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.
Harper Collins, c2009. ISBN 9780002007009
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Clever Rachel

By Debby Waldman, Illustrated by Cindy Revell.
Orca, c2009. ISBN 9781554690817
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Imaginary Garden, The

By Andrew Larsen, Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher.
Kids Can Press, c2009. ISBN 9781554532797
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In Front of My House

By Marianne Dubuc.
Kids Can Press, c2010. ISBN 9781554536412
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The Little Hummingbird

By Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas.
Greystone Books, c2010. ISBN 9781553655336
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Timmerman Was Here

By Colleen Sydor, Illustrated by Nicolas Debon.
Tundra Books, c2009. ISBN 9780887768903
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Willow’s Whispers

By Lana Button, Illustrated by Tania Howells.
Kids Can Press, c2010. ISBN 9781554532803
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Giraffe and Bird

By Rebecca Bender.
Dancing Cat Books, c2010. ISBN 9781897151846
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Viola Desmond Won’t be Budged

By Jody Nyasha Warner, Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki.
Groundwood Books, c2010. ISBN 9780888997791
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Fred and Pete at the Beach

By Cynthia Nugent..
Orca Books, c2009. ISBN 9781554691265
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Diamond Willow Nominees

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

Diamond Willow Winner

Midnight Curse, The

By L.M. Falcone.
Kids Can Press, 2010. 9781554533596 (pbk)
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Gargoyle In My Yard, The

By Philippa Dowding.
Dundurn, 2009. 9781554512461 (pbk)
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walking backward

By Catherine Austen.
Orca Books, 2010. 9781554691470 (pbk)
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Odds Get Even, The

By Natale Ghent.
HarperTrophy Canada, 2009. 9781554684120 (pbk)
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Tumbleweed Skies

By Valerie Sherrard.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2009. 9781554551132 (pbk)
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Ortega

By Maureen Fergus.
Kids Can Press, 2010. 9781554534746 (hc)
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fatty legs

By Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes.
Annick Press, 2010. ISBN 9781554512461 (pbk)
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After All, You're Callie Boone

By Winnie Mack.
Scholastic Canada, 2010. 9780545986236 (pbk)
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Stolen Child

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.
Scholastic Canada, 2010. 9780545986120 (pbk)
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Animals That Changed The World

By Keltie Thomas.
Annick Press, 2010. ISBN 9781554512423 (pbk)
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Snow Willow Nominees

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

Snow Willow Winner

Dear George Clooney

Please Marry My Mom

By Susin Nielsen.
Tundra Books, 2010. 9780887769771 (hc)
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Home Truths

By Jill MacLean.
Dancing Cat Books, 2010. 9781897151969 (pbk)
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No Safe Place

By Deborah Ellis.
Groundwood Books, 2010. 9780888999740 (pbk)
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Puppet

By Eva Wiseman.
Tundra Books, 2009. 9780887768286 (hc)
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Hare In The Elephant's Trunk, A

By Jan L. Coates.
Red Deer Press, 2010. 9780889954519 (pbk)
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Thunder Over Kandahar

By Sharon E. McKay.
Annick Press, 2010. 9781554512669 (pbk)
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Haunted

By Barbara Haworth-Attard.
HarperTrophy Publishers, 2009. 9780002008211 (pbk)
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Worst Thing She Ever Did, The

By Alice Kuipers.
HarperCollins Publishers, 2010. ISBN 9781554680207 (pbk)
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Shapeshifter

By Holly Bennett.
Orca Books, 2010. 9781554691586 (pbk)
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Free As A Bird

By Gina McMurchy-Barber.
Dundurn Press, 2010. 9781554884476 (pbk)
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