Here’s the short-list for the Canadian Library Association’s Children’s Book of the Year.
When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew by Jan Andrews (Groundwood)
No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood)
That Boy Red by Rachna Gilmore (Harper Collins Canada)
Howl by Karen Hood‐Caddy (Dundurn)
Dragon Seer’s Gift by Janet McNaughton (Harper Collins Canada)
From Then to Now: A Short History of the World by Christopher Moore (Tundra Books)
The Tiffin by Mahtab Narsimhan (Dancing Cat Books)
Dragon Turn by Shane Peacock (Tundra Books)
The Whole Truth by Kit Pearson (Harper Collins Canada)
Empire of Ruins by Arthur Slade (Harper Collins Canada)
Congratulations to everyone short-listed. Watch for the announcement of the winner of 2012 Book of the Year for Children Award in May.
Sheryl McFarlane 