Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize Explained
The Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize is awarded annually as the BC Book Prize for Canadian authors and illustrator of picture books, picture story books, and illustrated non-fiction books. The prize is shared by the author and the illustrator, who must be a resident of British Columbia or Yukon.[1] It was announced in 2002 and first awarded in 2003.[2] A handful of finalists (roughly 25%) are also selected for another award: participation in the expenses-paid BC Book Prizes on Tour, a week-long tour across the province to present their books at schools and libraries each April.
History
The prize was announced three months after the death of Christie Harris, and was the first new BC Book Prize category since the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize was introduced in 1987.[3]
Winners and finalists
| Year | Author(s) | Illustrator(s) | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| 2003 | | | Salmon Creek | Winner | |
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| | How Sleep Found Tabitha | Finalist | |
| | Amber Waiting |
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| | Solomon's Tree |
| 2004 | | | Stanley's Party | Winner | |
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| | Adventures in Ancient China | Finalist | |
| | Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid |
| and Judith Steedman | | Sunny |
| | Suki's Kimono |
| 2005 | | | Goodbye to Griffith Street | Winner | |
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| | Ride 'em Cowboy | Finalist | |
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| | Owls |
| and Maggee Spicer | | When They Are Up |
| 2006 | | | | Winner | |
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| | | Finalist | |
| | Picturescape |
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| | Bamboo |
| 2007 | | | Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story | Winner | [4] |
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| | | Finalist | |
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| | Zoe and the Fawn |
| | Abby's Birds |
| 2008 | | | | Winner | |
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| | | Finalist | |
| | Pink |
| | Elf the Eagle |
| | Jeffrey and Sloth |
| 2009 | | | | Winner | |
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| | Stanley At Sea | Finalist | |
| | Polar Worlds: Life at the Ends of the Earth |
| | Rosie and Buttercup |
| | Good-bye Marianne |
| 2010 | | | Maggie Can't Wait | Winner | |
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| | Vanishing Habitats | Finalist | |
| | Bubble Homes and Fish Farts |
| | Ella's Umbrellas |
| | On My Walk |
| 2011 | | | Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet | Winner | |
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| | Fraser Bear: A Cub's Life | Finalist | [5] |
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| | Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm |
| and Nicholas Read | | |
| 2012 | | | When I Was Small | Winner | [6] |
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| | Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been? | Finalist | [7] |
| | Grandpa's Girls |
| | Dalen & Gole: Scandal in Port Angus |
| | Shake Awakes |
| 2013 | | | Maggie's Chopsticks | Winner | [8] |
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| | Hey Canada! | Finalist | [9] |
| | Rainbow Shoes |
| | Gift Days |
| | What's Up, Bear?: A Book About Opposites |
| 2014 | | | How To | Winner | |
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| | Not Your Typical Dragon | Finalist | [10] |
| | Wild Berries |
| and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton | | When I Was Eight |
| and Nicholas Read | | |
| 2015 | and Slavia Miki | | Dolphin SOS | Winner | |
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| | Norman, Speak! | Finalist | |
| | |
| | Stop, Thief! |
| | Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin |
| 2016 | | | Peace Is an Offering | Winner | [11] |
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| | Song for a Summer Night: A Lullaby | Finalist | |
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| | This is Sadie |
| and Robert Budd | | Orca Chief |
| 2017 | | | My Heart Fills with Happiness | Winner | [12] |
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| | Today | Finalist | [13] |
| | Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey |
| | Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet |
| and Robert Budd | | Peace Dancer |
| 2018 | | | | Winner | [14] |
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| | | Finalist | [15] |
| | Charles |
| and Nicholas Read | | Wolf Island |
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| 2019 | | | Sparks! | Winner | |
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| | Sir Simon: Super Scarer | Finalist | [16] |
| | Sterling, Best Dog Ever |
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| | Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature |
| 2020 | | | It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way | Winner | [17] |
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| | Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages | Finalist | |
| | Birdsong |
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| 2021 | | | Grandmother School | Winner | [18] |
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| | Princesses Versus Dinosaurs | Finalist | [19] |
| | Beep Beep Bubbie |
| | Salma the Syrian Chef |
| | I Talk Like a River |
| 2022 | | | Time is a Flower | Winner | |
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| | Long Distance | Finalist | |
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| | On the Trapline |
| 2023 | | | That's My Sweater! | Winner | [20] |
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| | Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock | Finalist | [21] |
| | PAWS: Mindy Makes Some Space |
| Guojing | Guojing | The Flamingo |
| | Still This Love Goes On |
| 2024 | Jordan Scott | Sydney Smith | My Baba’s Garden | Winner | [22] |
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| E. G. Alaraj | Martyna Czub | When Stars Arise | Shortlist | [23] |
| Lorna Schultz Nicholson | Ellen Rooney | What to Bring |
| Kirsten Pendreigh | Crystal Smith | Maybe a Whale |
| David A. Robertson | Maya McKibben | The Song That Called Them Home | |
External links
Notes and References
- Book: The Canadian Writer's Market, 18th Edition . 323 . Joanna Karaplis . Jan 5, 2010 . Random House Digital, Inc..
- Web site: BC Book Prizes: Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize - official Web site . 2010-03-15 . 2010-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100401042111/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/about/details/christie-harris-illustrated-childrens-literature-prize . dead .
- Web site: Christie Harris - The Matriarch of Canadian Children's Authors . Information on Authors . TomFolio.com . 25 January 2011 . 17 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717072406/http://www.tomfolio.com/AuthorInfo/authors/ChristieHarris.asp . live .
- Web site: 2007-05-04 . B.C. Book Prize winners . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2023-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230502022658/https://quillandquire.com/events/2007/05/04/bc-book-prize-winners/ . live .
- Web site: Samson . Natalie . 2011-03-10 . Finalists announced for B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105803/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2011/03/10/finalists-announced-for-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: Carter . Sue . 2012-05-14 . Edugyan, Gill, Davis win B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007165503/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/05/14/edugyan-gill-davis-win-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: Carter . Sue . 2012-03-08 . Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2022-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205043005/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/03/08/esi-edugyan-jj-lee-charlotte-gill-nominated-for-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: Siassina . Maria . 2013-05-06 . Gaston, Hayes, de Leeuw win B.C. Book Prizes . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2015-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150920185512/http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2013/05/06/gaston-hayes-de-leeuw-win-b-c-book-prizes/ . live .
- Web site: Sequeira . Natalie . 2013-03-14 . B.C. Book Prize finalists announced . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2021-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301064918/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/03/14/b-c-book-prize-finalists-announced/ . live .
- Web site: Baldassi . Julie . 2014-03-12 . B.C. Book Prizes nominees announced . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2022-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507141503/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2014/03/12/b-c-book-prize-nominees-announced/ . live .
- Web site: Wadhwani . Ashley . 2016-05-04 . Maple Ridge author awarded for picture book on peace . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506043151/http://www.mrtimes.com/entertainment/378128711.html . 2016-05-06 . 2016-05-10 . Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times.
- Web site: Chamberlain . Adrian . 2017-05-02 . Victoria writer Monique Gray Smith earns B.C. Book Prize . 2017-05-04 . . 2017-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170724005222/http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-writer-monique-gray-smith-earns-b-c-book-prize-1.17805108 . live .
- Web site: Robertson . Becky . 2017-03-07 . Deborah Campbell, Mohamed Fahmy, Anosh Irani among B.C. Book Prize finalists . 2023-05-29 . . en . 2020-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919065713/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/03/07/deborah-campbell-mohamed-fahmy-anosh-irani-among-b-c-book-prize-finalists/ . live .
- Web site: May 5, 2018 . Winners of the 2018 B.C. Book Prizes revealed at downtown gala . May 15, 2018 . The Georgia Straight . May 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516014746/https://www.straight.com/arts/1070556/winners-2018-bc-book-prizes-revealed-downtown-gala . live .
- Web site: Yohannes . Samraweet . 2018-03-13 . Eden Robinson, David Chariandy among 2018 BC Book Prize finalists . 2023-05-29 . . 2019-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725220347/https://www.cbc.ca/books/eden-robinson-david-chariandy-among-2018-bc-book-prize-finalists-1.4572688 . live .
- Web site: 2019-03-20 . Lindsay Wong, Darrel J. McLeod and Kathy Page among 2019 BC Book Prize finalists . 2023-05-29 . . 2019-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190522122255/https://www.cbc.ca/books/lindsay-wong-darrel-j-mcleod-and-kathy-page-among-2019-bc-book-prize-finalists-1.5064288 . live .
- Web site: 2020-09-24 . Steven Price, Ivan Coyote and Chantal Gibson among winners of the 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes . 2023-05-29 . . 2022-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522233036/https://www.cbc.ca/books/steven-price-ivan-coyote-and-chantal-gibson-among-winners-of-the-2020-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-1.5737088 . live .
- Web site: Qiao . Vicky . 2021-09-28 . Billy-Ray Belcourt and Shaena Lambert among BC & Yukon Book Prizes winners . 2023-05-28 . . 2023-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312045505/https://www.cbc.ca/books/billy-ray-belcourt-and-shaena-lambert-among-bc-yukon-book-prizes-winners-1.6191928 . live .
- Web site: 2021-04-16 . Michelle Good, Billy-Ray Belcourt among 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prize finalists . 2023-05-29 . . 2022-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707151407/https://www.cbc.ca/books/michelle-good-billy-ray-belcourt-among-2021-bc-and-yukon-book-prize-finalists-1.5979892 . live .
- Web site: 2023-09-25 . BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 winners . 2023-11-17 . The Georgia Straight . en.
- Web site: 2023-04-13 . BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 shortlists . 2023-09-21 . Stir . en-US.
- Cassandra Drudi, "Darrel J. McLeod, John Vaillant among BC and Yukon Book Prize winners". Quill & Quire, September 30, 2024.
- Kristi Alexandra, "BC and Yukon Book Prizes reveals shortlist". The Georgia Straight, April 11, 2024.
