Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2021
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- recognizing the best Canadian children's literature
Sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts

- 1,469 Resources including
- 107 Videos
- 89 Book Readings
- 81 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 134 book results

This One Summer
by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
(Illustrator Winner, 2014)
43 Resources10 Awards

I Talk Like a River
by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2020)
41 Resources11 Awards

When We Were Alone
by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
(Illustrator Winner, 2017)
37 Resources5 Awards


Town Is by the Sea
by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2017)
30 Resources11 Awards





The Barnabus Project
by Terry Fan, Eric Fan, and Devin Fan
(Illustrator Winner, 2020)
28 Resources4 Awards

Sidewalk Flowers
by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Winner, 2015)
26 Resources10 Awards

On the Trapline
by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
(Illustrator Winner, 2021)
26 Resources4 Awards


The Fabulous Zed Watson!
by Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester
(Author Finalist, 2021)
24 Resources3 Awards




Pet et Répète: La véritable histoire
by Katia Canciani and Guillaume Perreault
(Illustrator Winner, 2020)
20 Resources1 Awards

MII Maanda Ezhi-Gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know: Niibing, Dgwaagig, Bboong, Mnookmig Dbaadjigaade Maanpii Mzin'igning / A Book about the Seasons
by Brittany Luby and Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
(Illustrator Finalist, 2021)
20 Resources7 Awards


When the Moon Comes
by Paul Harbridge and Matt James
(Illustrator Finalist, 2017)
17 Resources4 Awards

Winnie's Great War
by Lindsay Mattick, Josh Greenhut, and Sophie Blackall
(Author Finalist, 2018)
17 Resources3 Awards


Tokyo Digs a Garden
by Jon-Erik Lappano and Kellen Hatanaka
(Illustrator Winner, 2016)
16 Resources2 Awards


Peter Lee's Notes from the Field
by Angela Ahn and Julie Kwon
(Author Finalist, 2021)
15 Resources3 Awards



The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem
by Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2016)
14 Resources7 Awards





Out Into the Big Wide Lake
by Paul Harbridge and Josée Bisaillon
(Illustrator Finalist, 2021)
13 Resources3 Awards

The Song Within My Heart
by David Bouchard and Allen Sapp
(Illustrator Winner, 2003)
12 Resources2 Awards







Swift Fox All Along
by Rebecca Lea Thomas and Maya McKibbin
(Illustrator Finalist, 2020)
12 Resources3 Awards



Harvey
by Hervé Bouchard and Janice Nadeau
(Author Winner, 2009)
(Illustrator Winner, 2009)
11 Resources2 Awards


A Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals
(Illustrator Finalist, 2016)
11 Resources4 Awards

How to Give Your Cat a Bath: In Five Easy Steps
by Nicola Winstanley and John Martz
(Illustrator Finalist, 2019)
11 Resources5 Awards