Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- recognizing the best Canadian children's literature
Sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts

- 1,682 Resources including
- 127 Videos
- 100 Book Readings
- 104 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 146 book results

This One Summer
by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
(Illustrator Winner, 2014)
46 Resources11 Awards

I Talk Like a River
by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2020)
43 Resources13 Awards

When We Were Alone
by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
(Illustrator Winner, 2017)
40 Resources7 Awards

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






On the Trapline
by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
(Illustrator Winner, 2021)
31 Resources8 Awards

Sidewalk Flowers
by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Winner, 2015)
29 Resources11 Awards

The Barnabus Project
by Terry Fan, Eric Fan, and Devin Fan
(Illustrator Winner, 2020)
29 Resources3 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)
25 Resources10 Awards


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



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

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

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


The Big Bath House
by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang
(Illustrator Finalist, 2022)
18 Resources8 Awards


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



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

Peter Lee's Notes from the Field
by Angela Ahn and Julie Kwon
(Author Finalist, 2021)
15 Resources2 Awards








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



Out Into the Big Wide Lake
by Paul Harbridge and Josée Bisaillon
(Illustrator Finalist, 2021)
13 Resources2 Awards


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




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