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Governor General's Awards - Children's Literature

Established in 1975, these awards are presented to the best books by Canadian citizens, whether published in Canada or elsewhere. Initially awards were presented for best writing, however, awards for illustration were added in 1977/78. Sponsor: Canada Council.

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Year	Title	Author or Illustrator
2009	Harvey	Hervé Bouchard (text)
2008	The Landing	John Ibbitson (text)
2007	The Boy From the Sun	Duncan Weller (text)
2006	Pirates Passage	William Gilkerson (Text and illustrations)
2005	The Crazy Man	Pamela Porter (Text)
2005	Imagine a Day	Rob Gonsalves (Illustration)
2004	Airborn	Kenneth Oppel (Text)
2004	Jabberwocky	Stéphane Jorisch (Illustration)
2003	Stitches	Glen Huser (Text)
2003	The Song Within My Heart	Allen Sapp (Illustration)
2002	True Confessions of a Heartless Girl	Martha Brooks (Text)
2002	Alphabeasts	Wallace Edwards (Illustration)
2001	Dust	Arthur Slade (Text)
2001	An Island in the Soup	Mireille Levert (Illustration)
2000	Looking for X	Deborah Ellis (Text)
2000	Yuck, a Love Story	Marie-Louise Gay (Illustration)
1999	Screaming Kind of Day	Rachna Gilmore (Text)
1999	The Great Poochini	Gary Clement (Illustration)
1998	The Hollow Tree	Janet Lunn (Text)
1998	A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes	Kady MacDonald Denton (Illustration)
1997	Awake and Dreaming	Kit Pearson (Text)
1997	The Party	Barbara Reid (Illustration)
1996	Ghost Train	Paul Yee (Text)
1996	The Rooster's Gift	Eric Beddows (Illustration)
1995	The Maestro	Tim Wynne-Jones (Text)
1995	Last Quest of Gilgamesh	Ludmila Zeman (Illustration)
1994	Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me	Julie Johnston (Text)
1994	Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story	Murray Kimber (Illustration)