The winners of the Atlantic Book Awards were announced on Friday May 13 at a virtual ceremony. Winners in the categories for young people were author Tom Ryan and illustrator Sydney Smith. Congratulations to Tom, Sydney and all of the finalists!

Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature
Keep This to Yourself, Tom Ryan (Albert Whitman & Company)

Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration
I Talk Like a River, Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith (ill.) (Neal Porter Books/PRHC)