IBBY Honour List
Each National Section of The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is invited to nominate titles every two years that are representative of the best in children’s literature from each country. All books must be considered suitable for publication throughout the world. IBBY-Canada may nominate one book for illustration (in either English or French) and one or two books for text (in English and/or French).Text may be fiction or non-fiction. With the 2000 Honour List, IBBY-Canada also began nominating titles in the translation category.
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Awards Recipients
| Year | Detail | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Illustration | Isabelle Arsenault, Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2012. |
| 2014 | English - Text | Jennifer Lanthier, The Stamp Collector. Illustrated by François Thisdale. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2012. |
| 2014 | French - Text | Rogé, Mingan, mon village: Poèmes d'écoliers innus. Illustrated by Rogé. Montreal: Les Éditions de la Bagnole, 2012. |
| 2014 | Translation French to English | Helen Mixter |
| 2014 | Translation English to French | Rachel Martinez |
| 2012 | Illustration | Irene Luxbacher, The Imaginary Garden by Andrew Larsen. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2009. |
| 2012 | English - Text | Jill MacLean, The Nine Lives of Travis Keating. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. |
| 2012 | French - Text | Mario Brassard, La saison des pluies. Illustrated by Suana Verelst. Saint-Lambert, QC: Soulières éditeur, 2011. |
| 2012 | Translation - French to English | Sheila Fischman |
| 2012 | Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) - Text | Basil Johnston, The Gift of the Stars / Ananagoog Meegiwaewinan. Illustrated by Adrian Nadjiwon. Wiarton, ON: Kegedonce Press, 2010. |
| 2012 | Translation - English to French | Pierre Corbeil |
| 2010 | Illustration | Geneviève Côté, La petite rapporteuse de mots by Danielle Simard. Montreal: Les éditions Les 400 coups, 2007. |
| 2010 | English - Text | Budge Wilson, Before Green Gables. Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2008. |
| 2010 | French - Text | Michel Noël, Hush! Hush! Montreal: Les Éditions Hurtubise HMH, 2006. |
| 2010 | Translation - French to English | Susan Ouriou |
| 2010 | Translation - English to French | Dominique Fortier |
| 2010 | Translation - English to Dogrib | Mary Siemens |
| 2008 | Illustration | Barbara Reid, Fox Walked Alone. Toronto: North Winds Press/Scholastic Canada, 2006. |
| 2008 | English - Text | Pamela Porter, The Crazy Man. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2005. |
| 2008 | French - Text | Élaine Turgeon, Ma vie ne sait pas nager. Illustrated by Stéphane Poulin. Montreal: Les Éditions Québec Amérique, 2006. |
| 2008 | Translation - French to English | Susan Ouriou, This Side of the Sky. Calgary: Red Deer Press, 2006. Translation of Le ciel tombe à côté by Marie-Francine Hébert. |
| 2008 | Translation - English to French | Claudine Vivier, Fausse identité. Montreal: Les Éditions Hurtubise HMH, 2006. Translation of Mistaken Identity by Norah McClint |
| 2006 | Illustration | Sheldon Cohen, La Chasse-galerie (The Flying Canoe) by Roch Carrier. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2004. |
| 2006 | English - Text | Kenneth Oppel, Airborn. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. |
| 2006 | French - Text | Danielle Simard, J’ai vendu ma soeur. Saint-Lambert, QC: Soulières éditeur, 2002. |
| 2006 | Translation - French to English | Shelley Tanaka, Good for Nothing. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2004. |
| 2006 | Translation - English to French | Catherine Germain, Les sculpteurs de rêves. Montreal: Éditions Pierre Tisseyre, 2004. |
| 2004 | Illustration | Pascal Milelli, The Art Room by Susan Vande Griek. Toronto: Groundwood |
| 2004 | English - Text | Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase. Toronto: Second Story Press, 2002. |
| 2004 | French - Text | Hélène Vachon, L'oiseau de passage. Illustrated by Yayo. Saint-Lambert, QC: Dominique et compagnie, 2001. |
| 2004 | Translation - English to French | Marie-Andrée Clermont, Le nez de Jupiter. Montreal: Les Éditions Québec Amérique, 2002. |
| 2004 | Translation - French to English | Susan Ouriou, Naomi and Mrs. Lumbago. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2001. |
| 2002 | Illustration | Ludmila Zeman, Sindbad in the Land of Giants. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2001. |
| 2002 | English - Text | Sharon McKay, Charlie Wilcox. Toronto: Stoddart Kids, 2000. |
| 2002 | Translation - English to French | Michèle Marineau, Le village aux infinis et autre histoires. Montreal: Les éditions Les 400 coups, 2000. |
| 2002 | French - Text | François Gravel, David et le fantôme . Saint-Lambert, QC: Dominique et compagnie, 2000. |
| 2000 | Illustration | Ian Wallace, Boy of the Deeps. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1999. |
| 2000 | English - Text | Brian Doyle, Uncle Ronald. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1996. |
| 2000 | French - Text | Dominique Demers, La Mystérieuse Bibliothécaire. Montreal: Les Éditions Québec Amérique Jeunesse, 1997. |
| 2000 | Translation - English to French | Marie-Louise Gay, Stella, étoile de la mer. Saint-Lambert, QC: Dominique et compagnie, 1999. |
| 2000 | Translation - French to English | David Homel, Mister Once-upon-a-time. Toronto: Annick Press, 1998. |
| 1998 | Illustration | Dušan Petri, Bone, Button, Borscht by Aubrey Davis. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1995. |
| 1998 | Text | Tim Wynne-Jones, The Maestro. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1995. |
| 1998 | Translation | Sheila Fischman |
| 1996 | Illustration | Barbara Reid, Gifts by Jo Ellen Bogart. Richmond Hill, ON: North Winds Press, 1994. |
| 1996 | Text | Martha Brooks, Traveling into the Light and Other Stories. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1994. |
| 1994 | Illustration | Stéphane Poulin, Un Voyage Pour Deux. Toronto: Annick Press, 1991. |
| 1994 | Text | Celia Barker Lottridge, Ticket to Curlew. Illustrated by Wendy Wolsak-Frith. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1992. |
| 1992 | Illustration | Paul Morin, The Orphan Boy by Tolowa Marti Mollel. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1990. |
| 1992 | Text | Michael Bedard, Redwork. Toronto: Lester & Orpens Dennys, 1990. |
| 1990 | Illustration | Stéphane Poulin, Could You Stop Josephine? Toronto: Tundra Books, 1988. |
| 1990 | Text | Diana Wieler, Bad Boy. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1989. |
| 1988 | Illustration | Eric Beddows, The Emperor’s Panda by David Day. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1986. |
| 1988 | Text | Janet Lunn, Shadow in Hawthorn Bay. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1986. |
| 1986 | Illustration | Ian Wallace, Chin Chiang and the Dragon’s Dance. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 1984. |
| 1986 | Text | Jan Hudson, Sweetgrass. Edmonton: Tree Frog Press, 1984. |