Shortlist announced for the 2025 IODE Jean Throop Book Award

Recently, the shortlist for the 2025 IODE Jean Throop Book Award was announced. Established in 1974 by IODE's Past Provincial and National President Jean Throop to encourage excellence in Canadian children’s literature, the annual prize is awarded to an author and/or illustrator who resides in Ontario. Sixty-seven titles were submitted to the committee for consideration. The winner will be announced at the IODE Ontario's annual meeting in Hamilton, Ontario on April 11, 2025. Congratulations to the finalists.

Girl Takes Drastic Step! How Molly Lamb Bobak Became Canada's First Official Woman War Artist, written by Jillian Dobson, illustrated by Genevieve Simms (Nimbus Publishing)

The Green Baby Swing, written by Thomas King, illustrated by Yong Ling Kang (Tundra Books)

I'm Afraid, Said the Leaf, written by Danielle Daniel, illustrated by Matt James (Tundra Books)

The Mango Monster, written by Derek Mascarenhas, illustrated by Meneka Repka (Owlkids Books)

The Scooter Twins, written by Dorothy Ellen Palmer, illustrated by Maria Sweeney (Groundwood Books)

For a list of previous winners, visit iodeontario.ca.