Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2000 -- recognizing the best Canadian children's literature

- 1,744 Resources including
- 148 Videos
- 121 Book Readings
- 135 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 166 book results

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

I Talk Like a River
by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2020)
40+ Resources12 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)
35+ Resources11 Awards




On the Trapline
by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
(Illustrator Winner, 2021)
30+ Resources7 Awards


The Barnabus Project
by Terry Fan, Eric Fan, and Devin Fan
(Illustrator Winner, 2020)
30+ Resources3 Awards


Sidewalk Flowers
by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Winner, 2015)
30+ Resources11 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 Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
(Illustrator Finalist, 2021)
25+ Resources9 Awards

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






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

Still This Love Goes on
by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Julie Flett
(Illustrator Finalist, 2023)
20+ Resources6 Awards


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





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


Virginia Wolf
by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault
(Illustrator Winner, 2012)
15+ Resources3 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

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



Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
by Jean E. Pendziwol and Todd Stewart
(Illustrator Winner, 2024)
15+ Resources5 Awards



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






The Big Bath House
by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang
(Illustrator Finalist, 2022)
15+ Resources7 Awards