Harvey Comes Home
Written by Colleen Nelson
Illustrated by Tara Anderson
2021 Nominees
The Canadian Kids’ Guide to Outdoor Fun
Written by Helaine Becker
Illustrated by Claudia Dávila
What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal
Written by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger
Meet Elsie MacGill
Written by Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrated by Mike Deas
Climbing Shadows: Poems for Children
Written by Shannon Bramer
Illustrated by Cindy Derby
Ghost’s Journey: A Refugee Story
Written by Robin Stevenson
Illustrated by Rainer Oktovianus (photographer)
Beastly Puzzles: A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game
Written by Rachel Poliquin
Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler
Home Sweet Neighborhood: Transforming Cities One Block at a Time
Written by Michelle Mulder
Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History
Written by Serah-Marie McMahon and Alison Matthews David
Illustrated by Gillian Wilson
How to Become an Accidental Genius
Written by Elizabeth Macleod and Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Jenn Playford
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden
Written by Heather Smith
Illustrated by Rachel Wada
The Very Very Far North
Written by Dan Bar-El
Illustrated by Kelly Pousette
The Copycat
Written by Wendy McLeod MacKnight
Broken Strings
Written by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer
The Ghost Collector
Written by Allison Mills
Dog Driven
Written by Terry Lynn Johnson
Bloom
Written by Kenneth Oppel
Nevers
Written by Sara Cassidy
Sergeant Billy
Written by Mireille Messier
Illustrated by Kass Reich
Stand On The Sky
Written by Erin Bow