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Canscaip Biography

Awards

The Sower Of Tales

Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection, 2006

2006 National Chapter IODE Violet Downey Book Award

Nominated, Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, 2007

Nominated, Red Maple Book Award, 2006

A Group Of One

Honor Book, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2002

New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age List 2002

Bank Street College of Education, 2002, The Best Children’s Books of the Year

Cooperative Children’s Book Centre, University of Wisconsin-Madison Choices 2002

Mina’s Spring Of Colors

Short-listed: 2002 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award

Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice, Starred Selection

Short-listed: 2001 Silver Birch Award

A Screaming Kind Of Day

Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature Text, 1999

Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Starred Selection 2000

Chapters Write for Canada Selection, October 1999

A Friend Like Zilla

Short-listed: 1998 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award

Short-listed and Regional Winner: Silver Birch Award, 1996

Short-listed: Mr Christie Book Award, 1996

Short-listed: International Reading Association 1996 Children's Book Award

Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice 1995

Lights For Gita

Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller, 1995

Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice, 1994

CBC This Morning Children’s Book Panel Choice 1994

Other

Nominated: 2002 Saskatchewan Young Reader's Choice Award for Grades K-3 (A Gift for Gita)

Gloucester Arts Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement 2000

Canadian Children's Book Our Centre Choice Selection, 1999 (Fangs And Me)

Canadian Children's Book Our Centre Choice Selection,1999(A Gift for Gita)

Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection (Roses For Gita, 1996)

Short-listed: Ottawa-Carleton Book Award, 1993 (Of Customs and Excise)

Short-listed: Best First Book, 1992 Commonwealth Book Awards, Canada and Caribbean Region (Of Customs and Excise)

Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice (Aunt Fred Is a Witch, 1991)

Morningside Book Panel Choice (Wheniwasalittlegirl, 1989)