Past Winners and Finalists
2022
Christian Allaire. The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures. Illustrated by Jacqueline Li. Toronto: Annick Press, 2021.
2021
Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane. Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers, 2020.
2020
Serah-Marie McMahon and Alison Matthews David. Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, & Murdered Through History. Illustrated by Gillian Wilson. Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2019.
2019
James Gladstone. Turtle Pond. Illustrated by Karen Reczuch. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2018.
2018
Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale. #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women. Toronto: Annick Press, 2017.
2017
Elizabeth MacLeod. Canada Year by Year. Illustrated by Sydney Smith. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2016.
2016
Cory Silverberg. Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book About Bodies, Feelings, and You. Illustrated by Fiona Smyth. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2015.
2015
Kira Vermond. Why We Live Where We Live. Illustrated by Julie McLaughlin. Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2014.
2014
Rona Arato. The Last Train: A Holocaust Story. Toronto: Owlkids Books, 2013.
2013
Deborah Ellis. Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2012.
2012
Susan Vande Griek. Loon. Illustrated by Karen Reczuch. Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2011.
2011
Susan Hughes. Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science. Illustrated by Michael Wandelmaier. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2010.
2010
Priscilla Galloway with Dawn Hunter. Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road. Toronto: Annick Press, 2009.