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

- 1,740 Resources including
- 146 Videos
- 120 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)
42 Resources11 Awards

I Talk Like a River
by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2020)
38 Resources12 Awards

When We Were Alone
by David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett
(Illustrator Winner, 2017)
37 Resources7 Awards


Town Is by the Sea
by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2017)
33 Resources11 Awards






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


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

Sidewalk Flowers
by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Winner, 2015)
26 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)
23 Resources9 Awards

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






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

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




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


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


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



The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem
by Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith
(Illustrator Finalist, 2016)
14 Resources7 Awards



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



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





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