# Mr. Christie's Book Awards

The Mr. Christie's Book Awards (French: Prix du livre M. Christie) was a Canadian literary prize awarded by Christie, Brown & Company, a division of Nabisco. The awards were discontinued in 2004. The awards were generally considered to be the "Giller Prize for children's authors".

## History

The awards were established to promote excellence in Canadian children's literature. The recipients were required to be Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The prize was first awarded in 1990. Initially, awards were given for text and illustrations in English and French language books, a total of four categories. In 1993, the categories for text were divided based on age: one for ages 8 or less and one for ages 9 to 14. In 1994, it was decided that text and illustrations would no longer be judged separately and the number of age categories was increased to three: age 7 and under, ages 8 to 11 and ages 12 to 16.

## Winners
### English-language winners

Mr. Christie's Book Award winners :
| Year | Category | Contributor(s) | Title |
| 1990 | Illustration | Ian Wallace, written by Celia Barker Lottridge | The Name of the Tree |
| 1990 | Text | Kit Pearson | The Sky Is Falling |
| 1991 | Illustration | Kady MacDonald Denton, written by Betty Gibson | The Story of Little Quack |
| 1991 | Text | Brian Doyle | Covered Bridge |
| 1992 | Illustration | Barbara Reid | Zoe series |
| 1992 | Text | Dennis Lee | The Ice Cream Store |
| 1993 | Illustration | Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, illus. by Yvette Moore | A Prairie Alphabet |
| 1993 | Text, 8 and under | Sheree Fitch | There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen |
| 1993 | Text, 9 to 14 | Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore | The Story of Canada |
| 1994 | 7 and under | Berny Lucas, illus. by Russ Willms | Brewster Rooster |
| 1994 | 8 to 11 | Leo Yerxa | Last Leaf First Snowflake To Fall |
| 1994 | 8 to 11 | Song Nan Zhang | A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night |
| 1994 | 12 and up | Diana Wieler | RanVan the Defender |
| 1995 | 7 and under | W. D. Valgardson, illus. by Ange Zhang | Thor |
| 1995 | 8 to 11 | Barbara Greenwood, illus. by Heather Collins | A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 |
| 1995 | 12 and up | Sarah Ellis | Out of the Blue |
| 1996 | 7 and under | Nan Gregory, illus. by Ron Lightburn | How Smudge Came |
| 1996 | 8 to 11 | Mordecai Richler, illus. by Norman Eyolfson | Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case |
| 1996 | 12 and up | Joan Clark | The Dream Carvers |
| 1997 | 7 and under | Don Gillmor, illus. by Marie-Louise Gay | The Fabulous Song |
| 1997 | 8 to 11 | Shelley Tanaka, illus. by Laurie McGaw | Discovering the Iceman |
| 1997 | 12 and up | Brian Doyle | Uncle Ronald |
| 1998 | 7 and under | Barbara Nichol, illus. by Philippe Béha | Biscuits in the Cupboard |
| 1998 | 8 to 11 | Kevin Major with Imelda George (wood carvings) and Ned Pratt (photography) | The House of the Wooden Santas |
| 1998 | 12 and up | Kenneth Oppel | Silverwing |
| 1999 | 7 and under | Marilyn Helmer, illus. by Paul Mombourquette | Fog Cat |
| 1999 | 8 to 11 | Richard Scrimger | The Nose From Jupiter |
| 1999 | 12 and up | William Bell | Zack |
| 2000 | 7 and under | Maxine Trottier and Rajka Kupesic | Claire’s Gift |
| 2000 | 8 to 11 | Kenneth Oppel | Sunwing |
| 2000 | 12 and up | Martha Brooks | Being with Henry |
| 2001 | 7 and under | Stephanie McLellan, illus. by Sean Cassidy | The Chicken Cat |
| 2001 | 8 to 11 | Jean Little | Willow & Twig |
| 2001 | 12 and up | Janet McNaughton | The Secret Under My Skin |
| 2002 | 7 and under | Celia Barker Lottridge, illus. by Joanne Fitzgerald | The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button |
| 2002 | 8 to 11 | Polly Horvath | Everything on a Waffle |
| 2002 | 12 and up | Arthur Slade | Dust |
| 2003 | 7 and under | Anne Laurel Carter, illus. by Alan and Lea Daniel | Under a Prairie Sky |
| 2003 | 8 to 11 | Alan Cumyn | The Secret Life of Owen Skye |
| 2003 | 12 and up | Joan Clark | The Word for Home |
| 2004 | 7 and under | Jean Little, illus. by Werner Zimmermann | Pippin the Christmas Pig |
| 2004 | 8 to 11 | Sarah Ellis, illus. by Bruno St-Aubin | The Several Lives of Orphan Jack |
| 2004 | 12 and up | Martine Leavitt | Tom Finder |

### French-language winners

Prix du livre M. Christie winners :
| Year | Category | Contributor(s) | Title |
| 1990 | Illustration | Philippe Béha, written by Michel Luppens | Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents? |
| 1990 | Text | Ginette Anfousse | Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre |
| 1991 | Illustration | Pierre Pratt [fr], written by Bénédict Froissart | Les fantasies de l'oncle Henri |
| 1991 | Text | François Gravel | Zamboni |
| 1992 | Illustration | Stéphane Poulin | Un voyage pour deux |
| 1992 | Text | Christiane Duchesne | Bibitsa, ou, l'étrange voyage de Clara Vic |
| 1993 | Illustration | Dominique Jolin | C'est pas juste! |
| 1993 | Text, 8 and under | Gilles Gauthier [fr] | Le gros problème du petite Marcus |
| 1993 | Text, 9 to 14 | Dominique Demers | Un hiver de tourmente |
| 1994 | 7 and under | Joceline Sanschagrin, illus. by Hélène Desputeaux | Caillou: La petite soeurCaillou: Le petit pot |
| 1994 | 8 to 11 | Christiane Duchesne | La 42e soeur de Bébert |
| 1994 | 12 and up | Dominique Demers | Les grands sapins ne meurent pas |
| 1995 | 7 and under | Rémy Simard, illus. by Pierre Pratt [fr] | Mon chien est un éléphant |
| 1995 | 8 to 11 | Denis Côté [fr] | Le Parc aux sortilèges |
| 1995 | 12 and up | Raymond Plante [fr] | L'Étoile a pleuré rouge |
| 1996 | 7 and under | Pierrette Dubé, illus. by Yayo | Au lit, au lit, princesse Émilie |
| 1996 | 8 to 11 | Christiane Duchesne | La Bergère de chevaux |
| 1996 | 12 and up | Jean Lemieux [fr], illus. by Anie Massey | Le Trésor de Brion |
| 1997 | 7 and under | Danielle Marcotte, illus. by Stéphane Poulin | Poil de serpent dent d’araignée |
| 1997 | 8 to 11 | Robert Davidts, illus. by Francis Back | Jean-Baptiste, coureur des bois |
| 1997 | 12 and up | Jacques Lazure [fr] | Le Rêve couleur d’orange |
| 1998 | 7 and under | Lucie Papineau, illus. by Marisol Sarrazin | Pas de taches pour un girafe |
| 1998 | 8 to 11 | Dominique Demers | La Mystérieuse Bibliothecaire |
| 1998 | 12 and up | Robert Soulières [fr] | Un cadavre de classe |
| 1999 | 7 and under | Robert Soulières [fr], illus. by Anne Villeneuve | Une gardienne pour Étienne |
| 1999 | 8 to 11 | Gilles Tibo [fr] | Rouge timide |
| 1999 | 12 and up | Jean-Michel Schembré | Les citadel les du vertige |
| 2000 | 7 and under | Marie-Louise Gay | Stella étoile de la mer |
| 2000 | 8 to 11 | Gilles Tibo [fr] and Jean Berneche | Les yeux noirs |
| 2000 | 12 and up | Stanley Péan [fr] | Le temps s’enfuit |
| 2001 | 7 and under | Dominique Demers, illus. by Stéphane Poulin | Vieux Thomas et la petite fée |
| 2001 | 8 to 11 | François Gravel, illus. by Pierre Pratt [fr] | David et le Fantôme |
| 2001 | 12 and up | Michèle Marineau | Rouge poison |
| 2002 | 7 and under | Marie-Francine Hébert, illus. by Mylène Pratt | Décroche-moi la lune |
| 2002 | 8 to 11 | Hélène Vachon, illus. by Yayo | L’oiseau de passage |
| 2002 | 12 and up | Jacques Lazure [fr] | Llddz |
| 2003 | 7 and under | Marie-Francine Hébert, illus. by Steve Adams | Mon rayon de soleil |
| 2003 | 8 to 11 | Sylvain Trudel, illus. by Suzane Langlois | Pourquoi le monde est comme il est? |
| 2003 | 12 and up | Denis Côté [fr] | L’Empire couleur sang |
| 2004 | 7 and under | Dominique Demers, illus. by Stéphane Poulin | L'oiseau des sables |
| 2004 | 8 to 11 | Charlotte Gingras, illus. by Stéphane Jorisch | La boîte à bonheur |
| 2004 | 12 and up | Marie-Francine Hébert | Le ciel tombe à côté |