Awards & Recognition

West Coast WildI am extremely grateful for the kind recognition my books have received. Thank you to everyone involved!

West Coast Wild at Low Tide
• Best Books for Kids and Teens,
Canadian Children’s Book Centre

West Coast Wild ABC
Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre

West Coast Wild Babies
Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre (Starred review)

Cooking with Bear: A Story and Recipes from the Forest
Canadian Children’s Book News, Red Leaf Literature (Starred review)
• Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)

West Coast Wild: A Nature Alphabet
• Winner, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award
Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
• Featured Book for Vancouver Schools, Vancouver Elementary Principals and Vice Principals Association
• Silver Birch Express Award, shortlist, Ontario Library Association
• Chocolate Lily Award, shortlist

Bear’s Winter Party
Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
• Chocolate Lily Award, shortlist

Rescuing the Children: The Story of the Kindertransport
• National Jewish Book Awards, Finalist, Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Jewish Book Council
• Honour Book, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award
• Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Nonfiction, Finalist
• Lasting Connections of 2012 List, Book Links, American Library Association
• Hackmatack Award, shortlist
• Red Cedar Award, shortlist
Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
The Year’s Best Books, Resource Links, 2012

Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City
• Winner, Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, 2012, Best Community Garden Book for Children, Santa Monica Public Library
Best Children’s Books of the Year, 2012, Bank Street College of Education, NYC
Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Best Books of 2011, Resource Links
• Crystal Kite Award, Finalist, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
• Green Earth Book Award, Finalist, Newton Marasco Foundation

Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small Local Farm
• Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth, Booklist, American Library Association
• Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award, Finalist
• Christie Harris Illustrated Book Award, Finalist, BC Book Prizes
• Crystal Kite Award, Finalist, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Best Book for Children and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
The Year’s Best Books, Resource Links, 2010

The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration
• Honour Book, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award
• Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, Finalist, BC Book Prizes
• Honor Book in Social Studies: K-6, Society of School Librarians International
Our Choice starred selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
• Best Books for 2007, Resource Links

Who Lives Here? series
Best Books for Children and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Best Books for 2008, Resource Links

Lily and the Mixed-up Letters
• Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities, IBBY, International Board on Books for Young People
Best Books for 2007, Resource Links
Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre

The Kids Book of Canada’s Railway
• Winner, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award
Our Choice starred selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
• Silver Birch Award, shortlist, Ontario Library Association
• Red Cedar Award, shortlist
• Alcuin Society Book Design Award, Honorable Mention

Emma’s Story
Our Choice selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre

Kids Can Press Wildlife series
• Parents’ Choice Approval, U.S. Parents’ Choice Foundation for Bears; Whales; Wild Dogs; Wild Cats
• Best Books for Children by Science Books and Films, 1999, for Deer, Moose, Elk and Caribou
• Best Books for Children by Science Books and Films, 1998 for Bears
• “Pick of the Lists” by American Bookseller
Our Choice selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre (for all books)

Simple Machines
• Parents’ Choice Approval, U.S. Parents’ Choice Foundation
• Parents’ Guide to Children’s Media Award for Outstanding Activity Book
Our Choice selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre