We are pleased to announce that after much consideration and deliberation, our Youth and General Audience judging panels have submitted their shortlist of the top 5 books for our 2018 Book Awards. Please see the shortlists below.

Youth Book Shortlist

"Dinosaurs of the Alberta Badlands"

By W. Scott Persons IV, illustrated by Julius T. Csotonyi 

"Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate?"

By Etta Kaner, illustrated by John Martz

 

"Explore the Rocky Shore with Sam and Crystal"

By Gloria Snively, illustrated by Karen Gillmore

 

"Trash Revolution"

By Erica Fyvie, illustrated by Bill Slavin

"Wild Buildings and Bridges"

By Etta Kaner, illustrated by Carl Wiens

General Audience Book Shortlist

“18 Miles” 

By Christopher Dewdney 

“Best Before” 

By Nicola Temple

 

"Defying Limits”

By Dave Williams

“Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance” 

By Alex Hutchinson

"The Spinning Magnet” 

By Alanna Mitchell

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