After presenting us with the preliminary list of 48 titles, the booksellers who are members of the two selection committees reduced this list by half, after many discussions and passionate debates.
These 24 children’s titles are divided into three age groups, in addition to the comics category, and are separated into two sections, namely Quebec and outside Quebec. These albums, novels and comics are fabulous gift ideas to slip under the tree!
0-5 years, Quebec
CrockJacques Goldstyn (The Watermelon)
If I had known…Geneviève Després (The 400 strokes)
Saturday morning, rue des ColibrisJulie Bouchard and Olivier Chéné (From them)
0-5 years, outside Quebec
There’s nothing worse than unicornsAlex Willan (The Smart Ones)
Where are we going?, Ian DeHaes (Alice)
Every little gestureMarta Bartolj (Les 400 coups)
6-11 years old, Quebec
Sowing sunsAndrée Poulin and Enzo (The Short Scale)
Lili-Jade (t. 1): Animal proAudrée Archambault and Simone Duchesne (La Bagnole)
TimeMalika Tirolien and Kiara Thompson (Fonfon)
6-11 years old, outside Quebec
We don’t say sayonaraAntonio Carmona (Gallimard)
The fox girl and the wonderful boutique on legsAndy Sagar (Pocket)
Life according to CelaSara Pennypacker et Matthew Cordell (Gallimard)
12-17 years old, Quebec
Wait for me, TristanMélanie Minier (Hugo)
Summer dustJoanie Boutin (The Short Scale)
The last wordMaude Nepveu-Villeneuve (La Bagnole)
12-17 years old, outside Quebec
The biggestDavide Morosinotto (The school of leisure)
Sang d’alne (volume 1): The polar foxLéa Versand (Gallimard)
Check & MateAli Hazelwood (Gallimard)
BD, Quebec
Sir Dodoom (t. 1): The Code of Knight RoderickJean-François Laliberté and Mathieu Benoit (Les Malins)
Milk soupÉmilie Leduc (Mr. Ed)
The newsCassandra Calin (Scholastic)
BD, outside Quebec
Moon Bear’s JourneyHo (Rue de Sèvres)
Cute kitten (t. 1): In actionMason Dickerson (Gallimard)
So far, so goodGary D. Schmidt and Nicolas Pitz (Rue de Sèvres)
This inspiring selection of finalist books is now submitted to the votes of all Quebec booksellers. The winners will be revealed during a festive ceremony next March. The Quebec Booksellers Prize is an initiative of the Quebec Booksellers Association (ALQ).
