A Canadian take on the search for the next 'big thing' in children's books...
Canada: November 2003 Archives
Montreal Gazette - Story - canada.com network
"Patsy Aldana, publisher of Groundwood Books, the Toronto children's publishing company behind the last two Governor General's prize-winning YA novels, is tired of having to defend the genre. "TV shows like Friends, and a movie like Love Actually are very explicit about sex. Kids as young as 8, 9 and 10 are watching these kinds of shows and movies," she said. ..."
Governor General Award Winners...
Illustration: Allen Sapp, for his illustrations to
The Song Within My Heart by David Bouchard. Sapp, who grew up on the Red Pheasant reserve in Saskatchewan in the 1930s, is a descendent of the Cree leader Poundmaker.
Text: Glen Huser, for his novel Stitches
