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".[1]
The awards were established to promote excellence in Canadian children's literature. The recipients were required to be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.[2] The prize was first awarded in 1990.[3] 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.[4]
| 1990 | Illustration | , written by Celia Barker Lottridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | ||||
| 1991 | Illustration | , written by Betty Gibson | ||
| Text | Covered Bridge | |||
| 1992 | Illustration | Zoe series | ||
| Text | ||||
| 1993 | Illustration | , illus. by Yvette Moore | ||
| Text, 8 and under | There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen | |||
| Text, 9 to 14 | and Christopher Moore | |||
| 1994 | 7 and under | , illus. by Russ Willms | Brewster Rooster | |
| 8 to 11 | Last Leaf First Snowflake To Fall | |||
| 12 and up | RanVan the Defender | |||
| 1995 | 7 and under | , illus. by Ange Zhang | Thor | |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Heather Collins | |||
| 12 and up | Out of the Blue | |||
| 1996 | 7 and under | , illus. by Ron Lightburn | How Smudge Came | |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Norman Eyolfson | Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case | ||
| 12 and up | ||||
| 1997 | 7 and under | , illus. by Marie-Louise Gay | ||
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Laurie McGaw | Discovering the Iceman | ||
| 12 and up | Uncle Ronald | |||
| 1998 | 7 and under | , illus. by Philippe Béha | Biscuits in the Cupboard | |
| 8 to 11 | with Imelda George (wood carvings) and Ned Pratt (photography) | |||
| 12 and up | Silverwing | |||
| 1999 | 7 and under | , illus. by Paul Mombourquette | Fog Cat | |
| 8 to 11 | ||||
| 12 and up | Zack | |||
| 2000 | 7 and under | and Rajka Kupesic | Claire’s Gift | |
| 8 to 11 | Sunwing | |||
| 12 and up | Being with Henry | |||
| 2001 | 7 and under | , illus. by Sean Cassidy | ||
| 8 to 11 | Willow & Twig | |||
| 12 and up | ||||
| 2002 | 7 and under | , illus. by Joanne Fitzgerald | ||
| 8 to 11 | Everything on a Waffle | |||
| 12 and up | Dust | |||
| 2003 | 7 and under | , illus. by Alan and Lea Daniel | Under a Prairie Sky | [5] |
| 8 to 11 | ||||
| 12 and up | ||||
| 2004 | 7 and under | , illus. by Werner Zimmermann | Pippin the Christmas Pig | |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Bruno St-Aubin | |||
| 12 and up | Tom Finder |
| 1990 | Illustration | , written by Michel Luppens | Mais que font les fées avec toutes ces dents? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre | ||
| 1991 | Illustration | , written by Bénédict Froissart | |
| Text | Zamboni | ||
| 1992 | Illustration | ||
| Text | Bibitsa, ou, l'étrange voyage de Clara Vic | ||
| 1993 | Illustration | C'est pas juste! | |
| Text, 8 and under | |||
| Text, 9 to 14 | |||
| 1994 | 7 and under | , illus. by Hélène Desputeaux | Caillou La petite soeurCaillou: Le petit pot |
| 8 to 11 | |||
| 12 and up | |||
| 1995 | 7 and under | , illus. by | Mon chien est un éléphant |
| 8 to 11 | |||
| 12 and up | L'Étoile a pleuré rouge | ||
| 1996 | 7 and under | , illus. by Yayo | Au lit, au lit, princesse Émilie |
| 8 to 11 | |||
| 12 and up | , illus. by Anie Massey | ||
| 1997 | 7 and under | , illus. by Stéphane Poulin | Poil de serpent dent d’araignée |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Francis Back | Jean-Baptiste, coureur des bois | |
| 12 and up | |||
| 1998 | 7 and under | , illus. by Marisol Sarrazin | Pas de taches pour un girafe |
| 8 to 11 | |||
| 12 and up | |||
| 1999 | 7 and under | , illus. by Anne Villeneuve | Une gardienne pour Étienne |
| 8 to 11 | Rouge timide | ||
| 12 and up | |||
| 2000 | 7 and under | Stella étoile de la mer | |
| 8 to 11 | and Jean Berneche | ||
| 12 and up | |||
| 2001 | 7 and under | , illus. by Stéphane Poulin | Vieux Thomas et la petite fée |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by | David et le Fantôme | |
| 12 and up | Rouge poison | ||
| 2002 | 7 and under | , illus. by Mylène Pratt | Décroche-moi la lune |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Yayo | L’oiseau de passage | |
| 12 and up | Llddz | ||
| 2003 | 7 and under | , illus. by Steve Adams | Mon rayon de soleil |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Suzane Langlois | Pourquoi le monde est comme il est? | |
| 12 and up | L’Empire couleur sang | ||
| 2004 | 7 and under | , illus. by Stéphane Poulin | L'oiseau des sables |
| 8 to 11 | , illus. by Stéphane Jorisch | ||
| 12 and up |