Awards & Recognition
Tradewind Books has won many honours over the years.
Here are a few notable ones. For a full list of our awards please see our awards index.
Short-listed for the Quebec Wrtiter's Association Best Children's Book Award 2010
British Fantasy Association Best Fantasy Novel 2010
Historical Novel Society Editors' Choice 2010
Chosen for the Lion and Unicorn Honor Book 2010 (best poetry for children in North America).
Resource Link Best of 2010
The Children's Poet Laureate August 2010 Book Pick
Nominated for the Chocolate Lily Award 2010
Nominated for the Chocolate Lily Award 2010
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2010
Finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature (BC Book Prizes) 2010
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2010
Winner of the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2008-2009
Recipient of the Sydney Taylor Honor Book for older readers 2009
Finalist for the Red Cedar (BC Young Readers' Choice) Award 2009-2010
Finalist for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book of the Year 2009
Winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize (BC Book Prizes) 2009
Finalist for the Blue Spruce Award (Ontario Reader's Choice) 2010
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2010
The Lion and the Unicorn Honour Book for Excellence in North American Poetry 2009
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2010
Chosen for Vancouver Translink's Poetry in Transit 2009
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2010
Finalist for the Blue Spruce Award (Ontario Readers' Choice) 2010
Winner of the ASPCA® Henry Bergh Children's Book Award (for book best promoting protection of the environment) 2008
Finalist for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction 2008
Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2009
Winner of the Chocolate Lily Award (BC Readers' Choice) 2007-2008
Winner of the Elizabeth-Mrazik Cleaver Award for Illustration 2007
Finalist for the Christie Harris Children's Literature Prize (BC Book Prizes) 2007
Finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Award for Best Canadian Picture Book 2007
Finalist for the Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice) 2008
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