The two awards recognize artistic excellence in writing and illustration in Canadian children's literature. It is 65 million years ago, during a cataclysmic moment in the earth’s evolution, and Dusk, just months old, has no way of knowing he will play a pivotal role in creating a new world. One young juror said, "It made me feel happy."Įach author wins $6,000, after the Ruth Schwartz Foundation increased the prize pot this year. Before there were bats like Shade, Marina or even Goth, there was a young chiroptera small arboreal glidernamed Dusk. The jury said they "loved how the colour changes as the children become happier." , it is about a boy with a glowing yellow head that resembles the sun who guides three sad children through the forest to lift their spirits. This year, juries of readers were drawn from Ryerson Community School in Toronto. The youngest jurists chose The Boy From the Sun as their favourite in the picture book category.Ĭreated by first-time winner Duncan Weller of Thunder Bay, Ont. As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. Oppel, a Toronto-based writer and father of three, is currently working on a sequel to his book Skybreaker. Read Darkwing by Kenneth Oppel, Keith Thompson for free on hoopla. "It's the kind of book you read under the covers with a flashlight at night," said one of the young jurors who judged the book awards.
Oppel won for his novel Darkwing, part of the Silverwing series of books for young adults and middle readers, all fantasy novels set in a world of bats.
Canadian children's writer Kenneth Oppel has won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for the fourth time.
0 kommentar(er)
