Seen as an extension of the Victoria-based publisher’s philosophy of reaching more readers, the program became possible when two events coincided: federal funding for accessibility, and eBound promoting Benetech certification (a third-party ePUB certification program that verifies ebook accessibility).
Almost 154,000 children read nominated books, which included Canadian fiction and non-fiction books by English and French-language authors.
“I hope students and teachers alike can experience the books on a deeper level that bring even greater understanding of the stories.”
The CCBC takes over the administration of the Richard Allen Chase Memorial Award.
Stewart won the $1,000 prize for his work on Jean E. Pendziwol’s Skating Wild on an Inland Sea.
Vancouver’s Greystone Kids was named the North America winner for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Smith is the first Canadian to win the annual prize awarded by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY).
The annual prize is awarded to a publisher “at the forefront of innovation in their activity for the creative nature of the editorial choices they have made during the previous year.”
The winner will be announced on March 30 at the IBBY Canada annual meeting of members.
The award is given every year by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) to “an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children’s literature.”
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