The Governor General's Awards are given annually in recognition of extraordinary achievement by Canadian authors in several categories. The Governor General's Awards are "Canada's pre-eminent national literary awards." Winners in each category receive a cash award of $25,000. 

The latest winner of the Governor General's Award for illustrated Children's Literature is featured below along with a complete list of all past winners of the award. We also provide links to the dozens of other book awards featured on Happy Dead Trees. 

The latest winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature (Illustration)

2007 - The Boy from the Sun by Duncan Weller (2008 winner will be announced Fall 2008)

All Governor General's Award Winners for Children's Literature (Illustration)

1987 - Rainy Day Magic by Marie-Louise Gay

1988 - Amos's Sweater by Kim LaFave

1989 - The Magic Paintbrush by Robin Muller

1990 - The Orphan Boy by Paul Morin

1991 - Doctor Kiss Says Yes by Joanne Fitzgerald

1992 - Waiting for the Whales by Ron Lightburn

1993 - Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming by Mireille Levert

1994 - Josepha: A Praire Boy's Story by Murray Kimber

1995 - The Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmila Zeman

1996 - The Rooster's Gift by Eric Bedows

1997 - The Party by Barbara Reid

1998 - A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Kady MacDonald Denton

1999 - The Great Poochini by Gary Clement

2000 - Yuck, A Love Story by Marie-Louise Gay

2001 - An Island in the Soup by Mireille Levert

2002 - Alphabeasts by Wallace Edwards

2003 - The Song Within My Heart by Allen Sapp

2004 - Jabberwocky by Stéphane Jorisch

2005 - Imagine a Day by Rob Gonsalves

2006 - Ancient Thunder by Leo Yerxa

2007 - The Boy from the Sun by Duncan Weller

2008 - Will be announced late November

The Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature (Text) > > >

The Official Website of the Governor General's Award (Canada)

(Visit our Book Awards Index for a complete list of the dozens of book awards listed on Happy Dead Trees.)