It was an evening of sparkling lights, flowing wine, and eloquent speeches as the kid-literati gathered at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Toronto for the annual Canadian Children’s Literature Awards, administered by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

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Quinn and David Fleck present author Susan Vande Griek and illustrator Karen Reczuch with the $10,000 Norma Fleck Award for Loon (Groundwood Books).

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This year saw a surprise $5,000 increase in the amount of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award to $30,000, making it the richest prize for a Canadian children's book. The award went to Trilby Kent for her novel <i>Stones for My Father</i> (Tundra Books). Accepting her prize, Kent noted that, despite the doom-and-gloom attitude pervasive in publishing, the future looks pretty bright from where I'm standing.

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The John Spray Mystery Award, presented by the man himself (who amused the audience with the revelation that a summer-camp reading experience transformed him from wanting to be a Hardy Boy to wanting to be <i>with</i> Nancy Drew), was awarded to Rob Mills for <i>Charlie's Key</i> (Orca Book Publishers).

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The inaugural $5,000 Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy was given to P.J. Sarah Collins for <i>What Happened to Serenity?</i> (Red Deer Press).

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In a pleasant surprise, Anna Porter took to the stage to announce that Marilyn Baillie, who was on hand to present the award bearing her name, has been selected as a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in honour of her contributions to Canadian children's publishing.

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The $20,000 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award was given to Geneviève Côté for <i>Without You</i> (Kids Can Press), which the author laughingly said is like <i>War and Peace</i> for three year olds. Côté also noted that a third book featuring Pig and Bunny is in the works.

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The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People went to <i>The Hangman in the Mirror</i> (Annick Press) by Kate Cayley.

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