Marthe Jocelyn has won the first TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for most distinguished book of the year for her Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance
(Candlewick, $15.99, 076362120X). The award, worth C$20,000 (almost
US$17,000), was created as part of TD Canadian Children's Book Week,
sponsored by the Canadian Children's Book Centre and TD Bank Financial
Group. The winner of the award for a French-language book will be
announced on November 8.
