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{{Short description|Canadian literary award}}
'''The Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize''' is awarded annually as the [[BC Book Prizes|BC Book Prize]] for [[Canadians|Canadian]] authors and illustrator of picture books, picture story books, and illustrated non-fiction books. The prize is shared by the author and the illustrator, who must be a resident of [[British Columbia]] or [[Yukon]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Canadian Writer's Market, 18th Edition |pages=323 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l69yafxNiWcC&pg=PA323 |author=Joanna Karaplis |date=Jan 5, 2010 |publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.}}</ref> It was announced in 2002 and first awarded in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/about/details/christie-harris-illustrated-childrens-literature-prize/ |title=BC Book Prizes: Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize - official Web site |access-date=2010-03-15 |archive-date=2010-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401042111/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/about/details/christie-harris-illustrated-childrens-literature-prize |url-status=dead }}</ref> A handful of finalists (roughly 25%) are also selected for another award: participation in the expenses-paid BC Book Prizes on Tour, a week-long tour across the province to present their books at schools and libraries each April.
==History==
The prize was announced three months after the death of [[Christie Harris]], and was the first new BC Book Prize category since the [[Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize]] was introduced in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web | title =Christie Harris - The Matriarch of Canadian Children's Authors | work =Information on Authors | publisher =TomFolio.com | url =http://www.tomfolio.com/AuthorInfo/authors/ChristieHarris.asp | accessdate =25 January 2011 | archive-date =17 July 2011 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110717072406/http://www.tomfolio.com/AuthorInfo/authors/ChristieHarris.asp | url-status =live }}</ref>
==Winners and finalists==
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!Year
!Author(s)
!Illustrator(s)
!Title
!Result
!Ref.
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2003 in literature|2003]]
|'''{{sortname|last=LeBox|first=Annette}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Reczuch|first=Karen}}'''
|'''''Salmon Creek'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=De Vries|first=Maggie}}
|{{sortname|last=Lott|first=Sheena}}
|''How Sleep Found Tabitha''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Gregory|first=Nan}}
|{{sortname|last=MacDonald Denton|first=Kady}}
|''Amber Waiting''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Lawson|first=Julie}}
|{{sortname|last=Mombourquette|first=Paul}}
|''{{sort|1=Klondike Cat|2=The Klondike Cat}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Spalding|first=Andrea}}
|{{sortname|last=Wilson|first=Janet|nolink=1}}
|''Solomon's Tree''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2004 in literature|2004]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Bailey|first=Linda}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Slavin|first=Bill}}'''
|'''''Stanley's Party'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bailey|first=Linda}}
|{{sortname|last=Slavin|first=Bill}}
|''Adventures in Ancient China''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Lawson|first=Julie}}
|{{sortname|last=Charko|first=Kasia}}
|''Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Mitchell |first=Robin|nolink=1}} and [[Judith Steedman]]
|{{sortname|last=Mitchell |first=Robin|nolink=1}}
|''Sunny''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Uegaki|first=Chieri}}
|{{sortname|last=Jorisch|first=Stéphane}}
|''Suki's Kimono''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2005 in literature|2005]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Reynolds|first=Marilynn}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Benoit|first=Renné}}'''
|'''''Goodbye to Griffith Street'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Czernecki|first=Stefan}}
|{{sortname|last=Czernecki|first=Stefan}}
|''Ride 'em Cowboy''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Einarson|first=Earl}}
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|''{{sort|1=Moccasins|2=The Moccasins}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Mason|first=Adrienne}}
|{{sortname|last=Ogle|first=Nancy Gray}}
|''Owls''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Thompson|first=Richard|nolink=1}} and [[Maggee Spicer]]
|{{sortname|last=Wakelin|first=Kirsti Anne}}
|''When They Are Up''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2006 in literature|2006]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Kyi|first=Tanya Lloyd}}'''
|
|'''''{{sort|1=Blue Jean Book: The Story Behind the Seams|2=The Blue Jean Book: The Story Behind the Seams}}'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Foskett Cordsen|first=Carol}}
|{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Douglas B.}}
|''{{sort|1=Milkman|2=The Milkman}}''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Gutiérrez|first=Elisa}}
|{{sortname|last=Gutiérrez|first=Elisa}}
|''Picturescape''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Silvey|first=Diane}}
|{{sortname|last=Manth|first=John}}
|''{{sort|1=Kids Book of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada|2=[[The Kids Book of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada]]}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Yee|first=Paul}}
|{{sortname|last=Wang|first=Shaoli}}
|''Bamboo''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2007 in literature|2007]]
|'''{{sortname|last=De Vries|first=Maggie}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Benoit|first=Renné}}'''
|'''''Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-04 |title=B.C. Book Prize winners |url=https://quillandquire.com/events/2007/05/04/bc-book-prize-winners/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502022658/https://quillandquire.com/events/2007/05/04/bc-book-prize-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ellis|first=Sarah|dab=author}}
|{{sortname|last=Petričić|first=Dušan}}
|''{{sort|1=Queen's Feet|2=The Queen's Feet}}''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Hodge|first=Deborah}}
|{{sortname|last=Mantha|first=John}}
|''{{sort|1=Kids Book of Canadian Immigration|2=The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Jameson|first=Catherine}}
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|''Zoe and the Fawn''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Schwartz|first=Ellen}}
|{{sortname|last=Shefrin|first=Sima Elizabeth}}
|''Abby's Birds''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2008 in literature|2008]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Heidbreder|first=Robert}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=MacDonald Denton|first=Kady}}'''
|'''''{{sort|1=Sea-Wishing Day|2=A Sea-Wishing Day}}'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Cinar|first=Lisa}}
|{{sortname|last=Cinar|first=Lisa}}
|''{{sort|1=Day It All Blew Away|2=The Day It All Blew Away}}''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Gregory|first=Nan}}
|{{sortname|last=Melanson|first=Luc}}
|''Pink''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Ron|dab=Canadian author}}
|{{sortname|last=Campbell|first=Ruth}}
|''Elf the Eagle''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Winters|first=Kari-Lynn}}
|{{sortname|last=Hodson|first=Ben}}
|''[[Jeffrey and Sloth]]''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2009 in literature|2009]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Jovanovic|first=Katarina}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Beha|first=Philippe}}'''
|'''''{{sort|1=King Has Goat Ears|2=The King Has Goat Ears}}'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bailey|first=Linda}}
|{{sortname|last=Slavin|first=Bill}}
|''Stanley At Sea''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bateman|first=Robert|dab=painter}}
|{{sortname|last=Bateman|first=Robert|dab=painter}}
|''Polar Worlds: Life at the Ends of the Earth''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Uegaki|first=Chieri}}
|{{sortname|last=Jorisch|first=Stéphane}}
|''Rosie and Buttercup''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Watts|first=Irene N.}}
|{{sortname|last=Shoemaker|first=Kathryn E.}}
|''Good-bye Marianne''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2010 in literature|2010]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Wishinsky|first=Frieda}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Griffiths|first=Dean|nolink=1}}'''
|'''''Maggie Can't Wait'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bateman|first=Robert|dab=painter}}
|{{sortname|last=Bateman|first=Robert|dab=painter}}
|''Vanishing Habitats''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bayrock|first=Fiona}}
|{{sortname|last=Conahan|first=Carolyn}}
|''Bubble Homes and Fish Farts''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Lloyd|first=Jennifer}}
|{{sortname|last=Spires|first=Ashley}}
|''Ella's Umbrellas''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Winters|first=Kari-Lynn}}
|{{sortname|last=Leist|first=Christina}}
|''[[On My Walk]]''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2011 in literature|2011]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}'''
|'''''Owls See Clearly at Night: A Michif Alphabet'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=De Vries|first=Maggie}}
|{{sortname|last=Benoit|first=Renné}}
|''Fraser Bear: A Cub's Life''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Samson |first=Natalie |date=2011-03-10 |title=Finalists announced for B.C. Book Prizes |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2011/03/10/finalists-announced-for-b-c-book-prizes/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203105803/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2011/03/10/finalists-announced-for-b-c-book-prizes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Hiroe|first=Seiji}}
|{{sortname|last=Hiroe|first=Seiji}}
|''{{sort|1=Cowboy Fisherman|2=The Cowboy Fisherman}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Hodge|first=Deborah}}
|{{sortname|last=Harris|first=Brian|nolink=1}}
|''Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm''
|-
|{{sortname|last=McAllister|first=Ian|link=Ian McAllister (conservationist)}} and Nicholas Read
|{{sortname|last=McAllister|first=Ian|link=Ian McAllister (conservationist)}}
|''{{sort|1=Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest|2=The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest}}''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2012 in literature|2012]]
|'''{{sortname|last=O'Leary|first=Sara}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}'''
|'''''When I Was Small'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Sue |date=2012-05-14 |title=Edugyan, Gill, Davis win B.C. Book Prizes |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/05/14/edugyan-gill-davis-win-b-c-book-prizes/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007165503/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/05/14/edugyan-gill-davis-win-b-c-book-prizes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bar-el|first=Dan}}
|{{sortname|last=Maté|first=Rae}}
|''Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been?''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Sue |date=2012-03-08 |title=Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/03/08/esi-edugyan-jj-lee-charlotte-gill-nominated-for-b-c-book-prizes/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205043005/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2012/03/08/esi-edugyan-jj-lee-charlotte-gill-nominated-for-b-c-book-prizes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Campbell|first=Nicola I.}}
|{{sortname|last=LaFave|first=Kim}}
|''Grandpa's Girls''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Deas|first=Mike}}
|{{sortname|last=Deas|first=Mike}}
|''Dalen & Gole: Scandal in Port Angus''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Heidbreder|first=Robert}}
|{{sortname|last=Mongeau|first=Marc}}
|''Shake Awakes''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2013 in literature|2013]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Woo|first=Alan}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Malenfant|first=Isabelle|link=Isabelle Malenfant (illustrator)}}'''
|'''''Maggie's Chopsticks'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siassina |first=Maria |date=2013-05-06 |title=Gaston, Hayes, de Leeuw win B.C. Book Prizes |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/05/06/gaston-hayes-de-leeuw-win-b-c-book-prizes/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2015-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920185512/http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2013/05/06/gaston-hayes-de-leeuw-win-b-c-book-prizes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bowers|first=Vivien}}
|{{sortname|last=Pavlovic|first=Milan|nolink=1}}
|''Hey Canada!''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sequeira |first=Natalie |date=2013-03-14 |title=B.C. Book Prize finalists announced |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/03/14/b-c-book-prize-finalists-announced/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2021-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301064918/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2013/03/14/b-c-book-prize-finalists-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Stone|first=Tiffany}}
|{{sortname|last=Czernecki|first=Stefan}}
|''Rainbow Shoes''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Winters|first=Kari-Lynn}}
|{{sortname|last=Taylor|first=Stephen|nolink=1}}
|''[[Gift Days]]''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Wishinsky|first=Frieda}}
|{{sortname|last=Moore|first=Sean L.}}
|''What's Up, Bear?: A Book About Opposites''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2014 in literature|2014]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}'''
|'''''How To'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bar-el|first=Dan}}
|{{sortname|last=Bowers|first=Tim|nolink=1}}
|''Not Your Typical Dragon''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Baldassi |first=Julie |date=2014-03-12 |title=B.C. Book Prizes nominees announced |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2014/03/12/b-c-book-prize-nominees-announced/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507141503/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2014/03/12/b-c-book-prize-nominees-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|''Wild Berries''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Jordan-Fenton|first=Christy}} and [[Margaret Pokiak-Fenton]]
|{{sortname|last=Grimard|first=Gabrielle}}
|''When I Was Eight''
|-
|{{sortname|last=McAllister|first=Ian|link=Ian McAllister (conservationist)}} and Nicholas Read
|{{sortname|last=McAllister|first=Ian|link=Ian McAllister (conservationist)}}
|''{{sort|1=Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise|2=The Great Bear Sea: Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise}}''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2015 in literature|2015]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Miki |first=Roy}} and [[Slavia Miki]]'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}'''
|'''''Dolphin SOS'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Adderson|first=Caroline}}
|{{sortname|last=Leng|first=Qin}}
|''Norman, Speak!''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Spires|first=Ashley}}
|{{sortname|last=Spires|first=Ashley}}
|''{{sort|1=Most Magnificent Thing|2=The Most Magnificent Thing}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Tekavec|first=Heather}}
|{{sortname|last=Pratt|first=Pierre}}
|''Stop, Thief!''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Uegaki|first=Chieri}}
|{{sortname|last=Leng|first=Qin}}
|''Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2016 in literature|2016]]
|'''{{sortname|last=LeBox|first=Annette}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Graegin |first=Stephanie}}'''
|'''''Peace Is an Offering'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Wadhwani |first=Ashley |date=2016-05-04 |title=Maple Ridge author awarded for picture book on peace |url=http://www.mrtimes.com/entertainment/378128711.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506043151/http://www.mrtimes.com/entertainment/378128711.html |archive-date=2016-05-06 |accessdate=2016-05-10 |work=Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Times}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Heidbreder|first=Robert}}
|{{sortname|last=Leng|first=Qin}}
|''Song for a Summer Night: A Lullaby''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Isabella|first=Jude}}
|{{sortname|last=Shin|first=Simone}}
|''{{sort|1=Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle|2=The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=O'Leary|first=Sara}}
|{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}
|''This is Sadie''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Vickers|first=Roy Henry}} and [[Robert Budd]]
|{{sortname|last=Vickers|first=Roy Henry}}
|''Orca Chief''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2017 in literature|2017]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Monique Gray}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Flett |first=Julie}}'''
|'''''My Heart Fills with Happiness'''''
|Winner
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Chamberlain |first=Adrian |date=2017-05-02 |title=Victoria writer Monique Gray Smith earns B.C. Book Prize |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-writer-monique-gray-smith-earns-b-c-book-prize-1.17805108 |accessdate=2017-05-04 |work=[[Times Colonist]] |archive-date=2017-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724005222/http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-writer-monique-gray-smith-earns-b-c-book-prize-1.17805108 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}
|{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}
|''Today''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Becky |date=2017-03-07 |title=Deborah Campbell, Mohamed Fahmy, Anosh Irani among B.C. Book Prize finalists |url=https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/03/07/deborah-campbell-mohamed-fahmy-anosh-irani-among-b-c-book-prize-finalists/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[Quill and Quire]] |language=en |archive-date=2020-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919065713/https://quillandquire.com/awards/2017/03/07/deborah-campbell-mohamed-fahmy-anosh-irani-among-b-c-book-prize-finalists/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ruurs|first=Margriet}}
|{{sortname|last=Badr|first=Nizar Ali}}
|''Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Tate|first=Nikki}}
|{{sortname|last=Tate|first=Nikki}}
|''Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Vickers|first=Roy Henry}} and [[Robert Budd]]
|{{sortname|last=Vickers|first=Roy Henry}}
|''Peace Dancer''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2018 in literature|2018]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Hicks|first=Faith Erin}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Hicks|first=Faith Erin}}'''
|'''''{{sort|1=Nameless City: The Stone Heart|2=The Nameless City: The Stone Heart}}'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{cite web |date=May 5, 2018 |title=Winners of the 2018 B.C. Book Prizes revealed at downtown gala |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/1070556/winners-2018-bc-book-prizes-revealed-downtown-gala |accessdate=May 15, 2018 |work=The Georgia Straight |archive-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516014746/https://www.straight.com/arts/1070556/winners-2018-bc-book-prizes-revealed-downtown-gala |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Campbell|first=Nicola I.}}
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|''{{sort|1=Day with Yayah|2=A Day with Yayah}}''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Yohannes |first=Samraweet |date=2018-03-13 |title=Eden Robinson, David Chariandy among 2018 BC Book Prize finalists |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/eden-robinson-david-chariandy-among-2018-bc-book-prize-finalists-1.4572688 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[CBC Books]] |archive-date=2019-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725220347/https://www.cbc.ca/books/eden-robinson-david-chariandy-among-2018-bc-book-prize-finalists-1.4572688 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Hume|first=S.E.}}
|{{sortname|last=Bromley Bartram|first=Jessica}}
|''Charles''
|-
|{{sortname|last=McAllister|first=Ian|link=Ian McAllister (conservationist)}} and Nicholas Read
|{{sortname|last=McAllister|first=Ian|link=Ian McAllister (conservationist)}}
|''Wolf Island''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Richardson|first=Bill|link=Bill Richardson (broadcaster)}}
|{{sortname|last=Bikadoroff|first=Roxanna}}
|''{{sort|1=Alphabet Thief|2=The Alphabet Thief}}''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2019 in literature|2019]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Boothby|first=Ian}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Matsumoto|first=Nina}}'''
|'''''Sparks!'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Atkinson|first=Cale}}
|{{sortname|last=Atkinson|first=Cale}}
|''Sir Simon: Super Scarer''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-20 |title=Lindsay Wong, Darrel J. McLeod and Kathy Page among 2019 BC Book Prize finalists |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/lindsay-wong-darrel-j-mcleod-and-kathy-page-among-2019-bc-book-prize-finalists-1.5064288 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[CBC Books]] |archive-date=2019-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522122255/https://www.cbc.ca/books/lindsay-wong-darrel-j-mcleod-and-kathy-page-among-2019-bc-book-prize-finalists-1.5064288 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Cassie|first=Aidan}}
|{{sortname|last=Cassie|first=Aidan}}
|''Sterling, Best Dog Ever''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Hicks|first=Faith Erin}}
|{{sortname|last=Hicks|first=Faith Erin}}
|''{{sort|1=Nameless City: The Divided Earth|2=The Nameless City: The Divided Earth}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ruurs|first=Margriet}}
|{{sortname|last=Bateman|first=Robert|dab=painter}}
|''Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2020 in literature|2020]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Maclear|first=Kyo}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}'''
|'''''[[It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way|It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way]]'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-24 |title=Steven Price, Ivan Coyote and Chantal Gibson among winners of the 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/steven-price-ivan-coyote-and-chantal-gibson-among-winners-of-the-2020-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-1.5737088 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[CBC Books]] |archive-date=2022-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522233036/https://www.cbc.ca/books/steven-price-ivan-coyote-and-chantal-gibson-among-winners-of-the-2020-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-1.5737088 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Croll|first=Jen}}
|{{sortname|last=Pacholska|first=Aneta}}
|''Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|''[[Birdsong (picture book)|Birdsong]]''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Heather|nolink=1}}
|{{sortname|last=Wada|first=Rachel}}
|''{{sort|1=Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden|2=The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Vo|first=Nancy}}
|{{sortname|last=Vo|first=Nancy}}
|''{{sort|1=Ranger|2=The Ranger}}''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2021 in literature|2021]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Singh|first=Rina}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Rooney|first=Ellen}}'''
|'''''Grandmother School'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qiao |first=Vicky |date=2021-09-28 |title=Billy-Ray Belcourt and Shaena Lambert among BC & Yukon Book Prizes winners |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/billy-ray-belcourt-and-shaena-lambert-among-bc-yukon-book-prizes-winners-1.6191928 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=[[CBC Books]] |archive-date=2023-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312045505/https://www.cbc.ca/books/billy-ray-belcourt-and-shaena-lambert-among-bc-yukon-book-prizes-winners-1.6191928 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bailey|first=Linda}}
|{{sortname|last=Ang|first=Joy}}
|''Princesses Versus Dinosaurs''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-16 |title=Michelle Good, Billy-Ray Belcourt among 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prize finalists |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/michelle-good-billy-ray-belcourt-among-2021-bc-and-yukon-book-prize-finalists-1.5979892 |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[CBC Books]] |archive-date=2022-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707151407/https://www.cbc.ca/books/michelle-good-billy-ray-belcourt-among-2021-bc-and-yukon-book-prize-finalists-1.5979892 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|last=Klein |first=Bonnie Sherr}}
|{{sortname|last=Eudes-Pascal|first=Élisabeth}}
|''Beep Beep Bubbie''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ramadan |first=Danny}}
|{{sortname|last=Bron|first=Anna}}
|''Salma the Syrian Chef''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Scott |first=Jordan|dab=poet}}
|{{Sortname|Sydney|Smith|dab=illustrator}}
|''I Talk Like a River''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2022 in literature|2022]]
|'''{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}'''
|'''{{sortname|last=Morstad|first=Julie}}'''
|'''''Time is a Flower'''''
|'''Winner'''
|
|-
|{{sortname|last=Gardner|first=Whitney}}
|{{sortname|last=Gardner|first=Whitney}}
|''Long Distance''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|
|-
|{{sortname|last=George|first=Kallie}}
|{{sortname|last=McKay|first=Elly}}
|''{{sort|1=Secret Fawn|2=The Secret Fawn}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Goth |first=Shane}}
|{{sortname|last=Kang|first=Yong Ling}}
|''{{sort|1=Midnight Club|2=The Midnight Club}}''
|-
|{{sortname|last=Robertson|first=David A.}}
|{{sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|''[[On the Trapline]]''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2023 in literature|2023]]
|'''{{Sortname|last=Von Innerebner|first=Jessika}}'''
|'''{{Sortname|last=Von Innerebner|first=Jessika}}'''
|'''''That's My Sweater!'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-25 |title=BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 winners |url=https://www.straight.com/living/bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-announce-2023-winners |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Sortname|last=Bailey|first=Linda}}
|{{Sortname|last=Follath|first=Isabelle}}
|''Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock''
|rowspan=4| Finalist
|rowspan=4|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13 |title=BC and Yukon Book Prizes announce 2023 shortlists |url=https://www.createastir.ca/articles/bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-shortlists-2023 |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Stir |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|{{Sortname|last=Fairbairn|first=Nathan}}
|{{Sortname|last=Assarasakorn|first=Michele}}
|''PAWS: Mindy Makes Some Space''
|-
|[[Guojing]]
|[[Guojing]]
|''The Flamingo''
|-
|{{Sortname|last=Sainte-Marie|first=Buffy}}
|{{Sortname|last=Flett|first=Julie}}
|''Still This Love Goes On''
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
! rowspan="5" |[[2024 in literature|2024]]
|'''[[Jordan Scott (poet)|Jordan Scott]]'''
|'''[[Sydney Smith (illustrator)|Sydney Smith]]'''
|'''''My Baba’s Garden'''''
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/darrel-j-mcleod-john-vaillant-among-bc-and-yukon-book-prize-winners/ "Darrel J. McLeod, John Vaillant among BC and Yukon Book Prize winners"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', September 30, 2024.</ref>
|-
| [[E. G. Alaraj]]
| [[Martyna Czub]]
| ''When Stars Arise''
|rowspan=4| Shortlist
|rowspan=4| <ref>Kristi Alexandra, [https://www.straight.com/living/bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-reveals-shortlist# "BC and Yukon Book Prizes reveals shortlist"]. ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', April 11, 2024.</ref>
|-
| [[Lorna Schultz Nicholson]]
| [[Ellen Rooney]]
| ''What to Bring''
|-
| [[Kirsten Pendreigh]]
| [[Crystal Smith (illustrator)|Crystal Smith]]
| ''Maybe a Whale''
|-
| [[David A. Robertson]]
| [[Maya McKibben]]
| ''The Song That Called Them Home''
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
* [http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/about/details/christie-harris-illustrated-childrens-literature-prize/ Christie Harries Illustrated Children's Literature Prize] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401042111/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/about/details/christie-harris-illustrated-childrens-literature-prize |date=2010-04-01 }}, official website
* [http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/index.php BC Book Prizes]
[[Category:BC and Yukon Book Prizes]]
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[[Category:Canadian children's literary awards]]
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[[Category:Picture book awards]]