TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards
Two Children’s Books Win Big In Toronto Tuesday Windsor's Christopher Paul Curtis Two children’s books written by prominent Black Canadian writers won big on Tuesday evening. Children’s books were celebrated with more than $100,000 in prizes given to authors and illustrators at the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards ceremony. Nova Scotia author Shauntay Grant won $20,000 on Tuesday night for her book Africville (illustrated by Eva Campbell). It won in the Picture Book category. Shauntay Grant is an award-winning Canadian poet and author with strong Jamaican Maroon roots. She tells the story of Africville , the vibrant Black community in Halifax which thrived for 150 years before being demolished by the government in the 1960s. The illustrated story is brought to life through the eyes of a young girl taking in the Africville Reunion Festival Also winning was Christopher Paul Curtis. His “The Journey of Little captured a $5,000 prize for the best hist