The Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award is an annual Canadian

Canada

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 literary award

Literary award

A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...

, presented to the year's best illustrated picture book

Picture book

A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil.Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now...

 for children. Sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre

Canadian Children's Book Centre

Canadian Children's Book Centre is a national non-profit organization that dedicates its resources to promoting quality Canadian children's literature to parents, librarians, teachers, and youth across Canada...

, the award carries a monetary prize of $

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25,000. The award is named in honour of Marilyn Baillie, a children's book author and early childhood educator who is married to former TD Bank chairman A. Charles Baillie

A. Charles Baillie

Alexander Charles Baillie, OC is the former CEO of TD Bank Financial Group; he served in this role until December, 2002.He served as the 12th Chancellor of Queen's University. He was appointed on July 1, 2002 and completed 2 consecutive three-year terms as Chancellor. He was succeeded by David A....

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The award is one of several presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre each year; others include the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction

Norma Fleck Award

The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award founded in May 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, and presented to the year's best non-fiction book for a youth audience...

, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Geoffrey Bilson Award

The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth each year...

 and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award

TD Canadian Children's Literature Award

The TD Canadian Children's Literature Award is an annual Canadian literary award, presented to the year's best work of children's literature. Sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the award carries a monetary prize of $25,000.Two awards are presented...

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Winners

• 2006 - Marie-Louise Gay
  Marie-Louise Gay
  Marie-Louise Gay is a Canadian children’s author and illustrator.- Background :Born in Quebec City, as a child she lived in Montreal and Vancouver. Gay has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple...
  
  , Caramba
• 2007 - Sara O'Leary, When You Were Small
• 2008 - Frieda Wishinsky, Please, Louise!
• 2009 - Hazel Hutchins
  Hazel Hutchins
  Hazel Hutchins is a Canadian children's author.Her book Tess was nominated for a Governor General's Award.She lives in Canmore, Alberta.-Bibliography:*Anastasia Morningstar and the Crystal Butterfly...
  
   and Gail Herbert, Mattland
• 2010 - Colleen Sydor, Timmerman Was Here

External links

• Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award