Each year, the Ontario Library Association’s Canadian Materials Committee, which is under the umbrella of the OPLA Child and Youth Services Committee, picks an annual list of best books in Canada. Books are selected on the basis of their literary/artistic merit as well as their appeal for children. Text and illustrations are of equal importance in picture books and information books.
Ten books for each category are picked from all that were published in Canada in the previous year. It is thrilling that Last Airlift was chosen as a top non-fiction of the year. It is the first time I’ve written narrative non-fiction so this gives me encouragement to write some more!
