Media Advisory / Photo Opportunity - 10th annual TD Canadian Children's Literature Award recipient to be announced on November 6

TORONTO, Nov. 3, 2014 /CNW/ - In partnership with the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC), TD Bank Group will honour the best in Canadian children's literature by announcing the winner and bestowing the coveted TD Canadian Children's Literature Award on November 6, 2014 at a ceremony in Toronto.  The award recognizes the most distinguished English-language children's book of the year with a gift of $30,000. The remaining four finalists will share a prize of $10,000.

WHAT:                 

TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards Gala





WHERE:               

The Carlu, Toronto



444 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON





WHEN:                 

Thursday, November 6, 2014



Presentations begin at 7:15 p.m.




WHO:                   

Kerry Peacock, Executive Vice President, TD Bank Group


Daryl Novak, President of the Board, Canadian Children's Book Centre


Charlotte Teeple, Executive Director, Canadian Children's Book Centre




The nominees for the English Canada TD Canadian Children's Literature Award:





Branded by the Pink Triangle  

Once Upon a Northern Night


Written by Ken Setterington  

Written by Jean E. Pendziwol


Second Story Press  

Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault



Groundwood Books


In the Tree House



Written by Andrew Larsen  

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B


Illustrated by Dušan Petričić  

Written by Teresa Toten


Kids Can Press  

Doubleday Canada





The Man with the Violin



Written by Kathy Stinson



Illustrated by Dušan Petričić



Annick Press


SOURCE TD Bank Group

For further information: To RSVP or for more information: Amanda Tran, TD Bank Group, 416-983-7212, amanda.tran@td.com; Sheri Papps, Paradigm Public Relations, 416-413-5207, spapps@paradigmpr.ca