International Rights

Jean Little

JEAN LITTLE has been called “a Canadian treasure.” She wrote more than fifty books including some of Canada’s best-loved children’s books, such as From Anna, Listen for the Singing, Mine for Keeps, Orphan at my Door, and Pippin the Christmas Pig. Many of her books feature children who are orphaned, have a disability, or face other challenges. Jean’s books have been translated into a dozen languages and have won many awards, including a Canadian Library Association Book of the Year award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Canada Council Literature Prize, and the Boston Globe Horn-Book Honor Book Award. She was honoured with the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Order of Canada and was nominated for the international Astrid Lindgren Award eight times. Jean died in 2020.

Awards

Dancing Through the Snow, Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 2008
Dancing Through the Snow, Short-listed, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2008
Dancing Through the Snow, Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2007
Dancing Through the Snow, Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2007
From Anna – 50th anniversary edition, Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2014
From Anna – 50th anniversary edition, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2023
From Anna – 50th anniversary edition, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2023
From Anna – 50th anniversary edition, Commended, Today's Parent 100 best Canadian kids' books of all time, 2015
From Anna – 50th anniversary edition, Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2013
Hand in Hand, Short-listed, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2017
Listen for the Singing, Winner, Canada Council Award for Children's Literature, 1977
Listen for the Singing, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2018
Listen for the Singing, Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
Long Way Home, A, Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, Top Recommended Read, 2023
Long Way Home, A, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2022
On a Snowy Night, Short-listed, Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2014
On a Snowy Night, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2014
On a Snowy Night, Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, 2014
On a Snowy Night, Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2013
Pippin the Christmas Pig, Winner, Mr. Christie's Book Award, 2004
Pippin the Christmas Pig, Short-listed, Ruth Schwartz Award, 2004
Pippin the Christmas Pig, Short-listed, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 2004
Pippin the Christmas Pig, Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 2004
Pippin the Christmas Pig, Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice, 2004
Pippin the Christmas Pig, Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2003
Wishes, Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 2013
Wishes, Short-listed, Rainforest of Reading Award, 2013
Wishes, Commended, Today's Parent, 100 BEST Canadian kids' books of all time, 2015
Wishes, Commended, Today's Parent 100 best Canadian kids' books of all time, 2015
Wishes, Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2013
Wishes, Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2013