Books for Adult Readers:
acâhkos nikamowini-pîkiskwêwina: nêhiyawi-kîsik âcimowin—The Star Poems: A Cree Sky Narrative
Finalist. 2024 Indigenous Voices Award: Poetry in English.
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: First Book Award
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: Indigenous Peoples’ Publishing Award
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: Poetry Award
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: Publishing in Education Award
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: City of Regina Book Award.
Black Fury
Winner. 2013 Great Northwest Book Festival
Finalist. 2023 Saskatchewan Book Awards: First Book Award
Cherry Blossoms
Winner. 2013 CBC Bookie Award: “Hot and Bothered Award for Steamiest Read”
Don’t Lick the Flagpole!
Winner. Silver, 2015 Illumination Book Awards.
Entangled Roots: The Mystery of Peterborough’s Headless Corpse
Winner. 2021 Spiritual Service Award. Regina Multi-Faith Forum.
Winner. Bronze Medal. 2022 IPPY Awards
Forgotten Gardens, Abandoned Landscapes & Remarkable Restorations
Finalist. 2008 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Full Throttle
Finalist. 2014 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Honourable Mention. 2017 Hollywood Book Festival.
Honourable Mention. 2016 Whistler Independent Book Awards.
Finalist. 2008 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Jakob, Out of the Village
Winner. 2009 Writer’s Digest Award
Finalist. 2008 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Like the Mimosa
Finalist. 2008 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Living Skies
Finalist. 2018 Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence.
My Daughter’s Heart: A family’s journey of resilience through a life-threatening crisis
Winner. 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: COVID-19 Pandemic
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: First Book Award.
nêhiyawêwin awâsi-masinahikanis—A Little Plains Cree Book for Children: A Reference for Teaching the Plains Cree Language
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: Scholarly Writing Award.
Paddling Northern Saskatchewan: A Guide to 80 Canoe Routes
Finalist. Next Generation Indie Book Awards Travel/Travel Guide
Paddling Pathways: Reflections from a Changing Landscape
Winner. 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Anthology
Grand Prize Finalist. 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Awards
Finalist. 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Education/Academic (Non-Fiction)
Finalist. 2023 Whistler Independent Book Awards: Non-Fiction
A Rose Grows: Fighting Cancer, Finding Me
Finalist. 2009 Saskatchewan Book Award
Songcatcher
Winner. 2010 IPPY Award
Thin Pink Lines
Finalist. 2013 Saskatchewan Book Awards
The Thunderbird, the Quesnel & the Sea
Winner. 2021 Spiritual Service Award. Regina Multi-Faith Forum.
Winner. Silver Medal. 2024 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY). Regional—Canada West Fiction
Finalist. 2024 Saskatchewan Book Awards: City of Regina Book Award.
Finalist. 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: First Novel
Finalist. 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Historical Fiction (1900s)
Wagons East
Finalist. 2013 High Plains Book Awards
Wild Justice
Finalist. 2008 Saskatchewan Book Awards
With Love to You All, Bogga S.
Winner. Manitoba Day Award
Finalist. 2011 Manitoba Book Awards
Within the Stillness
Finalist. 2012 Saskatchewan Book Awards
You’re Going Where?!
Finalist. 2008 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Books for Young Readers:
Finalist. 2022 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Finalist. 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Winner. Silver Medal. 2022 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Finalist. 2022 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Finalist. 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Children’s/Juvenile Early Readers/Chapter Books (Fiction)
Winner. Gold Medal. 2015 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.
Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Christmas
Winner. 2011 Anne Pidruchney Award for New Writers
Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Easter
Finalist. 2013 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Baba’s Babushka: A Magical Ukrainian Wedding
Winner. 2014 High Plains Book Awards
Back to Batoche
Winner. 2015 High Plains Book Award.
Bee Yourself
Winner. Rainforest of Reading Awards, 2013
Runner-up. 2013 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival
Beliefs & Religions Around the World
Winner. Silver Medal. 2012 Moonbeam Award
The Canadian Shield Alphabet
Winner. 2008 Science in Journalism Award
Do Trees Sneeze?
Finalist. 2015 High Plains Book Award.
Ghosts of Government House
Finalist. 2012 Willow Awards
Giant’s Mixed-Up Menu
Honourable Mention. 2011 Purple Dragonfly Awards
He Who Flies By Night: The Story of Grey Owl
Winner. 2009 Writer’s Digest Award
Winner. Bronze Medal. 2008 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award
Honouring the Buffalo
Winner. Silver Medal. 2015 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.
Winner. 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
Finalist. 2016 Saskatchewan Book Awards. Aboriginal Publishers Award.
Finalist. 2016 Saskatchewan Book Awards. Aboriginal Writers Award.
Finalist. 2016 Saskatchewan Book Awards. Children’s Literature Award.
Finalist. Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Children’s Educational Picture Book
I Know a Woman: A Song for Mothers
Winner. 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Children’s Illustrative Picture Book.
Finalist. 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Relationships (Non-Fiction).
Jessie the Doo-Doo Dog and the Visitors from Outer Space
Winner. Gold Medal. 2023 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards: Juvenile Fiction – Early Reader / 1st Chapter Books
The Lake in the Middle of Town
Finalist. 2005 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Leaving Mr. Humphries
Finalist. 2014 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Finalist. 2014 High Plains Book Awards
Finalist. 2015 Shining Willow Award.
Terror on Turtle Creek
Finalist. 2014 Saskatchewan Book Awards
When the Trees Crackle with Cold: A Cree Seasons Activity Book
Where Does Your Dog Sleep?
Winner. Bronze Medal. 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Award
Honourable Mention. 2013 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival
Where Does Your Cat Nap?
Honourable Mention. 2013 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival
Winner. Bronze Medal. 2019 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards.
Finalist. 2019 John Spray Mystery Award. Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
2019 Best Books for Kids & Teens.
Finalist. YA Award. 2019 High Plains Book Awards.
Finalist. YA Award. 2019 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Finalist. Young New Adult Award. 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
Who’s That Man?
Winner. Silver Medal. 2010 Moonbeam Children's Book Award
www.walkwithapolarbear.com
Winner. 2013 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival