Shortlists. What’s not to love?

Do you hear that squeaky honking sound? That’s me, tooting my own horn. (I was never very musical.)

Here’s the news: The Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada have announced the finalists for the 2011 Information Book Award. And 50 Burning Questions is on the list! (Along with some tough competition, including my personal favourite, Deborah Hodge’sUp We Grow!)

The finalists:
50 Burning Questions: A Sizzling History of Fire
Canada’s Wars: An Illustrated History
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Fatty Legs
Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm

Thanks, Roundtables!