Past Red Cedar Book Awards Winners Complete List: 1998 – Present
| 2023 | FICTION | Kevin Sands, Children of the Fox, Penguin, 2021. |
| 2023 | NON-FICTION | Deborah Kerbel and Angela Poon, Fred &Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin, Owlkids, 2021. |
| 2022 | FICTION | Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Me and Banksy, Penguin Random House, 2020 |
| 2022 | NON-FICTION |
Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Drew Shannon, Non-Fiction – This is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science is Tackling Unconscious Bias by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Drew Shannon, Kids Can Press, 2020. |
| 2021 | FICTION | Gordon Korman, The Unteachables, Harper Collins Publishers, 2019 |
| 2021 | NON-FICTION | Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad for It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way, Penguin Random House, 2019 |
| 2020 | FICTION | Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster. Harry N. Abrams, 2018. |
| 2020 | NON-FICTION | Van Ho and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to be Reunited with Her Family. Pajama Press, 2018. |
| 2019 | FICTION | Alex Lyttle. From Ant to Eagle. Central Avenue Publishing. 2017. |
| 2019 | NON-FICTION | Joanne George. Smiley: A Journey of Love. Fitzhenry & Whiteside. 2017. |
| 2018 | FICTION | Casey Lyall. Howard Wallace, P.I. Sterling Children’s Books 2016. |
| 2018 | NON-FICTION | Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer. I am Not a Number. Second Story Press. 2016. |
| 2017 | FICTION | Kevin Sands. Blackthorn Key. Aladdin. 2016. |
| 2017 | NON-FICTION | Julia Coey. Animal Hospital: Rescuing Urban Wildlife. Firefly. 2015. |
| 2016 | FICTION | Becky Citra, Finding Grace. Second Story Press, 2014. |
| 2016 | NON-FICTION | David J. Smith If… A Mind-Bending Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers. Illustrated by Steve Adams. Kids Can Press, 2014 |
| 2015 | FICTION | Jill MacLean, The Hidden Agenda of Sigrid Sugden. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2013. |
| 2016 | NON-FICTION | Rona Arato, The Last Train. Owlkids , 2013. |
| 2014 | FICTION | Gordon Korman, Ungifted. Harper Collins, 2012. |
| 2014 | NON-FICTION | Clare Eamer, The World in Your Lunchbox. Annick Press, 2012. |
| 2013 | FICTION | Sara Leach, Count Me In. Orca Books, 2011. |
| 2013 | NON-FICTION | Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War. Pajama Press, 2011. |
| 2012 | FICTION | Becky Citra, After the Fire. Victoria: Orca Books, 2010 |
| 2012 | NON-FICTION | Valerie Wyatt, How to Build Your Own Country. Illustrated by Fred Rix. Kids Can Press, 2009. |
| 2011 | FICTION | Alma Fullerton, Libertad. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008. |
| 2011 | NON-FICTION | Frieda Wishinsky and Elizabeth MacLeod, Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Didn’t Know About Food. Scholastic Inc., 2008. |
| 2010 | FICTION | Christina Kilbourne, Dear Jo: The story of losing Leah and searching for hope. Lobster Press, 2007. |
| 2010 | NON-FICTION | Jane Drake and Ann Love, Sweet! The delicious story of candy. Illustrated by Claudia Davila. Tundra Books, 2007. |
| 2009 | FICTION | L.M. Falcone, The Devil, the Banshee and Me. Kids Can Press, 2006. |
| 2009 | NON-FICTION | Stanley Coren, Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? Kids Can Press, 2006. |
| 2009 | NON-FICTION HONOUR BOOK | Helaine Becker, Secret Agent Y.O.U. The Official Guide to Secret Codes, Disguises, Surveillance and More! Illustrated by Dave Whammond. Maple Tree Press, 2006. |
| 2008 | FICTION | Pamela Porter, The Crazy Man. Groundwood Books, 2005. |
| 2008 | NON-FICTION | Bill Slavin with Jim Slavin, Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. Kids Can Press, 2005. |
| 2007 | FICTION | Kenneth Oppel, Airborn. HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. |
| 2007 | NON-FICTION | Trudee Romanek, Aha! The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About Intelligence. Illustrated by Rose Cowles. Kids Can Press, 2004. |
| 2006 | FICTION | Deborah Ellis, Mud City. Groundwood Books, 2003. |
| 2006 | NON-FICTION | Larry Verstraete, Survivors: True Death-Defying Escapes. Markham, ON: Scholastic Canada, 2003. |
| 2005 | FICTION | Deborah Ellis, Parvana’s Journey. Groundwood Books, 2002. |
| 2005 | NON-FICTION | Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase. Second Story Press, 2002. |
| 2004 | FICTION | Virginia Frances Schwartz, If I Just Had Two Wings. Stoddart Kids, 2001. |
| 2004 | NON-FICTION | Lyn Thomas, Ha! Ha! Ha! 1000+ Jokes, Riddles, Facts, and More. Illustrated by Diane Eastman. Maple Tree Press/Owl Books, 2001. |
| 2003 | FICTION | Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner. Groundwood Books, 2000. |
| 2003 | NON-FICTION | Linda Bailey, Adventures in the Middle Ages. Illustrated by Bill Slavin. Kids Can Press, 2000. |
| 2002 | FICTION | Kenneth Oppel, Sunwing. HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. |
| 2002 | NON-FICTION | Vivien Bowers, Wow Canada! Exploring This Land From Coast to Coast to Coast. Illustrated by Dan Hobbs and Diane Eastman. Owl Books/Greey de Pencier, 1999. |
| 2001 | FICTION | Gayle Friesen, Janey’s Girl. Kids Can Press, 1998. |
| 2001 | NON-FICTION | Marg Meikle, Funny You Should Ask. Scholastic Canada, 1998. |
| 2000 | FICTION | Kenneth Oppel, Silverwing. HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. |
| 2000 | NON-FICTION | Dave Bouchard, The Great Race. Raincoast Books, 1997. |
| 1999 | FICTION | Kit Pearson, Awake and Dreaming. Penguin, 1996. |
| 1999 | NON-FICTION | Hugh Brewster, Anastasia’s Album. Madison Press/Penguin Books Canada, 1996. |
| 1998 | FICTION | Bernice Thurman Hunter, Amy’s Promise. Scholastic Canada, 1995. |
| 1998 | NON-FICTION | Linda Granfield, In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae. Illustrated by Janet Wilson. Stoddart Kids, 1996. |