Brian Doyle is a four-time winner of the Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year for Children Award and a two time winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award. In 1998, Brian was the first Canadian to be selected as a finalist for the prestigious Hands Christian Andersen Award. His American honors include being selected for the Horn Book's Fanfare List, the ABA "Pick of the Lists" and the New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age.