WE'RE GONNA
SHINE TONIGHT!
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Music
Juno Awards
1978 - Best Children's Album (Nomination) - One Elephant, Deux Elephants
1979 - Best Children's Album - Smorgasbord
1980 - Best Children's Album - Singing & Swinging
1991 - Best Children's Album (Nomination) - Sing A to Z
1993 - Best Children's Album (Nomination) - Candles, Snow & Mistletoe
1998 - Best Children's Album - Skinnamarink TV
2020 - Best Children’s Album (Nomination) - Sharon & Bram and Friends
Parent's Choice Awards
1984 - Best Children's Album - Mainly Mother Goose
1991 - Gold Award, Best Children's Album - Sing A to Z
1993 - Best Children's Album - Sing A to Z
1993 - Best Children's Album - Happy Birthday
1995 - Gold Award, Best Children's Album - Candles Long Ago
2004 - Best Children's Album (Nomination) - Great Big Hits
2004 - Best Children's Album (Nomination) - Great Big Hits 2
2007 - Best Children's Album - In the Schoolyard
Our Choice Awards
1997 - Candles Long Ago
1997 - Candles, Snow & Mistletoe
1997 - Great Big Hits
1997 - Songs For Round the Campfire
1997 - The Ultimate Party Pack (Elephant Party)
1998 - Friends Forever
1998 - Wild About Animals
2004 - Great Big Hits 2
2007 - Smorgasbord
American Library Association Awards
1983 - Notable Children’s Recording - One, Two, Three, Four, Live!
1985 - Notable Children’s Recording - Mainly Mother Goose
1988 - Notable Children’s Recording - Happy Birthday
NAPPA (National Parenting Product Awards)
2020 - Sharon & Bram and Friends
2022 - Best of the Best Live!
2023 - A Little Bit Country
2024 - Elephant Show Stoppers!
Certified Gold Albums
09/01/79 - One Elephant, Deux Elephants
12/01/79 - Smorgasbord
03/01/81 - Singing & Swinging
03/01/84 - In The Schoolyard
04/29/86 - Mainly Mother Goose
10/08/87 - Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show Record
04/28/88 - One, Two, Three, Four, Live!
12/08/89 - Happy Birthday
06/15/89 - Stay Tuned
10/08/92 - Kid Bits
12/10/92 - Sing A to Z
12/29/92 - Great Big Hits
04/28/94- Candles, Snow & Mistletoe
04/18/96 - Let's Dance!
Certified Platinum Albums
12/01/80 - One Elephant, Deux Elephants
09/01/82 - Smorgasbord
06/03/87 - Singing & Swinging
04/28/88 - Mainly Mother Goose
07/19/91 - In The Schoolyard
06/15/89 - Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show Record
Certified Double Platinum Albums
11/18/86 - One Elephant, Deux Elephants
01/15/92- Smorgasbord
Date Unknown - Mainly Mother Goose
Certified Triple Platinum Albums
Date Unknown - One Elephant, Deux Elephants
WE'RE ALL Dressed UP TONIGHT
WE'RE FEELING FINE!
Television & Film
LIVE AT YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE
(TV Special, 1983)
1984 - ACTRA Award - Best Children's Program (Nomination)
SHARON, LOIS & BRAM'S ELEPHANT SHOW
(TV Series, 1984-1988)
1986 & 1987 - Parent's Choice Gold Award - Remarkable Home Video
1986, 1987 & 1991 - Parent's Choice Award - Best Children's Television
1987 - Silver Medal TV Children's Program
(30th Annual International Film & TV Festival of New York)
1988 - Excellence Award in Children's Programming - National Telemedia Council Awards
1988 - Best Performance in a Variety of Performing Arts Program
(National Telemedia Council Finalist)
1989 - Gemini Award (Nomination)
1990 - Ace Award (Nomination)
1991 - Classics Award & Silver Honors Video for Preschool to Kindergarten
(Parent's Choice Hall of Fame)
1993 - Rated #2 on TV Guide's Top 10 Picks for Tots, Tweens & Teens List.
CANDLES, SNOW & MISTLETOE
(TV Special, 1994)
1995 - Gemini Award (Nomination)
1995 - Columbus International Film/Video Festival (Honorable Mention)
SKINNAMARINK TV
(TV Series, 1997-1998)
1997 - TV Guide USA Top 10 New Programs
1998 - Young Artist Award (Nomination)
1998 - Silver Angel Award
1998 - Top Preschool Show - NCTA
WHEN THE Sun goes DOWN & THE Moon comes UP
WE'RE GONNA SHINE!
Picture & Songbooks
SKINNAMARINK (2019 + 2022)
2019, 2020 & 2022 - Globe & Mail National Bestseller List (Canada)
2019 - Amazon Bestseller
2019 - Heather's Pick (Indigo)
2020 - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (Canada)
ONE ELEPHANT WENT OUT TO PLAY (2022)
2022 - Globe & Mail National Bestseller List (Canada)
2023 - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (Canada)
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PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY (2023)
2023 - Globe & Mail National Bestseller List (Canada)
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Other Awards
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11/10/19 - CIMA Road Gold Award, 25k+ tickets sold over 12 month period (S&B)
10/14/12 - Magic Penny Award, dedicated lives to empowering children through music
10/17/09 - Estelle Klein Award, significant contributions to Ontario’s folk music community
2006 - Lifetime Achievement Award
10/14/03 - Order of Canada (induction), contributed significantly to children's musical development.
July 2002 - Order of Canada (appointed), contributed significantly to children's musical development.
1998 - SOCAN Award, Children's Music
1996 - Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters - Mt. Saint Vincent University: Halifax, NS.
1992 - KIDDER Award, Toronto Children's Aid Society Foundation
1991 - For Canada's Children Award - Canadian Council on Children & Youth. Honored for "brightening the world of children through music"
1989 - Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award (UNICEF), outstanding National Support of UNICEF Canada
1988 - Maclean's Honor Roll - Canadian's Who Made A Difference