After two glorious days of great weather, words and winning, young readers in Ontario learned the results of their reading and voting for the Forest of Reading award programs, a readers' choice award. On May 15 and May 16, at the Festival of Trees event at Toronto's Harbourfront, young readers celebrated their reading accomplishments, shared the joy of reading great youngCanLit, played games for books, met numerous authors and illustrators, and enthusiastically learned their selections for the favourite books in each program. And authors, illustrators and publishers enjoyed the well-deserved and uproarious cheers and recognition from fans of fantastic youngCanLit.
It's impossible to name all those who made this reading program and the Festival of Trees such a success but I will try. And, though I've said it before, I'll say it again and again and again,
congratulations to:
• the readers on their amazing selections from exemplary lists of Canadian literature for young people;
• the countless volunteers and OLA staff (Meredith Tutching directing at the helm) who ensure that Ontario young people read the best titles and who help bring the Festival of Trees to fruition (pun intended);
• the authors and illustrators honoured with Forest of Reading nominations;
• the authors and illustrators who enjoyed the undeniable adoration of thousands of reading fans;
• the publishers who are recognizing the importance of publishing and promoting children's and YA literature in Canada; and
• the winners and honourees in each reading program.
Blue Spruce
WINNER
Kate and Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story
by Martin Springett
Illustrated by Isobel Springett
Puffin Canada/Pengiun Group
by Martin Springett
Illustrated by Isobel Springett
Puffin Canada/Pengiun Group
HONOUR BOOKS
by Kevin Sylvester
Tundra Books
Tundra Books
Don't Laugh at Giraffe
by Rebecca Bender
Pajama Press
Silver Birch EXPRESS
WINNER
by Brit Trogen & Kari Trogen
Kids Can Press
Kids Can Press
HONOUR BOOKS
by Mike Deas
Orca
by Janice Weaver
Illustrated by Chris Lane
Abrams Books for Young Readers/ABRAMS
Silver Birch FICTION
WINNER
Making Bombs For Hitler
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Scholastic Canada
HONOUR BOOKS
by Becky Citra
Orca Book Publisher
A Tinfoil Sky
by Cyndi Sand-Eveland
Tundra Books
Silver Birch NON-FICTION
WINNER
No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs
by Rob Laidlaw
Pajama Press
HONOUR BOOKS
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
Annick Press
Case Files: 40 Murders and Mysteries Solved by Science by Larry Verstraete
Scholastic Canada
Le prix Peuplier
Lauréat
Le zoo de Yayaho
par Geneviève Lemieux
Illustré par Bruno St-Aubin
Bayard Canada Livres inc.
par Geneviève Lemieux
Illustré par Bruno St-Aubin
Bayard Canada Livres inc.
HONOUR BOOKS
Salto: L'ultime défipar Pierre Labrie
Illustré par Tristan Demers
Boomerang éditeur jeunesse inc.
Prince Olivier et le dragon
par Caroline Merola
Les éditions Imagine
Le Prix Tamarac
Lauréat
Le mystère des jumelles Barnes
par Carole Tremblay
Bayard Canada Livres
par Carole Tremblay
Bayard Canada Livres
HONOUR BOOKS
par Julie Champagne
Bayard Canada Livres
Biodôme: Dans le sens du poilpar Frédéric Antoine
Illustré par Yohann Morin
Boomerang éditeur jeunesse
Le Prix Tamarac EXPRESS
Lauréat
Billy Stuart: 1. Les Zintrépides
par Alain M. Bergeron
Illustré par Sampar
Éditions Michel Quintin
par Alain M. Bergeron
Illustré par Sampar
Éditions Michel Quintin
HONOUR BOOKS
par François Gravel
Illustré par Philippe Germain
Les éditions FouLire inc.
Ziiip Sur Terre!
par Johanne Mercier
Illustré par Gabrielle Grimard
Les éditions FouLire inc.
WINNER
The Vindico
by Wesley King
G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Group
by Wesley King
G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Group
HONOUR BOOKS
This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins
The Vampire Stalker
by Allison Van Diepen
Point/Scholastic
by Allison Van Diepen
Point/Scholastic
WINNER
Real Justice: Fourteen And Sentenced To Death
by Bill Swan
James Lorimer & Company
by Bill Swan
James Lorimer & Company
HONOUR BOOKs
Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Pajama Press
Running To Extremes: Ray Zahab's Amazing Ultramarathon Journey by Steve Pitt with Ray Zahab
Puffin Canada/Penguin Group
White Pine FICTION
WINNER
Dark Inside
by Jeyn Roberts
Simon & Schuster BFYR/Simon & Schuster
by Jeyn Roberts
Simon & Schuster BFYR/Simon & Schuster
HONOUR BOOKS
All Good Children by Catherine Austen
Orca Book Publishers
Witchlanders
by Lena Coakley
Atheneum Books For Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
by Lena Coakley
Atheneum Books For Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
Thrilling news for all authors, illustrators and publishers!
Enjoyed all the more for being selected
by young Canadian readers!
Congratulations to everyone!
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