2022 Forest of Reading® Winners and Honour Books announced

 

It's the third year into the pandemic and again things at the Forest of Reading have had to be a little different. But kids have still been reading books nominated for the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading's readers' choice award programs and voting on their favourites. Again, rather than announcing the awards at the annual Festival of Trees, an enthusiastic but crowded event at Toronto's Harbourfront or at satellite celebrations around the province, this year's award ceremonies were held online on Mary 17, 18 and 19, hosted by CBC Books. Fortunately, these ceremonies, hosted by comic Ali Hassan, were posted for all to see. Judging by the faces of the authors and illustrators and young readers who spoke, the event was a resounding success, as always.

Here are this year's winners for each reading program. The ceremonies for all books were held on May 17, 18 and 19, and the screenshots of attending authors and illustrators were taken from these presentations. The presentations can be viewed from https://forestofreading.com/festival/.

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Winner

Harley the Hero
Written and illustrated by Peggy Collins
Pajama Press

Reviewed here

Honour Books:

The Sorry Life of Timothy Shmoe

Written by Stephanie Simpson McLellan

Illustrated by Zoe Si

Owlkids Books

Reviewed here

 

No More Plastic
Written and illustrated by Alma Fullerton
Pajama Press

Winner

Mellybean and the Giant Monster
Written and illustrated by Mike White

Razorbill

Honour Books:

 

Raymond the Buffalo
Written by Lou Beauchesne 

Illustrated by Kate Chappell
Translated by Susan Ouriou and Christelle Morelli

Orca Book Publishers

 

 

Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business
Written by Bree Galbraith 

Illustrated by Morgan Goble

Kids Can Press

Winner

Deadman's Castle
Written by Iain Lawrence
Margaret Ferguson Books

Honour Books:

 

Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster
Written by Rachelle Delaney
Puffin Canada

The Language of Ghosts
Written by Heather Fawcett

HarperCollins

Winner

Wild Outside: Around the World with Survivorman 

Written by Les Stroud
Illustrated by Andrew P. Barr
Annick Press

Honour Books:

111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl
Written by Rina Singh
Illustrated by Marianne Ferrer
Kids Can Press

Reviewed here

In the Dark: The Science of What Happens at Night 

Written by Lisa Deresti Betik
Illustrated by Josh Holinaty
Kids Can Press

Winner

The King of Jam Sandwiches

Written by Eric Walters

Orca Book Publishers 

Reviewed here

Honour Books:

 

Linked
Written by Gordon Korman

Scholastic Canada

 

 

Tremendous Things
Written by Susin Nielsen

Penguin Teen

Winner

What Unbreakable Looks Like

Written by Kate McLaughlin

Wednesday Books

Honour Books:

 

Don’t Breathe a Word

Written by Jordyn Taylor

Harper Teen

 

 

The Montague Twins: The Witch’s Hand

Written by Nathan Page

Illustrated by Drew Shannon

Knopf Books for Young Readers

Winner/Lauréat

Albertine Petit-Brindamour déteste les choux de Bruxelles
Écrit par Anne Renaud
Illustré par Élodie Duhameau
La courte échelle

Honour Books/Livres distingués:

La morve au nez
Écrit et illustré par Orbie
Les 400 coups

Victor et Lino
Écrit et illustré par Caroline Merola
La courte échelle

Winner/Lauréat

Honey et Ketchup
Écrit par Jonathan Bécotte
Illustré par Sabrina Gendron
Éditions Québec Amérique

Honour Books/Livres distingués:

Dounia
Écrit et illustré par Marya Zarif
Bayard Canada
 

Tombés dans...la gomme!
Écrit par Julie Rivard
Illustré par Rémy Simard
Druide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winner/Lauréat

Cabane Sinistre
Écrit par Karine Lambert
Héritage jeunesse

Honour Books/Livres distingués:

 

Am Stram Gram
Écrit et illustré par Sophie Labelle
Éditions Hurtubise

La bête à pile
Écrit par Pierrette Dubé
Illustré par Vigg
La courte échelle
 

The announcement of all winners is available at the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading® website.

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Congratulations to everyone!