Here is the first grouping of
2024 nominees from the nine
Forest of Reading® awards of the Ontario Library Association:
- Blue Spruce: picture books for JK to Grade 2
- Silver Birch Express: fiction and non-fiction for Grades 3 and 4
- Silver Birch Fiction: fiction for Grades 3 to 6
BLUE SPRUCE™
Benny the Bananasaurus RexWritten by Sarabeth Holden
Illustrated by Emma Pedersen
Inhabit Media
Cocoa MagicWritten by Sandra Bradley
Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Pajama Press
Dear StreetWritten by Lindsay Zier-Vogel
Illustrated by Caroline Bonne-Müller
Kids Can Press
Garden of Lost SocksWritten by Esi Edugyan
Illustrated by Amélie Dubois
HarperCollins
How to Party Like A SnailWritten by Naseem Hrab
Illustrated by Kelly Collier
Owlkids Books
The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and FriendshipWritten by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
Illustrated by Hatem Aly
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
My Fade is FreshWritten by Shauntay Grant
Illustrated by Kitt Thomas
PRHC Penguin Workshop
My Name is Saajin SinghWritten by Kuljinder Kaur Brar
Illustrated by Samrath Kaur
Annick Press
Princess Pru and the Ogre on the HillWritten by Maureen Fergus
Illustrated by Danesh Mohiuddin
Owlkids Books
The Words We ShareWritten and illustrated by Jack Wong
Annick Press
SILVER BIRCH EXPRESS
Written and illustrated by Nancy Vo
Groundwood Books
Written by Lydia Lukidis
Illustrated by Juan Calle Velez
Capstone Editions
The Journal of Anxious Izzy Parker Written by Alma Fullerton
Illustrated by Beena Mistry
Second Story Press
Mehndi BoyWritten by Zain Bandali
Illustrated by Jani Balakumar
Annick Press
The Mystery of the Painted Fan (
The Nguyen Kids 3)
Written by Linda Trinh
Illustrated by Clayton Nguyen
Annick Press
Rock? Plant? Animal? How Nature Keeps Us GuessingWritten by Etta Kaner
Illustrated by Brittany Lane
Owlkids Books
Salma Writes a Book (
The Salma Series 2)
Written by Danny Ramadan
Illustrated by Anna Bron
The Secret PocketWritten by Penny Janicki and S.K. Ali
Illustrated by Carrielyn Victor
Orca Book Publishers
The Skull: A Tyrolean FolktaleWritten and illustrated by Jon Klassen
Candlewick
TadpolesWritten and illustrated by Matt James
Neal Porter Books
SILVER BIRCH FICTION
Apartment 713Written by Kevin Sylvester
HarperCollins
BeraniWritten by Michelle Kadarusman
Pajama Press
The Big StingWritten by Rachelle Delaney
Tundra Books
The Boy Who Woke the SunWritten by A.T. Woodley
Illustrated by Mike Deas
Red Deer Press
The Case of the Rigged Race (
A Mighty Muskrats Mystery)
Written by Michael Hutchinson
Second Story Press
Gnome is Where Your Heart IsWritten by Casey Lyell
Greenwillow (HarperCollins)
Jude Saves the WorldWritten by Ronnie Riley
Scholastic Canada
PAWS: Mindy Makes Some SpaceWritten by Nathan Fairbairn
Illustrated by Michele Assarasakorn
Razorbill
Swept Away: Ruth Mornay and the Unwanted CluesWritten by Natalie Hyde
DCB Young Readers
The Umbrella HouseWritten by Colleen Nelson
Pajama Press
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Nominees for the other programs can be linked from below:
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