After
two fantastic days of great weather, words and winning, it is clear
that young readers in Ontario appreciate and applaud the great Canadian
literature that the
Ontario Library Association's
Forest of Reading promotes. At the
Festival of Trees
event at Toronto's Harbourfront yesterday and today, young readers
celebrated the culmination of their reading programs with the
announcement of the winning books.
Congratulations to:
• the readers on their amazing selections from exemplary lists of Canadian literature for young people;
•
the countless volunteers and OLA staff who ensure that Ontario readers
see 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.
Here are the winners and honour books for each reading program:
Blue Spruce
WINNER
Kate and Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story
by Martin Springett
Illustrated by Isobel Springett
Puffin Canada/Pengiun Group
HONOUR BOOKS
by Kevin Sylvester
Tundra Books
Don't Laugh at Giraffe
by
Rebecca Bender
Pajama Press
Silver Birch EXPRESS
WINNER
Margaret and the Moth Tree
by Brit Trogen & Kari Trogen
Kids Can Press
HONOUR BOOKS
Dalen & Gole: Scandal in Port Angus
by
Mike Deas
Orca
Harry Houdini: The Legend of the World's Greatest Escape Artist
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
Missing
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
50 Underwear Questions: A Bare-All History
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 zoo de Yayaho
par Geneviève Lemieux
Illustré par Bruno St-Aubin
Bayard Canada Livres inc.
HONOUR BOOKS
Salto: L'ultime défi
par 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
HONOUR BOOKS
Hackerboy
par
Julie Champagne
Bayard Canada Livres
Biodôme: Dans le sens du poil
par 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
HONOUR BOOKS
Du soccer extrême
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.
Red Maple Fiction
The Vindico
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
Red Maple Non-Fiction
Real Justice: Fourteen And Sentenced To Death
by Bill Swan
James Lorimer & Company
HONOUR BOOKs
Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War
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
HONOUR BOOKS
All Good Children
by
Catherine Austen
Orca Book Publishers
Witchlanders
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!
