2014 Forest of Reading winners announced at the Festival of Trees

On Wednesday, May 14 and Thursday, May 15, 2014, the Festival of Trees was held at Toronto's Harbourfront.  Over 8000 readers participated in the events at the Festival, which focused on the awards ceremonies for the different Forest of Reading programs of the Ontario Library Association. 

Here are this year's readers' choice selections for each reading program:

Blue Spruce

WINNER

Oddrey
by Dave Whamond
Owlkids

Reviewed here

          Honour Books        

I Dare You Not To Yawn
by Hélène Boudreau

Illustrated by Serge Bloch

Candlewick Press

This Is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen

Candlewick Press

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe
by Wallace Edwards

Orca Book Publishers

 

Silver Birch EXPRESS

   WINNER

The Secret of the Village Fool
by Rebecca Upjohn
Illustrated by Renné Benoit
Second Story Press


Reviewed here
 

          Honour Books       

Ava and the Little Folk
by Alan Neal & Neil Christopher
Illustrated by Jonathan Wright
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Jason's Why
by Beth Goobie
Red Deer Press

Danny, Who Fell In A Hole
by Cary Fagan
Groundwood Books










Silver Birch FICTION

 WINNER

Recordbreaker

by Robin Stevenson
Orca Book Publishers

Reviewed here

          Honour Books      

The Hypnotists
by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada

Curse Of The Dream Witch
by Allan Stratton
Scholastic Canada

Yesterday's Dead
by Pat Bourke
Second Story Press











Silver Birch NON-FICTION

WINNER

One Step at a Time: A Vietnamese Child Finds Her Way

by Marsha Skrypuch

Pajama Press 


Reviewed here

          Honour Books     

Robbers!: True Stories of the World's Most Notorious Thieves
by Andreas Schroeder

Illustrated by Rémy Simard

Annick Press

Draw Out The Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics
by Brian McLachlan

Owlkids

Our Rights: How Kids Are Changing the World
by Janet Wilson 

Second Story Press

 

 











Le Prix Peuplier

                    Lauréat                  

 

Une mouche, un chat et une patate 

par Céline Malépart

Simon & Schuster BFYR/Simon & Schuster

          Honour Books     

Les chasseurs de trésors
par Alain M. Bergeron

Illustré par Julie Cossette

Fonfon
 

La malédiction des petits pois
par Lili Chartrand

Illustré par Annie Rodrigue

Heritage

Le Prix Tamarac

                   Lauréat

Une fille à l’école des gars

par Maryse Peyskens

Dominique et Compagnie

          Honour Books     

Aveux de l'autre (pas si grand) méchant loup
par Catherine Girard-Audet
Goelette

À la découverte de l'Ontario français
par Andrée Poulin
Illustree par Marie-Ève Tremblay
L'interligne

Le Prix Tamarac EXPRESS

                   Lauréat

Attention, j’arrive ! (BiBop) 

par Raymond Parent
Boomerang

          Honour Books     

Marguerite: la petite sorcière qui n'était pas une bonne méchante
par Normand Renaud
Illustré par Lesley St-Amour
Normand renaud

Le monde fabuleux de Monsieur Fred
par Lili Chartrand
Illustré par Gabrielle Grimard
Heritage

Red Maple Fiction

WINNER

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
by Susin Nielsen
Tundra Books

Reviewed here

          Honour Books     

Such Wicked Intent
by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins Canada

My Name is Parvana
by Deborah Ellis
Groundwood Books

Loki's Wolves: The Blackwell Pages
by K.L Armstong & M.A Marr
Little Brown Books











White Pine FICTION

WINNER

Live to Tell
by Lisa Harrington
Dancing Cat Books

          Honour Books     

My Book of Life By Angel
by Martine Leavitt
Groundwood Books

This is Not a Test
by Courtney Summers
St. Martin's Press

Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
Doubleday











White Pine NON-FICTION

WINNER

The Secret of the Blue Trunk
by Lise Dion 
Translated by Liedewij Hawke
Dundurn

          Honour Book     

People Who Said No: Courage Against Oppression
by Laura Scandiffio
Annick Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                

Thrilling news for all authors, illustrators and publishers!

Enjoyed all the more for being selected 

by young Canadian readers!

Congratulations to everyone!

2013 Forest of Reading winners announced at the Festival of Trees!

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

Splinters

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 prix Peuplier

            Lauréat               

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

WINNER

 

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

WINNER

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!