Thursday 15 October 2015

2016 Forest of Reading®: Blue Spruce and Silver Birch nominees


Today, the Ontario Library Association announced the nominated titles for the 2015-2016 Forest of Reading® readers' choice awards. This popular literacy program is designed to cultivate a love of reading for people of all ages, from JK to adult. 

In a series of three posts, I'll list the nominees for the following programs that were announced today:
  • Blue Spruce™: K to Grade 2 reading level
  • Silver Birch® Express: Grades 3-4 reading level
  • Silver Birch® Fiction: Grades 5-6 reading level
  • Silver Birch® Non-fiction: Grades 5-6 reading level
  • Red Maple™ Fiction: Grades 7-8 reading level
  • Red Maple™ Non-fiction: Grade 7-8 reading level
  • White Pine™ Fiction: Grades 9-12 reading level
  • Golden Oak™: Adult learners
  • Le Prix Tamarac: les titres en français
  • Le Prix Tamarac Express: les titres en français
  • Le Prix Peuplier: les albums français



Butterfly Park
by Elly MacKay
Running Press/Publisher's Group Canada










The Cardinal and the Crow 
by Michael Moniz
Simply Read Books









Fishermen Through and Through 
by Colleen Sydor
Illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
Red Deer Press








Henry Holton Takes the Ice 
by Sandra Bradley
Illustrated by Sara Palacios
Penguin Young Readers; Dial








If Kids Ruled the World 
by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by David Huyck
Kids Can Press










In a Cloud of Dust 
by Alma Fullerton
Illustrated by Brian Deines
Pajama Press









Sam’s Pet Temper
by Sangeeta Bhadra
Illustrated by Marion Arbona
Kids Can Press









Stop, Thief!
by Heather Tekavec
Illustrated by Pierre Pratt
Kids Can Press










Super Red Riding Hood 
by Claudia Dávila
Kids Can Press


We’re All Friends Here
by Nancy Wilcox Richards
Scholastic Canada














The End of the Line
by Sharon E. McKay
Annick Press

Reviewed here


Hope Springs
by Eric Walters
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
Tundra Books


If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers
by David J. Smith
Illustrated by Steve Adams
Kids Can Press


Jack, the King of Ashes
by Andy Jones
Illustrated by Darka Erdelji
Running Goat Books and Broadsides


The Magical Animal Adoption Agency 01: Clover's Luck
by Kallie George
Illustrated by Alexandra Bolger
HarperTrophy

Reviewed here


Melvis and Elvis
by Dennis Lee
Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard
HarperCollins Canada


Our Heroes: How Kids Are Making a Difference
by Janet Wilson
Second Story Press


Sport-O-Rama
by Benoit Tardif
Kids Can Press


Tank and Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede
by Liam O'Donnell
Illustrated by Mike Deas
Orca Book Publishers

Reviewed here

Weird Frogs
by Chris Earley
Firefly Press














Between Shadows
by Kathleen Cook Waldron
Coteau Books

Reviewed here


The Incredible Space Raiders from Space!
by Wesley King
Paula Wiseman Books


Jacob's Landing
by Daphne Greer
Nimbus Publishing


Lost in the Backyard
by Alison Hughes
Orca Book Publishers


Masterminds
by Gordon Korman
HarperCollins

Reviewed here


Rain Shadow
by Valerie Sherrard
Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Reviewed here


Rocket Blues
by David Skuy
Scholastic Canada


Speechless
by Jennifer Mook-Sang
Scholastic Canada

Reviewed here


The Swallow: A Ghost Story
by Charis Cotter
Tundra Books


The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency 01: The Case of the Missing Moonstone
by Jordan Stratford
Alfred A. Knopf

Reviewed here




10 Rivers That Shaped The World
by Marilee Peters
Illustrated by Kim Rosen
Annick Press


Baseballogy: Supercool Facts You Never Knew 
by Kevin Sylvester
Annick Press










Boredom Busters: 50+ awesome activities, recipes, experiments, and more 
by Caroline Fernandez
CICO Books 









A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison 
by Margriet Ruurs and Katherine Gibson
Pajama Press

Reviewed here







Colossal Canada: 100 Epic Facts and Feats 
by Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky
Scholastic Canada












Glow-in-the-Dark Creatures 
by Natalie Hyde
Fitzhenry & Whiteside



Haunted Canada 5: Terrifying True Stories 
by Joel A Sutherland
Scholastic Canada

Saving Turtles: A Kids' Guide To Helping Endangered Creatures 
by Sue Carstairs 
Firefly Press




Trash Talk: Moving Toward a Zero-Waste World 
by Michelle Mulder
Orca Book Publishers


When the Worst Happens: Extraordinary Stories of Survival
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by David Parkins
Annick Press


Remaining nominees will be listed here:



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