This Reading Initiative is organized by the Ontario Library Association and run by teacher-librarians across the province. Students read recently published books by Canadian authors and then vote for their favourite book. This is the only book award chosen solely by students from across the province. Each year, the program begins in November and closes with a voting date in late April.
Blue Spruce Award - Aimed at Kindergarten to Grade 2 reader
10 picture books
Silver Birch Express Award - Aimed at the Grade 3 – 4 reader
combines fiction and non-fiction books
Silver Birch Award - Aimed at the Grade 5 – 6 reader
combines fiction and non-fiction books
Red Maple Award - Aimed at the Grade 7 – 8 reader
best fiction and every other year best fiction and best non-fiction
White Pine Award - Aimed at high school-aged teen reader
best young adult fiction
Le Prix Tamarack - Aimed at the Grade 3 – 6 French reader
combines fiction and non-fiction books
More information about the Forest of Reading programs can be found on the OLA Forest of Reading Public Website.
By registering for the program on this OLA website,
- you have access to the activities developed by the Provincial Steering committee
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you have access to the listserv where librarians post their ideas/activities for all to use
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it allows the student to vote for their favourite on the official voting platform
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you can obtain tickets to the attend the official presentation of the awards in Toronto
GECDSB Forest of Reading Wiki
The Forest of Reading activities that are linked to the GECDSB Forest of Reading Wiki are created by GECDSB Teacher-Librarians. They include everything from introductory activities for the various forest programs, specifically designed activities for the books, culminating activities and a voting program for participants in the Blue Spruce Program.
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