2026 Yellow Cedar honour books: Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet by @geodesaurus.bsky.social & Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep by Mark Leiren-Young! @orcabook.bsky.social

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! Who’ll take home the Yellow Cedar Award?! Congrats to A Sick History of Medicine: A Warts-And-All Book Full of Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries written by Jelena Poleksic & illustrated by Ella Kasperowicz! 🎉

Keep the applause going for Blue Spruce honour books Fox and the Mystery Letter written and illustrated by Alex G. Griffiths & The Weedflower written by Elizabeth Davaze & illustrated by Marianne Ferrer!!! @owlkids.bsky.social

Readers, it’s officially time we announce this year’s Blue Spruce Award Winner! Can we please get a resounding applause for The Great Dinosaur Sleepover, written by Linda Bailey & illustrated by Joe Bluhm 👏🏼 Congrats!

Un grand bravo aux livres qui ont remporté une mention d’honneur dans le cadre du prix Peuplier ! Ce sont : Mon pire cauchemar: c'est elle / c'est lui écrit par Émilie Ouellette et illustré par Mika et Comme toi et moi écrit par Priska Poirier et illustré par Sabrina Gendron !

Nous sommes très heureux d’annoncer le gagnant du prix Peuplier de cette année ! Félicitations à Les mal-aimés, écrit et illustré par Magalie Élément, publié par Éditions Alaska ! 🎉

You want to know who the White Pine honour books are, so here goes! Our congratulations go to The History of Everything by @evansvictoria.bsky.social and A Drop in the Ocean by @leataranto.bsky.social ! @harpercollins.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social

Emily Varga’s book, For She is Wrath, just received the 2026 #ForestofReading White Pine Award! 🏆 Wow!! It was the most highly voted fiction book among students in grades 9–12. A big congratulations, Emily!

Qui remportera le prix Tamarac ?! L'affaire Buddy Bussières écrit par François-Martine Bergeron-Mercier et illustré par Mathilde Filippi et publié chez la courte échelle. Applaudissons-les chaleureusement ! 👏🏼

Félicitations aux livres qui ont obtenu une mention d’honneur du prix Tamarac, L'Oracle écrit par Julie Champagne et Quand ils sont venus écrit par Andrée Poulin et illustré par Sophie Casson ! 🎉 Bien mérité !

And the cheering continues for Red Maple honour books Finding Harmony by Eric Walters and The Factory by @bycatherineegan.bsky.social ! Let’s congratulate them!! 🌳📚 @orcabook.bsky.social

Do you hear all that cheering?! It’s young readers showing their #SchoolLibraryJoy for the Red Maple Award Winner, If We Tell You, written by Nicola Dahlin! Congratulations, Nicola and well deserved 👏🏼 @kidscanpress.bsky.social

Les mentions d’honneur de cette année pour Le prix Mélèze sont Comment sauver des chevaux sauvages écrit par Andrée Poulin et illustré par Caroline Lavergne, et Croki écrit par Jacques Goldstyn !

🥁 Roulements de tambour, s’il vous plaît! Le lauréat du prix Mélèze est... La bibliothèque enchantée 01 Le livre aspirateur écrit par Jocelyn Boisvert et illustré par Enzo et publié par Éditions Michel Quintin ! Félicitations !!!

My book, THE BEAT OF THE DRAGON BOAT, is featured on Forest of Reading’s YouTube channel! 🐉 youtu.be/nTUosnebYgE?... @christinamatula.bsky.social @forestofreading.bsky.social

Who are the honour books for Silver Birch Fiction? Death by Whoopee Cushion written by Vicki Grant & Taxi Ghost written and illustrated by @esofii.bsky.social ! @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

And the winner is… The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents, written by Nicki Pau Preto! Congratulations, Nicki, for winning the #ForestofReading Silver Birch Fiction Award! 💚 #IReadCanadian @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

We’re so excited to be hosting 38 nominated authors and illustrators, 20 vendors, AND 5,000+ young readers at the 2026 Festival! Thank you, Ontario Arts Council and Government of Ontario, for your support in producing this year’s Festival. It's going to be the best one yet! #ForestofReading

Silver Birch Express honour books go to The League of Littles written by @caseylyall.bsky.social and illustrated by @sarafaber.bsky.social and Plant Attack!: The Fascinating Ways Flora Defends Itself written by Erin Silver and illustrated by @whatwouldjuliedraw.bsky.social ! @orcabook.bsky.social

Drum roll, please… The winner of the Silver Birch Express Award is The Great Puptective 02 Purranormal Activity, written and illustrated by Alina Tysoe! A huge congratulations! 👏🏼 Thank you, readers, for voting in #ForestofReading.

Nicki Pau Preto is a 2026 Silver Birch Fiction-nominated author for The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents. It’s a read that’s full of high-stakes adventure and emotional moments. Learn more by reading Teachers on Call's latest interview: bit.ly/4m7OcKZ

Teachers on Call's latest issue of the VIP Teacher newsletter is here and it's one you won't want to miss! Read on to find out about exclusive giveaways, information on teacher and class field trips and professional development, AND how to save on your Forest registration. conta.cc/46iIkYx

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What’s happening to school libraries? Who is challenging what kids can read? How can library people who are also parents use their voices to protect public education? Find out in OLA's latest episode of Library Land Loves, which is all about library people raising readers! Tune in:

Today’s the day! It’s #IReadCanadianDay!!! Today is all about celebrating Canadian books for young people! Join schools, libraries, and families across Canada as we read, are read to, or listen to a Canadian book for 15 minutes today. Visit ireadcanadian.com/day to learn more.

THIS JUST IN: The 2026 nominees for the Evergreen Award program have just been released! Head on over to our website to learn more bit.ly/ForestNomine.... Congratulations, everyone!! 👏🏼

Our biggest congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Evergreen Award™ program, Roar, written by Shelley Thompson! We’re thrilled to be celebrating this author’s debut novel, which is all about fierce allyship, love, and gentle hope. 💚 Congratulations! @shelleyat.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social

Teachers and librarians! Connect with @forestofreading.bsky.social nominees who are available for school visits! authorsbooking.com/award-nomine...

Without further ado, we are pleased to announce the Canadian books chosen for the 2026 #ForestofReading program. 🎉 There are so many incredible stories to dive into and we can’t wait for you to discover them all! Visit bit.ly/ForestNomine...

Sans plus attendre, nous sommes heureux d’annoncer les livres canadiens choisis pour la #Foretdelalecture 2026. 🎉 Il y a tellement d’histoires formidables dans lesquelles se plonger et nous avons hâte que vous les découvriez toutes! Visitez bit.ly/ForestNomine...

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