The Forest of Reading is Canada’s largest recreational reading program. An initiative of the Ontario Library Association, readers across the nation can take part in the celebration of Canadian books, publishers, authors, and illustrators.
Eight titles published by Orca Book Publishers are nominated in 2019 across the seven reading categories. Read on for the list of nominated Orca books.
2019 Blue Spruce Award, for primary to grade 2 picture books:
- Harry’s Hiccups by Jean Little, illustrated by Joe Weissmann (Orca Book Publishers)
2019 Silver Birch Award Non-Fiction, grades 3–6:
- A Fair Deal: Shopping For Social Justice by Kari Jones (Orca Book Publishers)
2019 Silver Birch Award Express, geared to reluctant readers, grades 3–4:
- A Bear’s Life by Nicholas Read, illustrated by Ian McAllister (Orca Book Publishers)
- Tank and Fizz: The Case of Firebane’s Folly by Liam O’Donnell, illustrated by Mike Deas (Orca Book Publishers)
- Where’s Burgess? by Laurie Elmquist, illustrated by David Parkins (Orca Book Publishers)
2019 Red Maple Award Non-Fiction, grades 7–8:
- Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith (Orca Book Publishers)
2019 White Pine Award, fiction for grades 9–12:
- Black Chuck by Regan McDonell (Orca Book Publishers)
- Munro vs. the Coyote by Darren Groth (Orca Book Publishers)