The Festival and the Forest of Reading have been covered by major media outlets, including the Globe and Mail, the National Post, CTV News, Global News, Toronto Star, CBC, CHOQ FM, L’Express, and Le Métropolitan.

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Past Media Coverage of the Forest:

2023:

• November 3, 2023. Teachers on Call. “Add Canadian Authors and Illustrators to Your Library with 2024 Forest of Reading Nominees.“
• October 28, 2023. Bradford Today. “NATASHA’S NOOK: I Read Canadian, Eh!?“
• October 23, 2023. Sault This Week. “What’s On.” 
• October 17, 2023. CBC Books. “Forest of Reading reveals chosen books for 2024 — students across Canada to choose winners.” 
• October 16, 2023. Quill & Quire. “The 2024 Forest of Reading nominees are revealed.”
• March 24, 2023. Halton Hills Public Library. “Forest Fridays.” 
• March 29, 2023. The Daily Press. “What’s On.” 
• March 30, 2023. Bradford Today. “The Forest of Reading 2023.” 
• March 30, 2023. The Belleville Intelligencer. “Belleville Library provides a Forest of Reading.” 
• April 5, 2023. Orillia Matters. “Local volunteer still teaching children 25 years after retirement.” 
• April 22, 2023. Bradford Today. “NATASHA’S NOOK: Time to vote for Forest of Reading awards.“
• May 18, 2023. CBC Books. “Short story is ‘the ultimate prose’ for Clark Blaise.” 
• May 18, 2023. CBC Books. “Entering the CBC Poetry Prize? 22 tips from writers who know what it takes!“
• May 23, 2023. Communication-Jeunesse. “CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit ? – Été 2023.” 
• May 24, 2023. CBC Books. “Students across Canada chose these 9 books as the 2023 Forest of Reading Award winners.”
• July 10, 2023. insauga.com. “Help decide Evergreen Award winner by reading nominated books at Halton Hills library.”

• June 12, 2023. Winnipeg Free Press. “Nelson nabs young readers’ top honours.”

2022:

• News Release – Forest of Reading Award Winners – May 19th, 2022 (English)
• New Release – Forest of Reading Award Winners – May 19th, 2022 (French)
• Blue Spruce Awards Ceremony –  VIDEO – May 17
• Red Maple Awards Ceremony  – VIDEO – May 17
• White Pine Awards Ceremony – VIDEO – May 17
• Yellow Cedar Awards Ceremony – VIDEO – May 18
• Silver Birch Fiction Awards Ceremony – VIDEO – May 18
• Silver Birch Express Awards Ceremony – VIDEO – May 18
• Le prix Tamarac Awards Ceremony (French | English) –  VIDEO – May 19
• Le prix Mélèze Awards Ceremony (French | English) –  VIDEO – May 19
• Le prix Peuplier Awards Ceremony (French | English) –  VIDEO – May 19

2021:

• May 10, 2021. CBC Books. “CBC Books partners with Forest of Reading Festival to celebrate the 2021 awards online.”
• May 13, 2021. Christian Science Monitor. “At this reading festival, kids pick the winners and authors are rock stars.”
• May 18, 2021. Quill and Quire. “Forest of Reading Awards kicks off three-day ceremony, announcing first round of winners.”
• May 19, 2021. Guelph Today. “Guelph author wins Forest of Reading award.”
• May 19, 2021. Quill and Quire. “Forest of Reading Awards announces second round of winners.”
• May 20, 2021. CBC Books. “Students across Canada chose these 9 books as the 2021 Forest of Reading Award winners.”
• May 23, 2021. Guelph Mercury Tribune. “Guelph author wins Forest of Reading prize.”
• June 5, 2021. Winnipeg Free Press. “Literary forest sprouts plenty of prizes.”

2020:

• February 11, 2020. Quill and Quire. “Forest of Reading Festival may be a casualty of ongoing education labour dispute.”
• March 6, 2020. Quill and Quire. “Forest of Reading Festival cancelled due to low ticket sales amid Ontario teacher strike.”
• March 20, 2020. The Belleville Intelligencer. “LIBRARY LINE: Forest of Reading encourages love of reading.”
• May 14, 2020. Toronto Public Library Blog. “2020 Forest of Reading brings Author Nominees to You!”
• May 25, 2020. CBC Books. “CBC partners with Forest of Reading Festival to bring 2020 award ceremonies online.”
• May 25, 2020. Quill and Quire. “Forest of Reading winners will be announced at an online ceremony.”
• June 2, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the Blue Spruce Award nominees: 10 great Canadian books for readers in kindergarten to Grade 2.”
• June 3, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2020 Silver Birch Express Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 3-4”
• June 4, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2020 Silver Birch Fiction Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 3-6.”
• June 6, 2020. Winnipeg Free Press. “Translated book awards’ short lists revealed.”
• June 9, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2020 Yellow Cedar Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 4-8.”
• June 10, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2020 Red Maple Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 7-8.”
• June 11, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2020 White Pine Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in high school.”
• June 15, 2020. Locus Magazine. “2020 Forest of Reading Award Nominees.”
• June 16, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2020 Forest of Reading winners, honouring Canadian books for school-aged children.”
• June 16, 2020. Locus Magazine. “Nobel Wins Silver Birch.”
• June 16, 2020. The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. “2020 Forest of Reading® Winners Announced at Virtual Edition of the Forest of Reading Festival.”
• June 17, 2020. Quill and Quire. “Winners announced for student-voted Forest of Reading, MYRCA awards.”
• October 15, 2020. Canadian Teacher Magazine. “2021 Forest of Reading® Nominated Titles Announced.”
• October 15, 2020. CBC Books. “Forest of Reading reveals chosen books for 2021 program — students across Canada will choose the winners.”
• October 15, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2021 Blue Spruce Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in kindergarten to Grade 2.”
• October 15, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2021 Red Maple Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 7-8.”
• October 15, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2021 Silver Birch Express Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 3-4.”
• October 15, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2021 Silver Birch Fiction Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 3-6.”
• October 15, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2021 White Pine Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 9-12.”
• October 15, 2020. CBC Books. “Here are the 2021 Yellow Cedar Award finalists: 10 great Canadian books for readers in Grades 4-8.”
• October 15, 2020. Quill & Quire. “The 2021 Forest of Reading nominations shine a light on the best in Canadian kidlit.”
• October 16, 2020. Guelph Today. “Guelph author’s children’s book exploring fads nominated for book award.”
• October 26, 2020. Transatlantic Agency Blog. “Five Transatlantic Titles Shortlisted For The 2020 OLA Forest of Reading!”

2019:

• The 2020 Forest of Reading nominations shine a light on the best in Canadian kidlit, Quill & Quire, October 16, 2019
• Reading for Pleasure … And a Chance to Vote for the Best, Observer Xtra, August 1, 2019
• Celebrating students’ love of reading, The Oshawa Express, May 21, 2019
• Claudia Larochelle remporte le prix Peuplier, Radio-Canada, May 17, 2019
• Students, authors, and award-winners come together at this year’s Festival of Trees, Quill & Quire, May 16, 2019
• Linwood Barclay’s middle-grade novel Chase among Forest of Reading winners, CBC Books, May 15, 2019
• What’s in the magic box? . (an article in Korea about the Blue Spruce program), The Korea Times Daily, February 6, 2019

2018:

• Monique Gray Smith’s YA book Speaking Our Truth nominated for Forest Of Reading award, CBC Books, October 12, 2018
• Heather Smith, Eric Walters, and Kevin Sylvester receive multiple Forest of Reading nominations, Quill & Quire, October 11, 2018
• Festival of Trees shines celebrity spotlight on children’s authors, The Globe and Mail, September 4, 2018
• The Forest of Reading at Sudbury’s libraries, The Sudbury Star, May 20, 2018
• Live Broadcast from the Festival of Trees, CHOQ FM, May 18, 2018
• The 2018 Forest Festival of Trees draws a big crowd of young readers, Quill and Quire, May 16, 2018
• Our Lady of Fatima School participated in nation-wide Forest of Reading Program, Eliot Lake Standard, May 9, 2018
• Library events encourage literacy in exciting ways, Airdrie City View, May 3, 2018
• Ma branche préférée » le livre pour enfants qualifié au Prix Peuplier, CHOQ FM, April 23, 2018
• How aware of literary awards are Canadian book buyers?, BookNet Blog, April 4, 2018
• LIBRARY LINE: Battle of the Books for youth, The Intelligencer, April 2, 2018
• Throw everything on the page and go from there’: Wesley King on why writing is like a treasure hunt, CBC Books, March 14, 2018
• Richardson to read at Mission Library, Mission City Record, March 9, 2018

2017:

• Cherie Dimaline: Hopes and dreams in the apocalypse, The Toronto Star, November 6, 2017
• Cherie Dimaline wins the $50,000 Kirkus Prize for YA lit, Quill and Quire, November 3, 2017
• Why Vikki VanSickle writes for her 11-year-old self, CBC Books, November 1, 2017
• Watts: Sudbury’s library a lot more than just books, Sudbury Star, October 22, 2017
• Gord Downie, songwriter, dies at 53, Quill and Quire, October 18, 2017
• Chris Hadfield, Gord Downie among Forest of Reading’s 108 nominees for 2018 awards, CBC Books, October 17, 2017
• OLA announces 2018 Forest of Reading nominees, Quill and Quire, October 16, 2017
• What to read, what to read? Durham kids weigh in on Ontario summer book list, Clarington This Week, July 17, 2017
• ADSB students took part in Canada’s largest recreational reading program, Sault Online, May 31, 2017
• 2017 Forest of Reading winners announced!, CanLit for Canadians, May 19, 2017
• Forest of Reading Celebrates Invades Powerade Centre, Brampton Guardian, May 18, 2017

2016:

• OLA announces 2017 Forest of Reading nominees, Quill and Quire, October 20, 2016
• Local students venture into the Forest of Reading, Soo Today, February 22, 2016

Past Media Coverage of the Festival:

• Radio-Canada, May 17, 2019: Claudia Larochelle remporte le prix Peuplier
• Quill & Quire, May 16, 2019: Students, authors, and award-winners come together at this year’s Festival of Trees
• CTV Kitchener, May 8, 2019: Festival of Trees segment (26:00-26:42)
• The Globe and Mail, September 4, 2018: “Festival of Trees shines celebrity spotlight on children’s authors
• CHOQ FM, May 18, 2018: CHOQ FM Live Broadcast from the Festival of Trees
• Global TV, The Morning Show, News Hour, and News Final, May 17, 2016:  Sponsored Spot That Ran Two Weeks Before the Toronto Festival (May 17) 
• National Post, May 23, 2014. Seeding reading at the Festival of Trees.
• CHOQ FM (May 17, 2016), Radio Interview with Forest of Reading Nominee Mireille Messier (in French)
• Quill and Quire (May 19, 2016), Article: Awards: Forest of Reading
• Global TV: The Morning Show (May 19, 2016),Video: TV Interview with Silver Birch Non-Fiction Winner Joel A. Sutherland
• Radio-Canada (May 19, 2016), Article: Le Festival des arbres bat son plein à Toronto
• CBC Books (May 19, 2016), Article: Gordon Korman, Allan Stratton and Jeyn Roberts win Forest of Reading Awards
• L’Express (May 22, 2016),Article: Le Festival Des Arbres De Toronto Nomme Ses Gagnants
• Radio-Canada (May 25, 2016), Festival des arbres : la littérature jeunesse à l’honneur
• TBNewsWatch.com (May 1, 2015), Article: Authors connect with potential young fans in annual Festival of Trees
• Rogers TV London (May 8, 2015),Video: Canadian authors highlight Festival of Trees 2015
• CP24 Breakfast Television (May 8, 2015), Video: Swimmer Annaleise Carr releases new book
• CBC Radio Canada (May 12, 2015), Audio: Culture : Le Festival des arbres de passage à Toronto (in French)
• Metro News Toronto (May 13, 2015), Article: Literary loves
• Snapd Toronto, Article: Toronto Festival of Trees
• North Bay Nugget (April 29, 2014), Article: “Authors, students celebrate joy of reading”
• CTV News Northern Ontario (April 29, 2014), Article: “North Bay readers”
• The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (April 29, 2014), Article: Celebrate the joys of reading with Canada’s most popular children’s literary festival, Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees
• ParrySound.com (May 2, 2014), Article: Festival of Trees celebrates reading
• NorthumberlandNews.com (May 2, 2014), Article: Three cheers for reading
• CTV News London (May 12, 2014), Article: “Avid young readers flock to ‘Festival of Trees’”
• Quill and Quire (May 16, 2014), Article: “Forest of Reading announces winners”

Past Festival of Trees Slideshows & Photos:

• 2016 – Toronto (English/French), London, Sault Ste. Marie
• 2015 – Toronto, French Festival, Thunder Bay, London
• 2014  – Toronto, Ottawa, London, Thunder Bay, Parry Sound, North Bay
• 2013 – Toronto May 15 & May 16 , Thunder Bay, Parry Sound, North Bay
• 2012 – Toronto, Thunder Bay
• 2011 – Toronto
• 2010 – Toronto
• 2009 – Toronto
• 2008 – Toronto