The Forest of Reading® is Canada's largest recreational reading program with over 270,000 readers taking part every year. Its mission is to instill the love of reading across Canada.

2022 Nominees

Congratulations to the 2022 Forest of Reading School-Aged Award Program Nominees!​

View the full list of nominees

Virtual Challenges & Games

How many Forest of Reading 2022 nominees have you read so far? What better way to explore this year's nominees then to try your hand at our Festival of Trees Virtual Challenges. You'll get to discover some of our favourite Blue Spruce, Silver Birch and Red Maple titles. Maybe you'll find your next favourite too!

Blue Spruce Nominee: Harley the Hero by Peggy Collins (image of book cover)
Harley the Hero by Peggy Collins
Blue Spruce Nominee
Blue Spruce Nominee: 48 Grasshopper Estates by Sara de Waal & Erika Medina (book cover)
48 Grasshopper Estates by Sara de Waal & Erika Medina
Blue Spruce Nominee
Silver Birch Express Nominee: Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business by Bree Galbraith and Morgan Goble (book cover)
Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business by Bree Galbraith & Morgan Goble
Silver Birch Express Nominee
Silver Birch Express Nominee: Raymond the Buffalo by Lou Beauchesne and Kate Chappell
Raymond the Buffalo by Lou Beauchesne & Kate Chappell
Silver Birch Express Nominee
Silver Birch Fiction Nominee: No Vacancy by Tziporah Cohen (book cover)
No Vacancy by Tziporah Cohen
Silver Birch Fiction Nominee
Silver Birch Fiction Nominee: Deadman’s Castle by Iain Lawrence (book cover)
Deadman’s Castle by Iain Lawrence
Silver Birch Fiction Nominee
Red Maple Nominee: Surviving the City Vol. 2 by Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan (book cover)
Surviving the City Vol. 2 by Tasha Spillett & Natasha Donovan
Red Maple Nominee
Red Maple Nominee: Tremendous Things by Susin Nielsen (book cover)
Tremendous Things by Susin Nielsen
Red Maple Nominee

More Resources

Discover Forest of Reading resources and programs from other libraries in Waterloo Region.

Kitchener Public Library

2022 Forest of Reading (Yellow Cedar) Book Talks

2022 Forest of Reading (Red Maple) Book Talks

Idea Exchange

2022 Forest of Reading Blog Post