Forest of Reading

It’s official! Forest of Reading is on Instagram (forestofreadingprogram) and Bluesky (forestofreading). To stay up to date on Canada’s largest recreational reading program, we’d love for you to join us there, fuelling your love for books one page at a time. 📖 #ForestofReading

✨ Art & Design Contest Winner! ✨ Votes are in, & young readers cast their ballots for this incredible artwork by Lexi, a student from @PortPerryHS 🎉 Inspired by this year’s White Pine program, this artwork beautifully captures the covers of all 10 nominated titles. Congrats!

At the 2025 #ForestofReading Festival, young readers met their fav authors & illustrators, took part in workshops, had their books signed, & SO much more! Check out @TeachersonCall_ latest blog where they dive into all this PLUS this year's winners! 🎉 teachersoncall.ca/site/toronto-t…

We recommend White Pine titles for readers in grades 9-12. Check out the summer reading list that our Teen Committee put together for other teens to dive into! bit.ly/3tLtS8w @PascaleLacelle @s_raughley @_sarahsuk @FondaJLee

@SimonSchusterCA @HarperCollinsCa @dcbyoungreaders @QuillTreeBooks @MacmillanUSA @littlebrownyr @PascaleLacelle @s_raughley @_sarahsuk @FondaJLee

Grow your TBR pile! 📚 We are SO excited to announce this year’s summer reading list for teens, as chosen by our Teen Committee. With 10 excellent titles, White Pine readers have to check this out! bit.ly/3tLtS8w

@dcbyoungreaders @EricRWalters Thanks for sharing!

Forest of Reading has released the Kid and Teen Committee Summer Reading Lists for 2025. And there is SAM by Eric Walters! @EricRWalters @ForestofReading

@pauljcoccia @zandoprojects We love to hear this!! 💚

@ForestofReading @zandoprojects The Forest is one of my favourite place to be listed 💖

We're thrilled to share the summer reading list for Red Maple readers! If you’re searching for a way to keep your readers reading through the summer this is it! bit.ly/3tLtS8w #ForestofReading @AnnickPress @HarperCollinsCa @zandoprojects @dcbyoungreaders @scholasticCDA

@joelasutherland @scholasticCDA @ONLibraryAssoc So great!! Congratulations! 😊

What a lovely surprise to learn HAUNTED CANADA 12 has been selected by teens as one of ten books on the @ForestofReading Red Maple Summer Reading List! See the full list here: forestofreading.com/kid-teen-commi… @scholasticCDA @ONLibraryAssoc

Red Maple books are well-suited for readers ages 12–14. Think the young readers in your life will breeze through our summer reading list? Time will tell! bit.ly/3tLtS8w @chartheshark304 @gordonkorman @joelasutherland @pauljcoccia @EricRWalters @lornasn @MarshaSkrypuch

We recommend Silver Birch titles for grades 3-6. Which of the books on our 2025 reading list will your young readers dive into first?! bit.ly/3tLtS8w #ForestofReading @teganandsara @maryaverling @angelaahnbooks @HorvathPolly @gordonkorman @colleennelson14 @jgreenewrites

@GolfdaleGirl @HarbourfrontTO We announce the Evergreen Award winner during Ontario Public Library Week in October!

@ForestofReading @HarbourfrontTO Did you announce the Evergreen winner?

Well, readers, that’s a wrap on Day 2 of the #ForestofReading Festival @HarbourfrontTO! Students, Teacher-Librarians, authors, illustrators and more all shared their #SchoolLibraryJoy and then some! Check out these smiles! 🌳💚📚

The day you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! The summer reading list for Silver Birch is NOW AVAILABLE! 💚📚 Check out this #ForestofReading list at: bit.ly/3tLtS8w @fsgbooks @RazorbillBooks @TundraBooks @scholasticCDA @simonschuster @HHPublishing

Where can you find heartwarming adventure filled with determination, loyalty, & the joy of discovery? In the 2025 #ForestofReading Blue Spruce award-winning title Lost Stick by Anoosha Syed! ⭐️ Dive into @TeachersonCall_ latest interview with this author! teachersoncall.ca/site/toronto-t…

Let's keep the #ForestofReading Festival fun going! Tune in to @iciradiocanada interview with Karen Devonish-Mazzotta who discusses the event and the impact it has on the young readers who participate 💚 ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere…

@Canada_Company Thank you for joining us! 😊

Honouring Bravery had the delight of attending the @ForestofReading Festival in Toronto📖 Thank you to the RCAF Foundation for participating in this event alongside us! It was great to meet students face-to-face😄 #Education #Teachers #Ontario #History #Military #ManyWaysToServe

@joelasutherland @lambs_teeth @scholasticCDA @ONLibraryAssoc Congratulations!! 🎉

🎉 It's official: HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL has won the @ForestofReading's Yellow Cedar Award! What an honour, and I want to share the congrats with the illustrators (@lambs_teeth, David Bishop, Matt Salisbury & Jenn Woodall) and my publisher, @scholasticCDA. Woo hoo! 🎉

Chers lecteurs, merci BEAUCOUP d’avoir applaudi haut et fort aujourd’hui lors de notre Fête de la Forêt de la lecture. 🎉 Quel concert de rock pour la lecture ce fut! Assurez-vous de taguer @ForestofReading sur vos photos, nous avons hâte de voir vos moments préférés. 💚

Have you heard the news about the 2025 #ForestofReading Award Winners for the English programs?! We sure hope so! 🎉 Read all about it here: cbc.ca/books/anoosha-…