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TL 16.1.4.indd 38 Ontario School Library Association blue spruce Forest of ReadingForest of Reading®® Festival of TreesFestival of Trees™™ red And the winners are… Blue Spruce Award™ Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend, Mélanie Watt Silver Birch Awards™ Express Things are Looking Grimm, Jill, Dan Bar-el Fiction The Secret of Grim Hill, Linda DeMeulemeester Non-Fiction Secret Agent Y.O.U: The Offi cial Guide to Secret Codes, Disguises, Surveillance and More, Helaine Becker, illustrated by Dave Whamond Red Maple Award™ Safe as Houses, Eric Walters White Pine Award™ Keturah & Lord Death, Martine Leavitt It takes an army of volunteers and months of preparation and is THE annual kidlit event of the year in Ontario - it's the OLA's Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees™ celebration. Th is year, it was a two-day aff air at Harbourfront. Th e organizers did the impossible and surpassed themselves with the variety of entertaining events available for the thousands of students that converged on the grounds. Th ere were activities for all types of readers - an art exhibition of work by some of the Blue Spruce™ and Silver Birch® illustrators, hands-on craft-making, games, ship tours, henna painting, author workshops, collaborative story writing, boating, buskers, and more. Th e award ceremonies themselves, and the opportunity for the authors and students to interact, were the most exciting part for many of the participants. Th anks go to all the selection, steering and festival committees, and to the OLA staff and their helpers for creating something incredible. Enjoy the following photos, courtesy of the OLA photo team. For more photos visit: www.accessola.com/festival2008.