Forest of Reading is Next Week!
It's happening next week folks!
The Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading celebration is coming to the Harbourfront centre in Toronto. It's been such an honour that my book, The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, has been a Red Maple 2015 nominee. I've met hundreds of readers at events and school talks, and I also travelled to Thunder Bay last week for the first of the four main celebrations.
So next week, May 12th, is the end of a full winter of reading for tens of thousands of Ontario kids who have read, enjoyed and voted on their favourite Canadian book in four categories: Blue Spruce (kids in k-grade 2), Silver Birch (grades 3-6), Red Maple (grades 7-8), and White Pine (grades 9-12).
The party starts at 10:00 at Harbourfront centre, and I'll be there, enjoying the fun for the third time. I'm so lucky, and so honoured. Wish Gwendolyn and I luck!
Here's a blog post with pictures from Thunder Bay last week: http://phdowding.blogspot.ca/2015/05/...
The Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading celebration is coming to the Harbourfront centre in Toronto. It's been such an honour that my book, The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, has been a Red Maple 2015 nominee. I've met hundreds of readers at events and school talks, and I also travelled to Thunder Bay last week for the first of the four main celebrations.
So next week, May 12th, is the end of a full winter of reading for tens of thousands of Ontario kids who have read, enjoyed and voted on their favourite Canadian book in four categories: Blue Spruce (kids in k-grade 2), Silver Birch (grades 3-6), Red Maple (grades 7-8), and White Pine (grades 9-12).
The party starts at 10:00 at Harbourfront centre, and I'll be there, enjoying the fun for the third time. I'm so lucky, and so honoured. Wish Gwendolyn and I luck!
Here's a blog post with pictures from Thunder Bay last week: http://phdowding.blogspot.ca/2015/05/...
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May 14, 2015 05:25AM
Of all the book gatherings/celebrations I read about, I have to admit this one sounds the most intriguing. It helps that some of my favorite authors attend this event.
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Bobbi wrote: "Of all the book gatherings/celebrations I read about, I have to admit this one sounds the most intriguing. It helps that some of my favorite authors attend this event."Bobbi, it's an absolute blast and really, really exciting to see and meet so many kids excited about reading. It's a very cool experience to sit on stage at Harbourfront and hear 1000 kids in the audience scream for the authors. For a brief and shining moment, you're a ROCK STAR! Super fun. I highly recommend it!
