Hugh Brewster
Making School Visits for the Forest of Reading - Mar-16-09 - 09:38
I have a pretty full calendar of school visits in March, April and May leading up to the Forest of Reading Awards at Harbourfront in Toronto in mid-May. Breakout Dinosaurs is nominated for the Silver Birch Express Award and At Vimy Ridge is up for the Red Maple Award. These awards are sponsored by the Ontario Library Association and are amazing reading motivators. Kids read the nominated titles and then vote on their favorites. I won the Silver Birch Award back in '96 for Anastasia's Album when the program was fairly new and it's great to see how it's grown since then. It's also fun to go into schools and meet avid readers -- especially when they're fans of your books! (See photo on Presentations page.)
Other provinces have similar award programs and I'm off to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in early May to give readings and then attend the Hackmatack Awards on May 8th in Halifax for which At Vimy Ridge is nominated. For a full schedule of appearances please check the Presentations page on this site.
