Congratulations to the Prince George School District, on holding another very successful Battle of the Books! It looks so fun – great job everyone! See the article here Maybe next year other school districts can hold their own battles….

Did your group conduct an author interview this reading season? Send the transcript to redcedaraward@gmail.com and we will put it on our news blog!  

Have your say! We have opened voting a bit early! It’s open now at https://www.redcedaraward.ca/schedule-of-events/ Voting closes May 17, 2019. It’s not long now til the winners will be revealed!

Abbotsord Christian interviews Top Dogs author Elizabeth MacLeod: What inspired you to write this book? I knew there were lots of great stories about dogs in history and dogs who have shown incredible bravery during war time. I wanted to share these tales with kids. I’d just written a similar book about horses (called Galloping…

Abbotsord Christian interviews Top Dogs author Elizabeth MacLeod: What inspired you to write this book? I knew there were lots of great stories about dogs in history and dogs who have shown incredible bravery during war time. I wanted to share these tales with kids. I’d just written a similar book about horses (called Galloping…

Voting will be open from May 6-17 this year! Don’t forget to download your voting tallies at the Group Leader Resource site https://www.redcedaraward.ca/group-leaders-resources/ Who will win? Not long now before we find out!

Voting will be open from May 6-17 this year! Don’t forget to download your voting tallies at the Group Leader Resource site https://www.redcedaraward.ca/group-leaders-resources/ Who will win? Not long now before we find out!

For Red Cedar Leaders! A message from Sigmund Brouwer: The presentation, Vimy Ridge Today, tells the story of how Canadians succeeded (without any spoilers for the students reading the book!). Along the way, I encourage students to use story as foundation in their own expository writing. I also celebrate the ways that teachers in the…

For Red Cedar Leaders! A message from Sigmund Brouwer: The presentation, Vimy Ridge Today, tells the story of how Canadians succeeded (without any spoilers for the students reading the book!). Along the way, I encourage students to use story as foundation in their own expository writing. I also celebrate the ways that teachers in the…

South Sahali Elementary’s interview with Yoland Ridge, author of Inside Hudson Pickle Was the fire based on a true story? If it was, did the fire hurt anybody? The fire was not based on one true story but a combination of two. When I was in University, a friend really did fall asleep with the…