Interview with Charis Cotter, author of The Painting, Elizabeth Rayner, Elementary Teacher-Librarian, and students from Brentwood Elementary School (SD63) A great many of us had the opportunity to read “The Painting”, but as you can see there are quite a few of us. For those of us who haven’t had the chance to yet, can…

It’s time again for author interviews!! Kids always ask such great questions. The authors below have indicated they’re available for groups to interview. Send your top two choices to redcedaraward@gmail.com asap, and we’ll do our best to accommodate you. When you are matched, we will send details about making contact. As always, keep a transcript…

Thanks to Melisa and her staff (School District 73, Kamloops) for sending a revised Information Book chart for the website. Now it actually shows all the titles! If any group leaders have suggestions for improving our website, or notice errors, please email us: redcedaraward@gmail.com. We love to make the site as useful as possible!  

Our AGM was held on October 28, and we have decided to put the Gala on hold for a year. This will give us time to focus on building up the Red Cedar program, with a focus on developing financial partnerships and spreading the word about the program. Everything else will proceed as normal, including…

Red Cedar Award nominee Kathleen Cherry visited Mile 108 Elementary and presented to their enthusiastic and long-standing Red Cedar club. Kathleen sent us this awesome photos of her and group leader Lynn McArthur with the Mile 108 Elementary Red Cedar club!  Thanks so much for sharing this!

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Book trailers are creative short videos that tell students something about the book without giving away the ending, and convince them to read the book!  The video should be 2-3 minutes long and can include images, narration, sound, text and a variety of effects. Research Other Book Trailers Share one or more of these links with…

Sight Unseen by David Carroll David Carroll’s Sight Unseen is an uncomfortable read on many levels. Since his diagnosis with the rare Stargardt disease, Finn is obsessively counting down the seconds to total blindness. His poor vision has already forced him to give up the mountain biking that he loves, and he’s lost many friends…

The Summer We Saved the Bees, by Robin Stevenson What do you do when your activist mom is so worried about the state of the environment and the future of the world that she forgets to consider the needs of her own kids first? That’s the dilemma 12-year-old Wolf faces when his mom uproots his…