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Interested in having your students meet online with an award winning author? Want to introduce them to one of the finalists shortlisted for the 2020 Shining Willows in an engaging way? Author Nicola Winstanley is offering to give 20 minute online readings of her book with your class, followed by a question & answer time!Read More →

During this unusual time of online teaching and learning, we are hoping that everyone will continue to encourage children and students to read the 2019 Willow finalist books and to collect their votes for their favourite book in the Shining, Diamond and Snow categories. To that end, here is some information that might help teachers,Read More →

With the abrupt closure of schools in March due to safety measures around COVID-19, many schools have not been able to submit their student votes. We would like to encourage teachers, librarians and parents to please collect as many votes as possible and submit them on our website. Thanks to Pamela Wenger, a teacher-librarian inRead More →

Teachers are using the Willow Award Finalists in wonderful ways! Check out this  detailed plan for the development of phonological skills using each of the 2019 Shining Willows as mentor texts. Thank you to Andrea Dunk, an Instructional Consultant with Saskatoon Public Schools, and Allison Kershaw, a Special Education teacher with Saskatoon Public Schools forRead More →

Thank you to all who submitted ideas and photos of how the Willows are being promoted in your school or library! Our grand prize winner of a full set of Willow finalist books for this year is Outlook High School. Congratulations! Several other schools will receive runner-up prizes of books. A list of all ofRead More →