Approximately 8,000 kids, authors, and volunteers attended this year’s Festival of Trees, which took place May 15“16 at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre.

During the two-day festival, the wee folk attended readings, workshops, and book signings, and the Ontario Library Association revealed the winners of its 2012 Forest of Reading Awards.

Check out photos of the event by clicking on the thumbnails below.

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Rebecca Bender receives the Blue Spruce Award for her picture book <I>Giraffe and Bird</I> (Dancing Cat Books)

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White Pine Non-Fiction Award nominee Wes "Maestro" Williams (<I>Stick to Your Vision</I>, McClelland & Stewart) lets his backbone slide

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Red Maple Award nominees hit the stage

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Neil Pasricha thinks it's awesome he won the White Pine Non-fiction Award for <I>The Book of Awesome</I> (Penguin)

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Kenneth Oppel receives the Red Maple Award for his YA novel <I>Half Brother</I> (HarperCollins Canada)

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Kelley Armstrong signs a copy of her White Pine Fiction Award winner, <I>The Gathering</I> (Doubleday Canada)

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Crowds gather for the Festival of Trees

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Ashley Spires signs copies of her Blue Spruce Award“nominated picture book <i> Small Saul</I> (Kids Can Press)

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