Each year, Canadian authors and illustrators create many wonderful books for children, some meant to entertain, others to educate. Your job as a Red Cedar reader is to read as many as you can, and then decide which ones are best.

For kids in grades 4 to 7, the Red Cedar Reading Group will meet every three weeks until late April, discussing books and conducting cool -- or sometimes strange -- activities related to them. Running from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., the meetings will be on Nov. 22, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Jan. 31, February 21, March 13, April 3 and April 24. Except for the first meeting on Nov. 22 -- which will be in the Board Room -- meetings will be in the Nancy Bennett Room at Poirier library. Each will be hosted by a librarian (Chris) and a children's assistant (Ashley).

To register, e-mail Chris at cmiller@library.coquitlam.bc.ca

The Red Cedar Young Readers' Choice Awards are given annually to the authors and illustrators of the best Canadian children's books, as chosen by kids in B.C. After votes from Red Cedar groups around the province are counted, two titles will emerge: one novel and one information book. For a full list of the nominees, go to the Red Cedar website:

www.redcedaraward.ca