Canadian Children's Book Week 2026

Canadian Children's Book Week runs from Sunday April 26 to Saturday May 2 and is put on by the Canadian Children's Book Center every year.

Updated April 10, 2026
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Mortified
Jackson, Kristy
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOREST OF READING SILVER BIRCH AWARD "Brilliant, funny, unputdownable."- Alice Kuipers, award-winning children's author For fans of Remarkably Ruby and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, comedy...
Touching grass
Jackson, Kristy
"A story readers are going to love. What a fun read." --Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed and Beast Winner of Middle Grade Book of the Year at the 2025 Northern Lights Book Awards | A Calgary Public Library Best Book of the Year | An Indigo Top Ten Kids...
The snow knows
McGrath, Jennifer
Paper Book
The paperback edition of the award-winning hide-and-seek picture book exploring the wild animals of winter. The snow knows where the rabbit goes.It knows the hush­shushof the owl's wing. In this deceptively simple children's picture book, a pair of award-­winning...
In the clouds
MacKay, Elly
Paper Book
A luminous journey into the sky for daydreamers and cloud enthusiasts big and small, from renowned paper-diorama artist Elly MacKay. A bored and curious little girl wishes for a bit of sunshine on a cloudy day. But a friendly bird soon whisks her off for an adventure in the sky,...
The trickster shadow
Pawis-Steckley, Joshua Mangeshig
Paper Book
From an acclaimed Ojibwe artist comes a story that offers an empowering universal message about finding inner strength.   Zoon's shadow is always in his way. It makes a mess of...
Weird rules to follow
Spencer, Kim
Paper Book
Winner of a 2024 PNBA Book Award Winner of the 2023 IODE Violet Downey Book Award Winner of the 2023 Jean Little First-Novel Award Winner of the 2023 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People Winner of the 2023 TD Canadian Children's Literature...
A recipe for robbery
Nelson, Colleen
Paper Book
"Nelson's lively writing and expert pacing sustain just-right tension while adding... sprinklings of wisdom [to] flavor the text."--Kirkus Reviews ...
The Umbrella House
Nelson, Colleen
Paper Book
In this intimate and inspiring novel about the power of art and the value of community, award-winning author and former New Yorker Colleen Nelson brings life and liveliness to an eccentric cast of New York City neighbors Middle-schooler and Manhattanite Roxy Markowski wants to tell...
Open science : knowledge for everyone
Polak, Monique
Paper Book
Science is for everyone, right? Unfortunately, that's not always true. Discovery, research and innovation are often top secret, and big businesses charge high prices for that information. The field of open science is trying to change that. It's all about sharing knowledge. Teams of...
I love you more
Sher, Emil
Paper Book
How much do I love you? I love you more than cones love ice cream This gorgeous, playful book opens up infinite possibilities for saying I love you that carry on long after closing the book. Follow along as young Des's day winds him through his busy, diverse...
Mittens to share
Sher, Emil
Paper Book
A cozy winter read to be shared again and again. The wonder of the winter season is brought to vivid life, in this deceptively simple tale, of a young girl who loses her mitten on a crisp, snowy day. Herdisappointment is soon swept away, when she's back indoors looking for a new pair,...
Dragon on the loose
Chan, Marty
Paper Book
When eleven-year-old Hailey and her friend Kyle make a wish on a Chinese lion statue, they accidentally bring a dragon to life. Scared at first, the kids soon realize that Zhu the dragon means them no harm, and they show the dragon around their city. It's all fun and games until...
Fresh air, clean water : our right to a healthy environment
Clendenan, Megan
Paper Book
Everyone depends on clean air to breathe, safe water to drink and healthy soil for growing food. But what if your drinking water is dangerous, your air is polluted and your soil is toxic? What can you do about that? Do you have the right to demand change? Fresh Air, Clean Water:...

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