BC Books for Kids

To celebrate BC Book Day here is a list to get you started exploring the riches of the BC Book ecosystem. We are lucky to have many talented authors and illustrators call BC home.

Updated April 16, 2024
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A day with Yayah
Campbell, Nicola I
Paper Book
A cheerful story from a renowned Canadian children's book author and an award-winning illustrator "Radiant picture book" -Quill & Quire Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, in Canada's westernmost province, a First Nations family goes on an...
A true home
George, K.
Paper Book
When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they'll let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety,...
My heart fills with happiness
Gray Smith, Monique
Paper Book
★ "A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, and--yes--happiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Will leave the youngest readers gladly imagining what fills their own hearts with joy."--The New York Times The sun on...
The most magnificent idea
Spires, Ashley
Paper Book
The long-awaited sequel to the runaway bestseller The Most Magnificent Thing! This is the story of a girl who, with her dog at her side, loves to make things. Her brain is an 'idea machine,' always so full of ideas, she can hardly keep up! But then, one day... it isn't. All of a sudden, the girl can...
In the red canoe
Davidson, Leslie A.
Paper Book
Fish and herons, turtles and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily pads--a multitude of wonders enchant both the child narrator and any other nature lovers along for the ride in this tender, beautifully illustrated picture book. Baby ducklings ride their mama's back; an osprey rises with a...

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