I Read Canadian Day 2023

November 8, 2023 is I Read Canadian Day! This day is a nationwide initiative that celebrates the richness, diversity and breadth of Canadian literature for young people. Here are some of our staff's favorite Canadian books for kids for you to explore.

Updated October 30, 2023
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Grizzly bears : guardians of the wilderness
Backhouse, Frances
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Features an iconic but often misunderstood wildlife species. Grizzly bear protection and hunting rules are hotly contested topics. Empowers children to make a difference in the world by taking action and profiles several young people who have been...
Operation Cupcake : How Simple Machines Work
Edlund, Bambi.
Paper Book
Ginger and Mac are pros at snatching up delicious tidbits and bringing them back to their cozy mousehole to eat. Today, though, their mission is complicated. Their target is an especially aromatic vanilla cupcake with pink buttercream frosting. Only, it's (a) too big for them to carry, (b) on a high...
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,...
The specific ocean
Maclear, Kyo
Paper Book
In this gently told picture book, a young girl is unhappy about having to leave the city for a family vacation on the Pacific Ocean (which she used to call the Specific Ocean). As the days pass, however, she is drawn to spend more time in and near the water, feeling moved by its beauty and rhythms....
Silverwing
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
Kenneth Oppel's harrowing adventure tales about Shade, a young bat on a quest to prove himself to the rest of his Silverwing colony, are now available with exquisite new covers -- guaranteed to entice the next generation of young fans!
Tegan and Sara : junior high
Quin, Tegan
Paper Book
From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes their bestselling contemporary middle grade graphic novel about growing up, coming out, and finding yourself through music and sisterhood--perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Sisters and Sweet Valley Twins. ...
The Most Magnificent Maker's A to Z
Spires, Ashley.
Paper Book
In this delightful twist on a vocabulary book, the beloved characters from The Most Magnificent Thing walk with readers from A to Z, defining all the words they need to know about making. It perfectly captures the ups ('I is for IDEA. A gift from the imagination that wants to be made') and the downs...
The secret of the jade bangle
Trinh, Linda
Paper Book
"Engaging and empowering"--STARRED review, Nonstop Reader A charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in. 
Scaredy's nutty adventures. 2, Scaredy Squirrel gets a surprise
Watt, Melanie
Paper Book
Young readers love laughing away their worries with Scaredy Squirrel! This anxious little fella's new graphic chapter book series is perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Pizza and Taco. In this NUTTY ADVENTURE, Scaredy is in for a big surprise.... And...

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