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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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...
Springtime in Kitkatla
Spencer, Kim
Paper Book
Wałaas is excited to visit her family's reserve, Kitkatla, for spring break. Kitkatla always feels like home. She and her dzi'i (grandmother) travel there by fishing boat, and on the way Wałaas spots porpoises in the sparkling waves. Once they arrive, they stay with her da'as...
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...
Howler Reef
Deas, Nancy
Paper Book
In the small village of Sueño Bay, famous for its mysterious crystals and supernatural creatures, Kay drags friends Sleeves, Jenna and Ollie into searching for a shipwrecked radio host. While listening to their favorite mystery series, Kay and Sleeves realize that the host, DJ Azul, must...
Astronautica!
Stormie, Brooklin
Paper Book
A fun and twisty middle-grade graphic novel debut about an intergalactic rescue mission, for fans of Steven Universe and Zita the Spacegirl. A century ago, planet Zephyr exploded under mysterious circumstances. Ever since, generations have been living out their lives on the remaining...
Cities : how humans live together
Clendenan, Megan
Paper Book
If you could design a city that would be both a great place to live and good for the planet, what would it look like? Today, about four billion people--more than half the world's population--live in cities. This number could rise to seven billion by 2050. Cities face big challenges,...
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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