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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Garden of Lost Socks
Edugyan, Esi
Paper Book
Two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan debuts her picture book, lovingly illustrated by Amélie Dubois, a whimsical story about friendship, curiosity and the magic of a vibrant community  Akosua was always told she was too nosy. Her parents loved her very much, but...
Elvis, me, and the lemonade stand summer
Gentile, Leslie
Paper Book
Winner of the 2021 City of Victoria Children's Book Prize Winner of the 2022 Jean Little First-Novel Award It's the summer of 1978 and most people think Elvis Presley has been dead for a year. But not eleven-year-old Truly Bateman - because she...
The body under the piano
Jocelyn, Marthe
Paper Book
Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie hasn't got much to do since the death of her beloved father... until the fateful day when she crosses paths with twelve-year-old Belgian immigrant Hector Perot and discovers a dead...
Nutshimit: in the Woods
Mollen Dupuis, Melissa
Paper Book
In this immersive first-person account, Innu author Melissa Mollen Dupuis teams up with award-winning author and illustrator Elise Gravel to take readers on a journey through Innu culture, from creation legends to life today. The Innu word Nutshimit signifies the physical and social space...
Silverwing
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life....
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--the perfect holiday gift 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...
Scaredy's nutty adventures. 2, Scaredy Squirrel gets a surprise
Watt, Melanie
Paper Book
Scaredy Squirrel returns in a funny and reassuring graphic novel about managing anxiety, perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly. In this second nutty adventure, Scaredy is in for a big surprise... and Scaredy does NOT like surprises. He is a squirrel who likes a schedule, predictability, nothing...

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