Canadian Children's Book Week 2025

Canadian Children's Book Week is taking place April 27 - May 3, 2025! Canadian Children’s Book Week connects Canadian creators with children and teens across Canada. Check out these titles by the 2025 touring authors and then head to bookcentre.ca/book-week to learn more.

Updated April 14, 2025
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Bog Myrtle
Sharp, Sid
Paper Book
Best Books of 2024 lists: NYPL, New York Magazine, Quill & Quire * JLG Gold Standard Selection * Moonbeam Children's Book Award Winner * Kids Indie Next Pick From the acclaimed author of The Wolf Suit comes another weirdly hilarious, masterfully thought-provoking, and lushly painted early...
100 chapatis
Mascarenhas, Derek
Paper Book
A boy makes one hundred chapatis with his grandfather while they wait for news of his new baby sibling's arrival Simon doesn't want the baby to come. He was happy with just his mom, dad, and Pappa. Now, Mom and Dad are at the hospital, and Simon and Pappa are waiting for news at home. ...
My little Ogichidaa : an Indigenous lullaby
Poll, Willie
Paper Book
My Little Ogichidaa is inspired by Indigenous motherhood. It invites readers to explore the compelling dreams and hopes of an Indigenous parent for her soon-to-be-born warrior. The word Ogichidaa itself means warrior in Anishinaabemowin, and this beautifully illustrated book is a...
Abuelita and me
Carranza, Leonarda
Paper Book
In this poignant, empowering picture book debut, a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city. Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes, puddle-jumping, and nail-painting. But venturing out into the city is not...
Métis like me
Hilderman, Tasha
Paper Book
Are you Metis like me? A group of children of Metis descent share and explore all the ways they celebrate and experience their heritage - enjoying traditional foods like bannock bread and Saskatoon berries; crafting with beads; sharing stories, dance, music and songs. Each child shares a different...
Indiginerds : tales from modern indigenous life
Pete, Alina
Paper Book
YALSA's 2025 Great Graphic Novels for Teens "This colorful, inviting graphic memoir anthology shatters narrow ideas about what a nerd (or a Native person) looks like." -- KIRKUS First Nations culture is...
You can read
Becker, Helaine
Paper Book
Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Readsings it loud and proud: Books are awesome. And so are the people who read them. In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring...
Ode to underwear
Becker, Helaine
Paper Book
Let the rump-us begin! With its cheeky pictures and riotous rhymes, Ode to Underwear gets behind that most overlooked, underappreciated wardrobe essential--underwear! In brief: Be prepared to laugh your butt off.
Your story matters : a surprisingly practical guide to writing
Scrimger, Richard
Paper Book
Interested in writing but don't know how to get started? Love reading and want to know more about how stories are created? Like ridiculous tales about troublesome sisters, peanut butter and steamrollers? Look no further! Esteemed writer Richard Scrimger is here to answer all your burning questions...
Wicked darlings
Taylor, Jordyn
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . From the author of The Revenge Game comes a twisty YA thriller about the underbelly of Manhattan's high society, where nothing is off-limits-not even murder. Aspiring journalist Noa has a secret she's been keeping. Ever since her sister's tragic death...

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