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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Island in the salish sea
McFarlane, Sheryl
Paper Book
This gorgeously illustrated picture book is a celebration of summer vacation and West Coast island life. Every day is different on Gran's island in the Salish Sea as granddaughter climbs big-leaf maples, eats blackberries, explores tide pools and sandstone caves and examines ancient...
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
Courage, kindness, and adventure abounds in this charming, illustrated chapter book about a little mouse who finds the perfect home with some help from new friends. When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a...
My heart fills with happiness = Nijiikendam
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...
Ben the sea lion
Vickers, Roy Henry
Paper Book
Tsimshian storyteller and artist Roy Henry Vickers shares an adventure from his childhood in the Indigenous village of Kitkatla, on BC's north coast. When Uncle Johnny accidentally catches an orphaned sea lion pup in his fishing net, young Roy and his cousin Bussy take responsibility for...
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...
Burt the Beetle lives here
Spires, Ashley
Paper Book
Burt the Beetle wants to find the perfect home to settle down in. But what might that look like for a june beetle? He's impressed as he checks out the amazing homes his insect friends have built for themselves - the chrysalis of a monarch caterpillar, the underground tunnels of the yellow meadow...
What will I discover?
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd
Paper Book
Kids 3 to 6 will be inspired to ask their own big questions after reading about the mysteries that scientists have yet to discover. This celebration of curiosity is an excellent resource for fostering an interest in STEM. Sometimes, it seems as if...

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