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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My heart fills with happiness /
Smith, Monique Gray,
Paper Book
★ "A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, and--yes--happiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures."--Publishers Weekly, starred review The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart...
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...

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