Reading List

2023/2024

ThemesIndigenousNature and environment

Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, Âmî Osâwâpikones reminds us that we are not defined as others see us...

2023/2024

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Amy Wu loves to move. From wriggling to shimmying to toe-tapping, she just can’t keep still, not when there’s music all around her! So when Amy sees Chinese ribbon dancing for the first time, she has to try it out...

2023/2024

Themes2SLGBTQIA+Emotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic Novel

In this modern graphic novel retelling of Anne of Green Gables, we meet Anne Shirley – a young girl who has been in foster care her whole life.

2023/2024

ThemesActivismCooking / FoodEmotions and Social Awareness

An anthology featuring stories and recipes from racialized authors about food, culture and resistance ...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumour

Meet 13-year-old Augustus Constantine, a boy whose mind (and mouth) operate at a different speed than the rest of society...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic Novel

Dylan just moved to a new house, with no friends, and a mother who doesn't have time for him. Luckily, he has his grandad...

2023/2024

ThemesNature and environment

Journey around the world to discover how people have been working to ensure their cities and neighbourhoods are creative, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable...

2023/2024

ThemesPicture Book

Akosua was always told she was too nosy. “Trouble isn’t what I find!” said Akosua. “I’m an Exquirologist. What I find is lost things.” ...

2023/2024

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

When her family must move once more, Ophelia uses her imagination to make magic out of a scary situation...

2023/2024

ThemesCooking / FoodFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

A community comes together to share food and fellowship! Jackson's friends and their families bake assorted hot cross buns for his Easter party...

2023/2024

ThemesPicture Book

Bob, an indoor cat with big dreams, brings a community together after his dreams of exploring the outside world quickly go awry...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book

Malaika learns about her father – a migrant worker who came to Canada and passed away when she was just a baby...

2023/2024

ThemesIndigenousNature and environmentPicture Book

In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the cultural and ecological importance of the precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains...

2023/2024

ThemesFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy

Lan, a Vietnamese girl who recently emigrated to Canada, spends every day searching for a sense of belonging...

2023/2024

ThemesSci-Fi and FantasySports and Games

Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ, and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong ― and they became the super-est team the world has ever seen...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour

When four friends have their phones confiscated in class, Sunny (not her real name) comes up with the idea of a secret shared journal...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Percy's perfect friend, a stuffed kitty named Miss Petticomb, is picked up by other children in his class...

2023/2024

ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelHumour

Joe Pidge, not just a pigeon but also the stylish king of the neighbourhood, is bobbing his way down the street one day when, all of a sudden, Pluto Rocket enters the scene...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Rani lives in a luxurious palace full of busy adults, but she's lonely. Being the only princess in the kingdom is boring, tedious, dull...

2023/2024

ThemesActivismNature and environment

Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World gives young readers a view of what the Earth might look like under the rising and falling water levels of climate change...

2023/2024

ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelNature and environmentSci-Fi and Fantasy

Shade the young silverwing bat may be 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...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour

Two years after being the only kid in his class to survive a school shooting, twelve-year-old Simon and his family move to the National Quiet Zone...

2023/2024

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

Iris Marlow can’t die. For years, she was tormented by her missing memories and desperate to learn her real identity...

2023/2024

ThemesIndigenousSci-Fi and Fantasy

After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him...

2023/2024

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour

Eleven-year-old Alina Butt – an awkward, big-nosed, nerdy Pakistani girl – has changed schools four times since her family immigrated to England...

2023/2024

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

As the day ends and a little girl is put to sleep by her mother, night-helper bunnies work their magic to tidy and polish the world...

ThemesIndigenousNature and environment

Set in 18th century colonized North America, these graphic novels tell of the adventures of two mischievous Ojibwa brothers. Rabbit and his younger but bigger brother Bear Paws.

In the inspirational sequel to Andrew Larsen''s A Squiggly Story, a boy meets a blank page in this fun exploration of the writing process, celebrating self-expression, self-discovery and letting your imagination roam.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipNature and environment

Beatrice, a young girl of unknown age, wakes up in a treehouse. Alone in a magical forest, she finds an unlikely ally in Croc Harry who has his own mystery to solve. So begins the adventure of an intrepid Black girl’s search for identity and healing.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

Conceived of as a letter to her younger self, Because You Are captures Jael Richardson’s insightful lessons about growing up, being joyful and loving yourself as a young Black girl, with lively and tender illustrations by Nneka Myers.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour

When Corbin's classmate offers him the bird she can no longer keep, he’s all-in. Maybe the bird has some magic in him: when Corbin’s bipolar mother falls into crisis, he discovers his neighbours aren’t the unfriendly bunch he thought they were.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

It’s a beautiful morning, but when Cat wakes up, the world feels gray. Cat wraps up in a blanket and hides — until Dog comes in. What can Dog do to help Cat? A gentle wordless picture book about the difference a kind friend can make on a gray day.

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

A young girl with forbidden powers must free her people from oppression in this richly layered, gripping epic fantasy from debut author Deborah Falaye, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipMystery

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King comes a tender and grounded middle grade mystery about brothers, basketball, and a young boy on the autism spectrum.

ThemesFamily and Friendship

D is for dance! E is for emancipation! From A to Z, this is a rhyming alphabet book that celebrates Canada''s Caribbean Carnival. This engaging and educational book features a diverse cast of children in vibrant costumes as they ''play mas'' while da

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

Daughters of the Dawn takes twin sisters Ria and Rani deep into dangerous new lands to save their home, in this propulsive, immersive sequel to Sisters of the Snake, perfect for fans of We Hunt the Flame and The Wrath & the Dawn.

ThemesFamily and Friendship

A tender, lyrical celebration of all the wonderful firsts in a little one’s life, from the first morning sun to first shaky steps to the first day of preschool and everything in between.

ThemesActivismFamily and FriendshipNature and environment

Wolf lives in a northern mining town and shares a treehouse hideaway, Birchwood, with her best friends, but when they discover plastic orange bands wrapped around trees near their cherished spot, they must come together to save their special place.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHistory

Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he tells her of the day when he and the other children were taken to residential school, their lives changed forever.

ThemesFamily and Friendship

Lorsque Malaika découvre que sa mère attend un bébé, elle est submergée par les émotions. Que va-t-il se passer quand le bébé sera là? Sa mère va-t-elle oublier Malaika? Il y a aussi un nouvel élève dans sa classe qui vient de loin et qui parle un pe

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

When Malaika finds out she is going to have a new baby brother or sister, she worries that her mother will forget about her. But a surprise arrives on Malaika’s birthday that gives her more reason to celebrate her family’s love.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipNature and environment

Faced with moving away from his beloved river in the country, Martin discovers it is possible to make a meaningful connection to nature in the city, too, and find ways to accept changes beyond his control.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour

Lala wakes up one morning and decides that she owns the world. She bounds to her box of treasures and finds her shiny red dots — to mark what is hers! A joyful picture book about confidence featuring a little girl making her mark on the world.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessNature and environmentSTEM

A lyrical nonfiction celebration of the outdoors pairing childlike observation with facts about the natural world, inviting young scientists and daydreamers to look closely, think deeply, and celebrate the joy of endless discovery.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistoryNature and environment

As they await the birth of a foal, a child learns from their grandfather about the Ojibwe Horses: how they ran wild in the forests of Northern Ontario, what it means to be their caretakers, and the importance of protecting this endangered species.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelHumour

Scaredy receives big surprise . . . and Scaredy does NOT like surprises. He is a squirrel who likes nothing unexpected. So, what’s inside the mysterious crate? Turns out it’s a POOL! Can his friends remind him of the importance of having fun?

ThemesFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and FantasySports and Games

A very special group of kids must save the world with— what else? — HOCKEY! Meet six kids a lot like you. Except Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong — and became the super-est team the world has ever seen.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelSci-Fi and Fantasy

FROZEN meets THE WIZARD OF OZ in this middle grade fantasy graphic novel where two princesses from enemy kingdoms must team up to break a curse and save the world.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelSports and Games

This splashy, contemporary MG graphic novel debut from cartoonist Johnnie Christmas follows young Bree as she faces her fear of swimming head-on while also confronting the long-standing barriers of systemic racism set within the public pool system.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

When his beloved grandma's health declines, a child hangs their cherished bird feeder outside her hospice window, to enjoy the birds in her final days. Though the grandma's ability to interact diminishes, their love for each other never wavers.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistoryMystery

Christopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourLove and Romance

Over the course of one year, Mona speaks up to protect her sister, loses her best friend to the new girl, has adventures with her cousins in Pakistan, immigrates to Canada from Dubai, and pursues her ambition to be a feminist and a poet.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy

The dragons may be out of the bag, but Jaxon is ready to hatch some magic of his own (and maybe a Phoenix egg) in this third book in the critically acclaimed series.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

Un frère et une sour partentà la chasse au trésor sans savoir exactement quel type de trésor ils désirent découvrir. Mais ce dont ils sont sûrs, c''est qu''un trésor c''est brillant, mystérieux et précieux-et que les meilleurs trésors sont difficiles

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory

Ukpik can’t stop thinking about the beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last visit. Anaana won’t let Ukpik sew with the beads, but she has surprise for Ukpik that will let her enjoy the treasures while also learning the skills she needs!

ThemesFamily and Friendship

This cozy, lyrical picture book is an ode to the joy of welcoming a new baby—perfect for baby showers and new parents!

ThemesNature and environmentSTEM

A young girl and her baby sister explore the land while animals and insects look on. The art reflects the world as viewed by the animals, along with the text explaining the science behind each animal's unique type of vision.

ThemesActivismEmotions and Social AwarenessIndigenous

A powerful graphic novel adaptation of the Thomas King short story, Borders explores themes of identity, belonging, and is a poignant depiction of the significance of a nation’s physical borders from an Indigenous perspective.

ThemesHumourLove and Romance

From the award-winning author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager comes a whip-smart and layered romantic comedy. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han.

ThemesNature and environmentSTEM

A gripping narrative non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves cities can be surprisingly wild places—and why understanding urban nature matters.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

When Carmen becomes separated from Brax, she finds herself alone as an outsider in a strange land where she is seen as either a slave or food. She must use her assassin training, and the magical bond she shares with Brax, to survive and save him.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory

In Finding Home we explore the history of human migration, the current issues facing immigrants and refugees today, and the stories of people who have moved across the globe looking for safety, security and happiness.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

In this partially illustrated chapter book, an eight-year-old girl confronts a bully with the help of a genie she discovers has been living in a spice bottle her grandmother left her.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

This wildly imaginative, crayon-inspired picture book shows that with a bit of teamwork and a universe of creativity, anything is possible!

ThemesHorrorNon-FictionSci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourNature and environment

A bad-luck day turns into an epic quest in the second book in this graphic novel series starring a chipper young bunny and a fancy talking candy. Hoppy Go Lucky will delight emerging readers who are eager to dive in to graphic novels!

ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelHumourMystery

It’s the first day at a new school for unicorn-loving, practical Tia. It’s hard to be the new kid but she finds an unlikely friend in Leo. Together they notice strange occurrences around the school and seek to find out who (or what) is behind it all!

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumourIndigenous

Moar has always loved autumn—playing outside with his friends, feeling the weather get colder—but there is one thing about autumn that really worries Moar. The moon. The days become shorter and the moon, with its creepy face and eerie smile...

ThemesSports and Games

Lone Runner, the latest in Dirk McLean’s sports series for Young Adults, tells the story of a Scarborough high school student as she competes for a spot on the cross-country running team.

ThemesFamily and Friendship

A photographic board book that features the sounds of heartbeats from around the world.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousNature and environment

A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, travel to visit a place very special to Moshom – the trapline his family used when he grew up. The boy imagines life two generations ago, and what is different and what is similar to his life now.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipNature and environment

A sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery and the wonder of nature and new friends.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousNature and environment

A boy greets animal neighbours on a snowy walk, learning their names and tracks from his beloved grandfather.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery

Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire. They like to kick butt and take names. They don't like chores. They are best friends. And they are about to solve the MYSTERY OF A LIFETIME.

ThemesHistorySports and Games

A young boy's love for baseball helps him cope with life in a Japanese internment camp in BC. A historically accurate, thoroughly researched account of the events surrounding the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II.

ThemesHistoryIndigenous

From award-winning writer David A. Robertson comes this timeless graphic novel about the awe-inspiring resilience of Betty Ross. Read her story of strength, family, and culture, now in full colour.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipMystery

It seemed like a cool part-time program -- being a "simulated" patient for med school students to practice on. But now vivacious, charismatic Viv lies in a very real coma. What really happened? Each student has a reason why they can't tell the truth.

ThemesHumourIndigenousNature and environment

When the narrator of this fun and silly book—based on an award-winning song by Inuit singer-songwriter Becky Han—is startled by the buzzing of a bee, she sets off on an exciting adventure!

ThemesHistorySci-Fi and Fantasy

An African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a secret society’s deadly gladiatorial tournament in this thrilling historical fantasy set in an alternate 1880s London, perfect for fans of The Last Magician and The Gilded Wolves.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousMystery

The National Assembly of Cree Peoples has gathered together in the Windy Lake First Nation, home to the Mighty Muskrats. But when the memory bundle, the center of a four-day long ceremony, is taken, the four mystery-solving cousins set out ...

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipMystery

The literary scavenger hunt of a lifetime, starring an endlessly endearing non-binary tween! Co-authored by child-parent duo Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester, this is a vibrant and enormous-hearted story about friendship, identity, and belonging.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumour

Norris Kaplan is clever, cynical and quite possibly too smart for his own good. A Black French Canadian, he knows from watching American sitcoms that those three things don't bode well when you are moving to Austin, Texas.

ThemesHumourMysterySci-Fi and Fantasy

Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

A heartwarming look at love, loss, and memorable objects through the eyes of a child.

ThemesHorrorNature and environmentSci-Fi and Fantasy

Thrive is the thrilling conclusion to the nationally bestselling Bloom Trilogy. It will leave readers on the edge of their seats as they race to finish!

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHealth and Wellness

In this tender exploration of a mother-daughter relationship, Kim and her mother learn that in order to support and truly take care of each other, sometimes being tough means showing vulnerability and asking for help.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumourLove and Romance

Clueless Wilbur experienced a life-altering embarrassing moment the first day of middle-school. Now in Grade Nine, band geek Wilbur tries to rise above his reputation and impress the visiting Parisian exchange student with his newfound confidence

ThemesNature and environment

Survivorman Les Stroud tells stories of his amazing wilderness adventures, sharing survival tips, nature facts and other intriguing details to get kids excited about having their own outdoor adventures.

ThemesHumourLove and Romance

Inspired by the real psychology study popularized by the New York Times and its "Modern Love" column, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Eleanor and Park.

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesCooking / FoodPicture Book

ThemesAdventureSci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHistoryLove and Romance

A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. .

ThemesNon-FictionPicture Book

Board Book

ThemesBiographyNon-Fiction

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

In this novel for middle readers, 13-year-old Quinn and her friends try to adjust to life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ThemesHumourNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture BookSTEM

ThemesAdventureSTEM

ThemesAdventureSTEM

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Shivani is horrified when her mother volunteers to cook traditional Indian food for her school's annual fundraiser.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumourNature and environment

Bunbun has it all: a delightful Bunbun nose, a winning Bunbun smile, a ridiculously cute Bunbun tail, and two adorable Bunbun ears. But Bunbun doesn't have a friend -- until Bunbun meets Bonbon.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy

A powerful look at the disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage that has knocked out all modern amenities. Fifteen-year-old Emma has moved house with her ex-Marine mother and younger brother, when all the power dies.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesPicture BookSports and Games

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory

This brilliantly illustrated picture book tells the story of the Aajibaichi Shala, the Grandmother School, that was opened in Phangane, India, in 2016 to teach local grandmothers how to read and write.

ThemesHorrorNon-Fiction

ThemesHumourSports and Games

ThemesHumourSports and Games

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

Gul has spent her life running. She has a star-shaped birthmark on her arm, and in the kingdom of Ambar, girls with such birthmarks have been disappearing for years.

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

Board Book

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

Board Book

ThemesHumourPicture Book

ThemesHumourNon-Fiction

ThemesIndigenous

ThemesNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture Book

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery

Les lecteurs seront ravis de retrouver Tia et Léo dans cette nouvelle aventure conçue par Dom Pelletier. Les illustrations et le sens de l’humour de l’artiste feront rire petits et grands!

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery

Lorsqu’un loup-garou ressemblant étrangement à M. Rodrigue kidnappe la directrice de l’école, Tia et Léo réalisent que leurs problèmes surnaturels sont loin d’être réglés.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery

Tia, Léo et M. Rodrigue sont de retour pour une nouvelle aventure! C’est bientôt Noël, mais ça ne veut pas dire pour autant que tout est calme...

ThemesBiographyNon-FictionPicture BookSports and Games

ThemesBiographyHistoryNon-FictionSports and Games

ThemesHorrorHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

Full of eye-popping illustrations and a story with nonstop sidesplitting laughs, plus a removable Professor of Monstrology diploma at the end of the book, Monsters 101 will have children--and adults--eager to enroll, time and time again!

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesFamily and Friendship

ThemesIndigenousNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesActivismEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour

A touching and funny middle-grade story about family, friendship and growing up when you're one step away from homelessness.

ThemesBiographyNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture BookSTEM

ThemesHorrorHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesHumourSci-Fi and FantasySports and Games

Canada’s favourite sport gets out-of-this world treatment in this action-packed, laugh-out-loud graphic novel!

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumourPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHealth and WellnessHumour

A lighthearted read-aloud about facing a common childhood fear.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumourSports and Games

ThemesNon-FictionSTEM

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesSTEM

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesPicture Book

Ollie is a regular bear with a regular job. He listens to his girl's stories about her days, he snuggles her to sleep and he is there waiting when she gets home from school. Just your typical teddy bear stuff.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousSci-Fi and Fantasy

Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in the first book in an epic middle grade fantasy series.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipLove and Romance

ThemesHistory

ThemesHistoryIndigenousMystery

In the bright lights of the big city, the Mighty Muskrats search for an auntie lost long ago.

ThemesAdventureHistoryMystery

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy

Auggie Pound is eight years old and has the greatest job of all time: he cares for all the animals in the Fabled Stables. The Fabled Stables house the rarest creatures in existence -- all of them one-of-a-kind.

ThemesAdventureFamily and FriendshipHumourLove and Romance

ThemesHumourIndigenousNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHistory

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHealth and Wellness

In this powerful story from Christine Baldacchino and Carmen Mok, a young girl navigates social anxiety at family gatherings and works with her father to find a solution.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipIndigenousPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

The story of two best friends with more in common than meets the eye, inspired by a true story that went viral online.

ThemesBiographyFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesHistoryHumourIndigenous

A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from an Indigenous point of view turns the tale on its ear!

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourIndigenous

Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall -- a place they have never seen before.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessLove and Romance

ThemesBiographyHistoryNon-Fiction

An Own Voices story of a child finding and trusting her words, this picture book tells the story of Miss Lou’s early years, when she was a young girl growing up in Jamaica.

ThemesPicture Book

Lee's timeless rhyme is paired with striking artwork by Sandy Nichols, winner of a nationwide competition to find the perfect illustrator for the iconic poem.

ThemesPicture Book

One of the first illustrated books published about Canadian children and featuring Canadian place names, Alligator Pie established Dennis Lee’s reputation as “Canada’s Father Goose” and has sold more than half a million copies since its publication i

ThemesCooking / FoodEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Meet the funny, fierce, and fearless Amy Wu, who is determined to make a perfect bao bun today...

ThemesFamily and Friendship

In this festive dual-language board book, twelve animals race to see who will represent the Chinese zodiac. In English and Simplified Chinese.

ThemesHumourSports and Games

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

Are you ready? With the simple touch of your fingers go on a stunning interactive journey to see the world as you never have before. Fly through wispy clouds, dive deep into the sparkling ocean, feel wet grains of sand on a hot and sunny beach...

ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesHistoryLove and RomanceNature and environment

ThemesNature and environmentNon-Fiction

ThemesAdventureMystery

ThemesHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

In BroBots and the Kaiju Kerfuffle! a trio of robot bros reel in a big challenge and must band together to battle a giant monster in this playful take on classic kaiju-mech and fairytale stories.

ThemesNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture Book

Board Book

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory

Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series, Chinese New Year is illustrated with color photographs throughout. Readers will learn how a simple gathering of family and friends grew into a weeklong, worldwide festival.

ThemesHumourIndigenousNature and environment

Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills.

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

A ruthless queen. An ancient god. One brave girl and an impossible choice.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

Young Amaya is auditioning for a role in a professional play. Although she longs to perform, she is about to learn how much team effort and hard work is involved.

ThemesNature and environmentSTEM

ThemesFamily and Friendship

A dazzling board book that introduces little ones to the Indian festival of Diwali through a selection of brilliant sights and sounds.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

When his father went to jail, Jett and his mother moved away, and Jett quickly learned that fresh starts aren’t all they’re cracked up to be

ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environment

We Bought a Zoo meets Jurassic Park in a gripping story featuring the evergreen appeal of human-animal friendships and set in an elephant sanctuary, about a thirteen-year-old girl, a cast of elephants, and a surprising new arrival—a woolly mammoth.

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

Four girls with the power to control the elements must come together to save the world from a terrible evil in this “series opener [that] has it all” (Kirkus Reviews).

ThemesAdventureNon-FictionSTEM

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

When Grandma heads out for adventure she asks her granddaughter what she should bring back.

ThemesNature and environmentSTEM

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Bird wakes up grumpy. Too grumpy to eat, play―or even fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," says Bird grumpily

ThemesHistoryNon-Fiction

Learn about the inspiring life of Harriet Tubman in this I Can Read Level Two reader, complete with historical back matter.

ThemesHorrorNon-Fiction

ThemesHorrorNon-Fiction

ThemesFamily and Friendship

A vibrant board book that introduces little ones to the Hindu festival of Holi with a rainbow of colors.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourNature and environment

An action-packed graphic novel that shows no friendship is impossible.

ThemesHistoryIndigenous

ThemesInclusion & DiversityPicture Book

I Am Raven explores the world of totems and animal spirit guides.

ThemesHumour

The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others.

ThemesHumourPicture BookSci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesAdventureSci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book

ThemesAdventureMystery

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

The Effigies must uncover the connection between Saul, Blackwell, and the Phantoms before it’s too late in this epic conclusion to the Effigies trilogy.

ThemesLove and Romance

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSports and Games

It’s Carnival time. The first Carnival since Malaika’s mother moved to Canada to find a good job and provide for Malaika and her grandmother. Will Malaika still be able to dance in the parade?

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSports and Games

Malaika is happy to be reunited with Mummy, but it means moving to Canada, where everything is different. It’s cold in Québec City, no one understands when she talks and Carnival is nothing like the celebration Malaika knows from home!

ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesHistoryMystery

ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesBiographyHistoryIndigenousNon-FictionPicture BookSports and Games

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship

Travel to the colorful and chaotic streets of India from the comfort of your home in this hilarious and heartfelt story about friendship and family.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourPicture Book

Mortimer will not be quiet and go to sleep. Not for his mother, or his father, or his seventeen sisters and brothers, not even for the police.

ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHealth and WellnessIndigenousPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

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Neil, “the flamboyant, irrepressible chef” (Kirkus Reviews), travels across the pond for a real honey of a case in the fifth book in The Neil Flambé Capers, the culinary mystery series celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey calls “good fun.”

ThemesCooking / FoodMystery

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book

ThemesAdventureEmotions and Social Awareness

There's not much that upsets young Valli. Even though her days are spent picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows.

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

Clarinet Reid is a pretty typical teenager. On the surface. She’s smart, but a bit of slacker; outgoing, but just a little insecure; not exactly a mischief-maker …

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHealth and WellnessHumourLove and Romance

This touching, hilarious tragi-comedy proves: Life is out to get you. But so is love. A quirky alternative to the "sick lit" genre for YA readers.

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourIndigenous

What creatures lurk beneath the sea ice? Putuguq and Kublu — two siblings who can’t seem to get along — are about to find out!

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Stella introduces little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading. Sam is as busy and worried as ever, and Stella almost always has her nose in a book these days, but she finds time to help him out, while sharing her new pastime

ThemesHistoryMystery

ThemesFamily and Friendship

Harold and the Purple Crayon meets Tom and Jerry in this sweet and funny picture book about a boy and girl who must balance their creativity and figure out how to cooperate after their drawings come to life.

ThemesFamily and Friendship

Two delightfully anxious friends learn that they can overcome anything—even gravity—in this humorous and heartwarming picture book from bestselling author Aaron Reynolds and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

Based on the classic folk song made famous by a beloved trio of children's entertainers, this board book is best sung aloud!

ThemesFamily and FriendshipLove and Romance

Embarrassed by your brother? Estranged from your uncle? Then you might need some help from Almost Family Surrogate Agency. Cam Redden and his dad are rent-a-relatives, available for hire to anyone looking to upgrade.

ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy

The Effigies seek out the true origins of the Phantoms that terrorize their world in this thrilling follow-up to Fate of Flames, which Elise Chapman calls “an immersive and monstrously fun read.”

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

A delightful, funny story of friendship, ghost chores, a spooky house and a professional haunter. Meet Sir Simon - a ghost - and Chester - a kid - as they get to know each other and slowly become friends.

ThemesHistorySci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesSports and Games

Ozzie and the other Nigerian refugees compete with a team of refugees from Syria for time on the soccer field. The two rival teams must then unite to try to win the division championship.

ThemesGraphic NovelHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

Archie O’Kaye mostly annoys people — except when he’s completely dazzling them. Either way, he’s not bothered. But why is everyone else acting so strange?

ThemesGraphic NovelHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

Daisy Kildare wishes she could be talented at . . . well . . . anything. When she ends up at an elite art camp under unusual circumstances, she decides to try her hand at drawing. What could go wrong?

ThemesAdventureGraphic NovelHumour

Jessica Flem has spent the better part of her life reacting allergically to everything — and much of it in her basement where she rules the online game Gang of Greats.

ThemesAdventureGraphic NovelHumour

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? How about the ability to move things with your mind? But what if concentration and coordination weren't your strongest skills?

ThemesCooking / FoodFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery

ThemesBiographyFamily and FriendshipHistory

ThemesMysteryPicture Book

Join Scout and Daisy as they search for clues to solve the Case of the Vanishing Caterpillar.

ThemesHistoryIndigenousMysteryNature and environment

A visiting archaeologist goes missing, and four inseparable cousins decide to solve the mystery. In the midst of community conflict and family concerns, they follow every lead. The Mighty Muskrats won’t let anything stop them from solving their case!

ThemesHumour

ThemesHorrorMysterySci-Fi and Fantasy

A gripping series that combines Steampunk, spying, and a fantastic Victorian London.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book

Theodora loved her grandfather's old garden. His new apartment's balcony is too windy and small for a garden. But what appears to be a drawback soon leads to a shared burst of creativity as Theo and her Poppa decide to paint a new garden.

ThemesHistoryHorrorSci-Fi and Fantasy

ThemesHumourIndigenousNature and environment

As Owl swoops down and blocks the entrance to a lemming den, he is sure that he has a tasty meal in the little animal he has cornered. But this smart little lemming will need to appeal to the boastful owl's sense of pride to get away.

ThemesAdventureEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book

When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth’s castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands

ThemesAdventureFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book

All the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing.…He saves the tiny baby crow.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousNature and environmentPicture Book

Nokomis – our grandmothers – walk to protect our water, and to protect all of us. The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water).

ThemesHumourNature and environmentPicture Book

ThemesAdventureSci-Fi and Fantasy

In a world where the familiar has sinister undertones, two friends are torn apart just when they need one another most.

ThemesHumourPicture Book

Willa Wellowby’s house has been overrun by monkeys. They’re ballet dancing, playing the bagpipes, listening to the Beatles, and causing mayhem and destruction all over the house and yard.

ThemesHumour

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing that enormous fish won’t wake up.

ThemesAdventure

ThemesFamily and FriendshipSports and Games

Unable to concentrate on his game because of the traumas he experienced in Syria, Victor, captain of a soccer team of refugee kids, discovers how to offer real leadership to his team during a national competition.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumourSports and Games

ThemesAdventureEmotions and Social AwarenessSci-Fi and Fantasy

I’ve landed—along with my brother, Jonah, and our dog, Prince—on the other side of the portal . . . and in the fairy tale of The Princess and the Pea!

ThemesHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy

Contained within this picture book is everything you ever wanted to know about the science behind unicorns: biology, history, diet, habitat and more. Join renowned unicorn scientists to learn the facts about this elusive species.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumourLove and Romance

Thirteen-year-old Stewart Inkster is academically brilliant but "ungifted" socially. Fourteen-year-old Ashley Anderson is the undisputed "It" girl of grade nine, but her marks stink. Their worlds are about to collide.

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumour

Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles. And there is only one hat. . . .

ThemesNature and environmentNon-Fiction

ThemesActivismCooking / FoodNon-Fiction

ThemesPicture Book

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHistory

ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistoryIndigenous

In this gentle book, a grandmother shares her experiences in a residential school with her granddaughter. A story of empowerment and strength from a difficult time in history.

ThemesMystery

A boy investigates a squirrelly situation to track down his missing stories in this charming ode to book lovers of all kinds.

ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book