Reading List

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

ThemesMystery

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