Kids’ Books

Built Like a Bug: How Insects Inspire Everyday Inventions

They skitter and scare, bite and sting, but insects also inspire scientists to develop awesome technologies that can help save people and the planet. The nonfiction book Built Like a Bug: How Insects Inspire Everyday ... Read More »

February 25, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Last Known Address: The Stumbling Stones of Europe

By Kathy Kacer

In Last Known Address: The Stumbling Stones of Europe, Kathy Kacer recounts the stories of numerous individuals who died in the Holocaust, earnestly and hauntingly humanizing the lives and experiences of the many who might ... Read More »

February 18, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne

By Sonya Ballantyne; Rhael McGregor; Azby Whitecalf; and Kielamel Sibal (ill.)

The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne is an autobiographical graphic novel by Swampy Cree author Sonya Ballantyne in which she presents a “Superman version” of her life – one where, despite the obstacles she faces and with ... Read More »

February 11, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Every Space Between

By Naseem Hrab and John Martz (ill.)

Beginnings and endings get all the attention, but this perspective-shifting picture book by Governor General’s Award–winning author Naseem Hrab espouses that the real action happens in the often-overlooked middle. Readers discover the myriad little in-between moments ... Read More »

February 4, 2026 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Where There Is Love: A Story in African Proverbs

By Shauntay Grant and Letícia Moreno (ill.)

How often have you found yourself reciting a saying your grandmother taught you? Shauntay Grant’s picture book Where There Is Love: A Story in African Proverbs, illustrated by Letícia Moreno, captures a girl’s introduction to ... Read More »

December 3, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You’re Missing

By Joyce Grant and Jan Dolby (ill.)

Burst Your Bubble!: Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You’re Missing unscrambles a technical topic – online algorithms – and makes it easy for young readers to grasp. Our internet habits can put us in ... Read More »

November 26, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Sketch

By Jacques Goldstyn and Helen Mixter (trans.)

It’s easy to see that Sketch, the boy at the centre of Jacques Goldstyn’s ode to the powers of creative individuality, is different. Where everyone around him is rendered in colour surrounded by bold, inky ... Read More »

November 19, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ It Began with a Buzz

By Shiva Delsooz

A young girl is plagued by a persistent buzzing sound that only she can hear. She compares the constant drone in her ears to the hum of a bumblebee. The child’s frustrations come through loud ... Read More »

November 12, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ I Won’t Feel This Way Forever

By Kim Spencer

I Won’t Feel This Way Forever is the sequel to Kim Spencer’s award-winning book Weird Rules to Follow. Readers follow Mia as she shares her life in short vignettes – almost like diary entries – ... Read More »

November 5, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Nightmare Jones

By Shannon Bramer and Cindy Derby (ill.)

Shannon Bramer’s Nightmare Jones begins with a poem about the eponymous character who visits town with “a bit of blood on his shoe” and “a snag of branch in his hair,” setting the tone for a series ... Read More »

October 29, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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