Kids’ Books

Call Me Gray

By Andrew Larsen and Bells Larsen; Tallulah Fontaine (ill.)

Andrew Larsen’s latest picture book, Call Me Gray, was co-written with his child and musician Bells Larsen and illustrated by Tallulah Fontaine. This accessible picture book sensitively depicts the anxiety of coming out to a parent ... Read More »

October 22, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Qallupilluit: The Takers of Children

By Louise Flaherty and Neil Christopher; Megan Kyak-Monteith (ill.)

Set on Baffin Island, this young adult story begins with David and his parents arguing about both homework and housework. David, sick of quarrelling, runs off and decides to visit the beach during spring breakup, ... Read More »

October 15, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Time Surfers

By Kevin Sylvester

As its title suggests, time travel plays a major role in Kevin Sylvester’s latest middle-grade tale, and yet, like his 2024 award-winning time-travel story Apartment 713, Time Surfers also aims for more than merely a ... Read More »

October 8, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Sem’s Map

By Rebecca Thomas and Azby Whitecalf (ill.)

Sem’s Map by Mi’kmaw author Rebecca Thomas, with illustrations by Plains Cree artist Azby Whitecalf, introduces readers to ways of thinking about place names and maps that may be different from what they’re used to. ... Read More »

October 1, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Seabird

By Michelle Kadarusman

Governor General's Award finalist Michelle Kadarusman brings an inspiring tale that centres her proud Indonesian heritage in the historical middle grade retelling, Seabird. Readers are introduced to Raden Adjeng Kartini, a real 19th century female ... Read More »

September 24, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ A Summer of Dragonflies

By Natasha Deen

Natasha Deen’s latest novel, A Summer of Dragonflies, is a delightful, heartwarming, and hilarious read. The story follows the journey of 12-year-old (but almost 13) Gupta, affectionately known as a Guppie by her loved ones, ... Read More »

September 17, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

My Street Remembers

By Karen Krossing and Cathie Jamieson (ill.)

As a treaty person, have you ever wondered about the history of your street? My Street Remembers, written by Karen Krossing and illustrated by Cathie Jamieson, tells part of the story of one particular place, ... Read More »

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

★ True Colors: Growing Up Weird in the 90s

By Elise Gravel and Montana Kane (trans.)

In this artfully crafted and ultra-relatable fictionalized graphic memoir, Governor General’s Award–winning author-illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers back to her formative tween years filled with colourful hobbies, true-blue friends, and undiagnosed ADHD. On the pages ... Read More »

August 27, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ This Place Kills Me

By Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux (ill.)

Being the new kid at school is hard, especially at all-girls boarding school Wilberton, where Abby Kita has been sent in the wake of a personal indiscretion. And though the rumours about her past have ... Read More »

August 20, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Aggie and the Ghost

By Matthew Forsythe

This might be a perfect picture book. I love everything about Matthew Forsythe’s Aggie and the Ghost. I love Aggie. I love the ghost. I love the writing, the themes, the illustrations, and the close ... Read More »

August 13, 2025 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

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