Kids and Teens

Forest of Reading® 2020 Launches!

Forest of Reading logo

The Forest of Reading® is Canada's largest recreational reading program! This initiative of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) offers ten reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. The Forest helps celebrate Canadian books, publishers, authors and illustrators. More than 270,000 readers participate annually from their school and/or public library. All Canadians are invited to participate via their local public library, school library, or individually.

Check out our dedicated Forest of Reading page, to get the scoop on accessible titles!

Printbraille books for kids

While we complete the work to add printbraille books back into the catalogue, we have made a selection of printbraille books available for request.

Printbraille request form

Printbraille books are ordinary children's picture books with uncontracted braille text added. They are designed for braille readers (or budding braille readers) to read with sighted readers.

printbraille book

First Nation Communities Read - Children's Nominees 2019

Book cover of When we were alone and photo of author

When we were alone by David Robertson*

My heart fills with happiness by Monique Gray Smith

The cloud artist by Sherri Maret Check your public library!

The water walker by Joanne Roberston

Akilak's adventure by Deborah Kigjugalik Check your public library!

*Printbraille. Please use the printbraille form to request.

On our bookshelf for Pride: The good egg

Excerpt from text of The good egg

Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin—Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley—love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen . . . and go on supernatural adventures. That last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella’s, where the woods contain endless mysteries.

Read  The good egg by Mariko Tamaki

TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards 2019

Picture of author holding their book Ebb and flow

TD Children’s Literature Award - Ebb & flow by Heather Smith

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award - Africville by Shauntay Grant (Please use Printbraille request form)

Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction - Turtle pond by James Gladstone Coming soon!

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction - The journey of little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis 

John Spray Mystery Award - Sadie by Courtney Summers

Amy Mathers Teen Book Award - The house of one thousand eyes by Michelle Barker Coming soon!

CBC Fan Choice Award - They say blue by Jillian Tamaki

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