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Celebrate Canada! Children's Books

Kick off July with a celebration of children's books about Canada and Canadian authors.

Pickering Public Library

14 items

  • This year, family members--grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins--from across Canada are coming to celebrate Zoey's birthday. But as a surprise to Zoey, everyone is bringing their own special poutine dish. It will be a poutine contest and…
    BookAnn Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2024. — JP Schul
  • Get ready for 2025 with all the latest and greatest information on animals, science, nature, technology, conservation, and more!
    BookWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2024. — J 031.02 Nat
  • Celebrate the places you and Baby love in the True North!
    Book[Naperville, Ill.] : Hometown World, 2021. — JP Rossn
  • Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was just a baby and who shared her love of carnival.
    BookToronto : Groundwood Books, 2023. — JP Hohn
  • An important and comprehensive exploration of 400 years of Black history in Canada.
    BookToronto, ON : Kids Can Press, 2024. — J 971.00496 Sad
  • The Longest Shot

    How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey

    Soon, Chad
    Larry Kwong became the first player of Asian descent in the NHL when he played one shift with the New York Rangers in 1948.
    Book[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2024. — J 796.962092 Kwong-S
  • Pauloosie loves his pet rock, Miki Rock. Pauloosie’s Anaana, his mother, tells him a bedtime story about what Miki Rock sees, hears, and feels in his Arctic home. As part of the land, Miki Rock sees char and beluga, listens to chirps and…
    BookIqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media Inc., 2023. — JP Qilav
  • With artwork from 13 of Canada’s finest illustrators, each page is a celebration and a reminder of the infinite variety of our home and native land. Timed to celebrate Canada’s 150th year and Scholastic Canada’s 60th anniversary.
    BookToronto : North Winds Press, 2009. — JP Patte
  • Weird but True! Canada

    300 Outrageous Facts About the True North

    Follow along to learn tons of fun facts about the outrageous oddities and kooky charisma of the Land of Plenty: Canada!
    BookWashington D.C. : National Geographic, 2018. — J 031.02 Wei
  • An introduction to the alphabet and Canadian wildlife from A to Z.
    BookToronto, ON : Owlkids Books Inc., 2016. — J 421.1 Val
  • An early introduction to the alphabet by way of all things northern: the landscape, the people, and the flora and fauna.
    BookToronto : Tundra Books, 2017. — JP Harri
  • My Canada

    An Illustrated Atlas

    Dearlove, Katherine
    A kids map book with a whimsical and informative introduction to Canada.
    BookToronto : Owlkids Books, 2017. — J 912.71 Dea
  • Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie, in Newfoundland. They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something…
    BookToronto : Tundra Books, 2017. — JP Baile
  • Created by asking real children why they love Canada and combining their words with illustrations of gorgeous baby animals.
    BookLondon : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2012. — JP Howar