(Updated: January 2021) How Jay Odjick illustrated the Robert Munsch picture book Bear for Breakfast. The final book in American Mac Barnett and Canadian Jon Klassen's shapes trilogy is all about Circle, who must save her friend Triangle when he breaks a rule. When he goes hunting, Donovan discovers the bear might have other plans. How do you choose just 10 books to represent Canada? Patricia Storms is a cartoonist and the creator of many books for children. In this selection, you'll find books about the provinces and territories, books about how we arrived in this country and books about all the ways we enjoy this land. Exploring this Land from Coast to Coast to Coast, by Vivien Bowers; illustrated by Dan Hobbs and Dianne Eastman He's written 35 of the titles on the list! We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Readers also pick up morsels of information about each province and territory, such as the flags, official trees, flowers and birds. Shireen Ahmed tells Asha Tomlinson about the realities for athletes competing in hijab, and what the peoples' responses say about diversity. Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail is a Canadian writer who currently lives n Texas. The bestselling pair are also the creators behind Square, Triangle, Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and The Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse. Her other titles include Malaika's Costume and Malaika's Winter Carnival. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Using the themes of patience, sharing and teamwork, this picture book addresses the power of culture and community and also features a recipe for daal at the end. From picture books on well-known figures like Rosa Parks to the story of the black female mathematicians behind one of NASA's greatest operations, our Black History Month picture book … Tagged Books about Canada for Children, Carson Crosses Canada, Children's Books about Family, Hand Print Moose Antlers Headband Craft, Kass Reich, Linda Bailey, picture book review, Picture Books, Travel Books for Children, Tundra Books… Ali is a  YA author who lives in Ontario. Comments are welcome while open. Ping by Ani Castillo is a celebration of self-expression in the digital age, when so much communication happens digitally and we are constantly connected. In this vibrantly illustrated book, kids travel across Canada discovering all the things they can do in each region. And how do you bring that lightness to a difficult and dark period of history? ... Anna, a Mennonite, travels from Mexico to Canada for seasonal work harvesting fruit and vegetables. Wow Canada! Olive Senior was born in Jamaica in 1941, the seventh of 10 children. Here are books about Japanese Internment Camps for children. One of New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids 2018. This children's book shares Rita Joe's iconic poem I Lost My Talk with a new generation. Both Katherena Vermette and Julie Flett are Governor General's Literary Award-winning artists — Vermette for the poetry collection North End Love Songs and Flett for the children's book When We Were Alone. That's something Julie Flett had to figure out. The Proudest Blue is for readers aged 4-10. This easy reading book for children contains fun facts about Canada in detail among the content of, Children's Book About Canada: A Kids Picture Book About Canada With Photos and Fun … In the tradition of Goodnight Moon, this picture book by Andrea Beck accompanies a little boy as he settles down to bed and bids goodnight to each of the provinces and territories one by one. She spent the last 20 years of her life in Canada, where she helped inspire generations of Caribbean-Canadians. One of Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Book … Sharon & Bram launch new kids book Skinnamarink. Her collection Over the Roofs of the World was shortlisted for the 2005 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry. Small in the City won the Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature, illustration. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Her books include Saints and Misfits and Love from A to Z. Hatem Aly is a children's book illustrator who lives in New Brunswick. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. New CBC-TV show encourages kids to turn TV off, Scout and the Gumboot Kids encourages children to get outside into nature, 2019 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature — illustration, The 8 books Jon Klassen would love to illustrate, How Jay Odjick illustrated the Robert Munsch picture book, Watch Olive Senior deliver the Margaret Laurence Lecture, 'A Writer's Life', Sydney Smith: 6 stories I'd love to illustrate, Katherena Vermette on why quiet stories speak the loudest, Former Halifax poet laureate publishes companion book to famed Rita Joe poem. Here are CBC Books's 18 favourite Canadian picture books of 2019. In The Proudest Blue, her first book, two sisters are facing their own firsts: it's Faizah's first day of school and Asiya's first day wearing a hijab.