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Mad at Dad by Janie Hao wins CBC Kids Reads 2025

 in Digital graphic. Text reads "Congratulations! CBC Kids Reads 2025 Winner. Mad at Dad by Janie Hao. Kids Can Press."

Mad at Dad, by debut author-illustrator Janie Hao (Kids Can Press), is the winner of the third edition of CBC Kids Reads! Hao's picture book was championed by Gary the Unicorn alongside celebrity reader, Andrew Phung. The literary celebration for young readers saw five Canadian picture books, each championed by a CBC Kids friend alongside a celebrity reader, go head to head. The winner was announced on October 4 at the Civic Centre Resource Library in Vaughan, Ontario. An audience of kids and families voted for the winning book in the live-to-tape special which is available to watch on CBC Gem and CBC Kids YouTube. The CBC Kids Reads special will also be replayed as a CBC radio broadcast on October 13. 

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