Accessible Books
Discover great ACCESSIBLE Canadian books for young readers! Search or browse our Accessible Books Bank to find titles that are available as ebooks, audiobooks, large print, braille, and more. Check back often for new books, multimedia content, descriptions of accessible features, and helpful links.
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Please note: The accessible features available in the books listed here may vary. Where possible, we are vetting titles or ensuring books are produced by Benetech certified publishers (an independent third-party digital accessibility certification program). However, we cannot guarantee that every title will meet the needs of every reader. If you have any feedback on the books you find listed in the Books Bank, please get in touch with us at info@bookcentre.ca.
Titles available in accessible formats through the Centre for Equitable Library Access include a CELA button. Visit the link to learn which accessible formats are available in their catalogue.
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Downtown Doors
 Downtown Doors
 Grade 1 - 2Social Themes | Diversity & Multicultural | FamilyNatasha TripplettLeah GilesCELA Library -
A Door Is to Open
 A Door Is to Open
 Grade P - 2Concepts | Imagination & Play | Social ThemesKyo MaclearJulie MorstadCELA Library -
A Cure for the Hiccups
 A Cure for the Hiccups
 Grade 2 - 3Humorous Stories | Social Themes | FAMILYJennifer E. SmithBrandon James ScottSamantha TurretCELA Library -
Chopsticks Are
 Chopsticks Are
 Grade 2 - 3Asian American & Pacific Islander | Places | Cooking & FoodChloe Ito WardLynn ScurfieldCELA Library -
Billie Builds a RoboCorn
 Billie Builds a RoboCorn
 Grade 3 - 4Imagination & Play | Humorous Stories | RobotsJosé Avelino Gilles LourençoJames BraithwaiteCELA Library -
Grandma, Cho Cho and Me
 Grandma, Cho Cho and Me
 Grade 1 - 2Cooking & Food | African American & Black | Social ThemesMorgan ChristiePaulica SantosCELA Library -
A Friend Is a Friend Is a Friend
 Grade 1 - 2Social Themes | Imagination & PlaySara O'LearyQin Leng -
Eddy's Shadow Puppets
 Eddy's Shadow Puppets
 Grade 2 - 3Art | Asian American & Pacific Islander | Crafts & Hobbies | Toys, Dolls & PuppetsKarina Zhou -
The Wise Pickle
 The Wise Pickle
 Grade 2 - 3Humorous Stories | Cooking & Food | Social ThemesSarah HowdenSabina HahnCELA Library -
When You Dream Big!
 When You Dream Big!
 Grade 2 - 3Action & Adventure | Social ThemesPeter H. ReynoldsPeter H. ReynoldsAmber DekkersCELA Library -
When I'm a Moshom
 When I'm a Moshom
 Grade 3 - 4Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island | Social Themes | FAMILYDavid A. RobertsonCorrie HillCELA Library -
When Bryn’s Ear Went Quiet
 Grade 2 - 3Disability | Social Themes | Health & Daily LivingNancy HundalEllen RooneyCELA Library -
We Always Had Wings
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Taking Turns with Turtles
 Grade 3 - 4Animals | Science & Nature | VolunteeringShari BeckerBrittany LaneCELA Library