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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The Nothing Club
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One Beaded Earring
 One Beaded Earring
 Grade 2 - 3Indigenous | Métis | Social ThemesPat Lamondin SkeneNatalie Laurin -
The Love Song of Mr. Byrd
 Grade 3 - 4Animals | Social Themes | ReadersPhilippa DowdingCaroline Clarke -
Brianna Banana, Worst Surprise Ever
 Grade 2 - 3Readers | Social Themes | Humorous StoriesLana ButtonSuharu OgawaCELA Library -
To Be With You
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Run the World Like a Girl
 Grade 5 - 6Social Science | Biography & Autobiography | CareersKate Graham -
Be an Icky Things Detective
 Grade 3 - 4Science & Nature | AnimalsPeggy KochanoffPeggy Kochanoff -
A Summer of Dragonflies
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Malice at the Mall
 Malice at the Mall
 Grade 4 - 5Horror | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural | Thrillers & SuspensePierrette DubéNinon PelletierDavid WarrinerCELA Library -
How to Rescue a Unicorn
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The Whisperings
 The Whisperings
 Grade 9 - 10Horror | Ghost Stories | Paranormal, Occult & SupernaturalJoel A. SutherlandJulia SchwartzCELA Library -
Songs for Ghosts
 Songs for Ghosts
 Grade 9 - 10Asian American & Pacific Islander | Romance | Ghost StoriesClara KumagaiKenichiro ThomsonSusan Momoko-HingleyCELA Library -
Recommended Reading
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The Rebel Girls of Rome
 The Rebel Girls of Rome
 Grade 8 - 9LGBTQ+ | Places | Social ThemesJordyn TaylorJennifer Jill ArayaJesse VilinskyCELA Library