Best Books
Download Current Best Books SelectionsThe go-to resource for the best new Canadian books and magazines for children and teens. Whether you're stocking a bookshelf in a classroom, library or at home, every title included has been given our stamp of approval, ensuring you get only the highest quality literature. Starred selections represent titles of exceptional calibre.
Our expert committees of educators, booksellers and school and public librarians from across Canada handpick the selections. Committees look for excellence in writing and illustration and, most importantly, they select books that appeal to children and young adults.
Click here to access back issues of Best Books for Kids & Teens.
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
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Anne of the Library-on-the-Hill
 Grade 2 - 3Girls & Women | HistoricalCatherine LittleSae KimuraCELA LibrarySold out -
Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding
 Grade 2 - 3Family | Holidays & Celebrations | Social ThemesMitali Banerjee RuthsParwinder SinghSold out -
Baby Animals Trying
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Back Home: Story Time with My Father
 Grade 2 - 3People & Places | Family | Books & LibrariesArlène Elizabeth CasimirKen DaleySold out -
Bannock in a Hammock
 Bannock in a Hammock
 Grade 1 - 2Cooking & Food | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) | Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island | PlacesMasiana KellyAmiel SandlandCELA LibrarySold out -
Barefoot Skateboarders
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Barnaby Unboxed!
 Barnaby Unboxed!
 Grade K - 4Animals | Action & Adventure | FamilyTerry FanEric FanDevin FanCELA LibrarySold out -
Bea's Paper Imaginarium
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The Blue Canoe
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The Boldest White
 The Boldest White
 Grade 2 - 3Religious | Family | Sports & Recreation | Social ThemesIbtihaj MuhammadS. K. AliHatem AlySold out -
Boozhoo! / Hello!
 Boozhoo! / Hello!
 Grade P - 1Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island | Concepts | AnimalsMangeshig Pawis-SteckleyMary Ann CorbiereCELA LibraryNNELS LibrarySold out -
The Brighter I Shine
 The Brighter I Shine
 Grade 2 - 3Social Themes | People & Places | FamilyKamee AbrahamianLusine GhukasyanSold out -
Bunny Should Be Sleeping
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Carried on the Wind
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