Announcing the Tour Roster for Canadian Children’s Book Week 2025
The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) is excited to announce the tour roster for Canadian Children's Book Week 2025. Thirty-two authors, illustrators, and storytellers have been selected to take part in this hybrid tour. Of the thirty-two tour participants, twenty-seven participants are touring as part of the event for the first time. This year’s roster was chosen in consultation with a volunteer committee.
The upcoming national tour will take place from Sunday, April 27 to Saturday, May 3, 2025. During the week-long celebration, the touring authors, illustrators and storytellers will celebrate the magic of creating stories and the joy of books and reading with kids and teens.
Starting January 6, 2025, schools, libraries, bookstores and community organizations will be invited to submit their application to host Book Week visits.
2025 Tour Roster
* denotes first-time participant
Note: creator’s home location is indicated in brackets
- Sarah Abusarar, storyteller (ON)*
- Angela Ahn, author (BC)*
- Lea Beddia, author (QC)*
- Helaine Becker, author (ON)
- Kuljinder Kaur Brar, author (BC)*
- Ambreen Butt-Hussain, author (NJ)*
- Leonarda Carranza, author (ON)*
- Sylv Chiang, author (ON)*
- Dana L. Church, author (ON)*
- Marcus Cutler, author-illustrator (ON)*
- Sara de Waal, author (BC)*
- Bethany Ellis, storyteller (AB)
- Braden Hallett, author-illustrator (BC)*
- Tasha Hilderman, author (AB)*
- Masiana Kelly, author (NWT)*
- Joanne Levy, author (ON)*
- Tanya Lloyd Kyi, author (BC)
- Victoria Koops, author (SK)*
- Derek Mascarenhas, author (ON)*
- Carmen Mok, illustrator (ON)*
- Alina Pete, author-illustrator (BC)*
- Willie Poll, author (PEI)*
- Yolanda Ridge, author (BC)*
- Catherine Rondina, author (ON)
- Vivian Rosas, illustrator (ON)*
- Lindsay Ruck, author (NS)*
- Briana Corr Scott, author-illustrator (NS)*
- Richard Scrimger, author (ON)
- Sid Sharp, author-illustrator (ON)*
- Michael Stewart, author (ON)*
- Jordyn Taylor, author (NY)*
- Harriet Zaidman, author (MB)*
For more information, please contact:
Carol-Ann Hoyte
Events and Program Manager
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Tel: 416-975-0010 ext. 4
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