Welcome to Canadian Children’s Book Week 2026!

Meet the authors and illustrators who will be touring in 2026. 

Book Week runs from Sunday, April 26 to Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Please note: BC schools/libraries/organizations who are outside of the BC regions listed below may participate in Book Week by hosting presentations with any of the five authors/illustrators touring virtually. 

AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS TOURING VIRTUALLY ACROSS CANADA
• Marty Chan, author (virtual)
• Katrina Chen, author (virtual)
• Jillian Dobson, author (virtual)
• Anne Renaud, author (virtual)
• Brooklin Stormie, author-illustrator (virtual)
ALBERTA
• Maria Marianayagam, author (in person)
• Ted Staunton, author (in person)
BRITISH COLUMBIA (KAMLOOPS-THOMPSON)
• Megan Clendenan, author (in person)
BRITISH COLUMBIA (METRO VAN + SEA TO SKY REGION)
• Mike Deas, author-illustrator (in person)
• Marsha Skrypuch, author (in person)
• J. Torres, author (in person)
BRITISH COLUMBIA (VANCOUVER ISLAND)
• Jami Gigot, author-illustrator (in person)
• Claire Hatcher-Smith, author (in person)
MANITOBA
• Mireille Messier, author (in person)
• Emil Sher, author (in person)
NEW BRUNSWICK
• Kaitlin Hoyt, author-illustrator (in person)
• Andrew Katz and Juliana Léveillé-Trudel, authors (in person)
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
• Monique Polak, author (in person)
• Kayla Williams, author-illustrator (in person)
NOVA SCOTIA
• Yolanda T. Marshall, author (in person)
• Colleen Nelson, author (in person)
• Andy Tolson, author (in person)
NUNAVUT
• Jamesie Fournier, author (in person)
ONTARIO
• Nadia Alam, illustrator (in person)
• Charis Cotter, author (in person)
• Ginalina, author (in person)
• Kate Jenks Landry, author (in person)
• Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, author-illustrator (in person)
• Kim Spencer, author (in person)
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
• Anna Humphrey, author (in person)
QUEBEC
• Kern Carter, author (in person)
• Matteo L. Cerilli, author (in person)
• Stacey Chomiak, author-illustrator (in person)
• Lydia Lukidis, author (in person)
• Elly MacKay, author-illustrator (in person)
• Jennifer McGrath, author (in person)
SASKATCHEWAN
• Ashley Barron, author-illustrator (in person)
• Kristy Jackson, author (in person)
YUKON
• Royden Lepp, author-illustrator (in person)