Who's Touring

We are excited to host Canadian Children’s Book Week 2025!

See below for a list of the 2025 creators that will be touring.

Alberta
• Angela Ahn, author (in person, Calgary Metropolitan Region)
• Bethany Ellis, storyteller (in person)
• Tasha Hilderman, author (in person and virtually)
• Yolanda Ridge, author (in person, Edmonton Metropolitan Region)
British Columbia
• Kuljinder Kaur Brar, author (in person: Abbotsford, Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Langley / virtually)
• Sara de Waal, author (in person, Metro Vancouver Regional District)
• Braden Hallett, author/illustrator (in person, North Vancouver + Sea to Sky Region)
• Tanya Lloyd Kyi, author (in person, Kamloops-Thompson Region)
• Derek Mascarenhas, author (in person, Vancouver Island)
Manitoba
• Dana L. Church, author (in person)
• Marcus Cutler, author/illustrator (in person)
• Harriet Zaidman, author (in person)
New Brunswick
• Lindsay Ruck, author (in person)
• Richard Scrimger, author (in person)                      
Newfoundland
• Helaine Becker, author (in person)
• Briana Corr Scott, author/illustrator (virtually)
Northwest Territories
• Tiffany Kelly, author (in person)
Nova Scotia
• Lea Beddia, author (virtually)
• Sylv Chiang, author (virtually)
• Willie Poll, author (in person, Cape Breton Island)
• Vivian Rosas, illustrator (virtually)
• Lindsay Ruck, author (in person)
• Sid Sharp, author/illustrator (virtually)
Ontario
• Sarah Abusarar, storyteller (in person: Greater Toronto Area, Durham Region, and York Region)
• Lea Beddia, author (in person, Ottawa Region)
• Ambreen Butt-Hussain, author (in person, Halton Region)
• Leonarda Carranza, author (in person and virtually)
• Sylv Chiang , author (in person and virtually)
• Victoria Koops, author (virtually)
• Vivian Rosas, illustrator (in person and virtually)
• Sid Sharp, author/illustrator (in person and virtually)
Prince Edward Island
• Willie Poll, author (in person)
• Briana Corr Scott, author/illustrator (in person)
Quebec
• Lea Beddia, author (in person)
• Victoria Koops, author (virtually)
• Catherine Rondina, author (in person, Gaspesie Region)
• Carmen Mok, illustrator (in person)
• Joanne Levy, author (in person)
• Jordyn Taylor, author (in person)
• Michael Stewart, author (in person, Western Quebec and Montreal Region)
Saskatchewan
• Tasha Hilderman, author (in person and virtually)
• Victoria Koops, author (in person and virtually)
Yukon
• Leonarda Carranza, author (virtually)
• Alina Pete, author/illustrator (in person)