Happy Birthday, L.M. Montgomery!
Saturday, November 30, 2013 would have marked the 139th birthday of L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. This Canadian classic has endured for over 100 years because of Anne. Montgomery’s...
View ArticleRemembering John McCrae (1872-1918)
Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote the now famous poem In Flanders Fields– one of the most popular and most quoted poems from the war – while on the battlefield during WWI. The...
View ArticleHappy Hanukkah!
Known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, Hanukkah is the eight-day Jewish holiday that commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Celebrated by the lighting of...
View ArticleQuill & Quire's Books of the Year 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, Quill & Quire has picked their top five books for young people. Below are their top picks, along with their reasons for choosing these wonderful titles.read more
View ArticleBooks on Human Rights
December 10 is Human Rights Day, as established by the UN General Assembly in 1950. According to a national survey by the Canadian Teachers' Federation and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights,...
View ArticleCanada's Olympic Men's Hockey Team Revealed
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games are only one month away. On January 7, 2014, Canada's Olympic men's hockey team was revealed. It was only four years ago, on home soil, that our men's and women's hockey...
View ArticleFamily Literacy Day (January 27, 2014)
In celebration of Family Literacy Day, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre has compiled a list of 36 Canadian books (12 picture books, 12 works of junior/intermediate fiction and 12 works of young...
View ArticleKung Hei Fat Choi!
January 31, 2014 marks the beginning on the Chinese New Year celebrations. This year is the year of the Horse. Celebrate the Chinese New Year in your classroom or library with Canadian kids' books....
View ArticleBlack History Month 2014
February is Black History Month. Celebrate this month in your school or library with Canadian books for kids and teens. Click here for a complete list.
View ArticleHappy 180th Birthday, Toronto!
March 6, 2014 marks the 180th birthday of Toronto, Canada's largest city. Celebrate in your classroom or library with Claire Mackay's The Toronto Story, published by Annick Press.read more
View ArticleCanada Water Week (March 17-23, 2014)
Canada Water Week is a celebration of water from coast-to-coast-to-coast, held annually in the third week of March to coincide with World Water Day on March 22. Celebrate this week in your classroom or...
View ArticleApril 2014: National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate this month in your school or library with Canadian poetry books for kids and teens. Click here for a complete list.
View ArticleApril 9: Vimy Ridge Day
In 2003, the Government of Canada declared April 9 Vimy Ridge Day to honour and remember the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place from April 9-12, 1917.read more
View ArticleJune 4: Tiananmen Square massacre
June 4, 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. In 1989, the Chinese government deployed 200,000 troops to the square to suppress the peaceful pro-democracy protesters....
View ArticleD-Day: 70th Anniversary
June 6, 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day. On this day in 1944, thousands of Canadian soldiers landed on Juno Beach, launching the great campaign that would force the Nazis out of France and...
View ArticleJune 2014: National Aboriginal History Month
June is National Aboriginal History Month. Celebrate this month in your school or library with Canadian books for kids and teens. Click here for a list of Aboriginal-themed books.
View Article2014 FIFA World Cup™
Soccer is one of the world's most popular sports. This year the FIFA World Cup™ is being hosted by Brazil and runs from June 12 to July 13. This highly anticipated international tournament only occurs...
View ArticleWorldPride 2014 (June 20-29, 2014)
Pride Week in Toronto is one of Canada's premier arts and cultural festivals and one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world. This year, Toronto is playing host to WorldPride 2014, the first...
View ArticleHurricane Hazel: 60th Anniversary
October 15, 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel. The storm swept from North Carolina to Southern Ontario. Young readers can learn all about Hazel in Rain Tonight: A Story of Hurricane...
View ArticleWhite Ravens 2014
The White Ravens is an annual catalogue featuring new and notable titles of children's and young adult literature from around the world. read more
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