The Canadian Children’s Book Centre is a non-profit organization based out of Toronto with a goal to help promote reading to children and families. “We are dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers. Our programs, publications, and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents […]

If you are looking for engaging and appealing books for early readers, DK Canada has a huge collection. The books cover topics for everyone: Ballerinas Lego Friends Lego Superheroes and Villains Angry Birds Star Wars Indiana Jones Volcanoes Firefighters Animals Astronauts and so many more! In fact, they have over 150 titles to choose from, ranging […]

If you are looking for a compilation of Canadian literature – here’s one of the best I’ve ever seen. The 49th Shelf has a huge list of Canadian books and authors – just about guaranteeing that you will never run out of things to read.

I just wanted to share with you a resource that I was shown recently and have FINALLY had a chance to start using. It’s called Progressive Phonics and it’s completely free! (I love free!)

Sorry for another non-Canadian resource this week, but this one starts soon and is very exciting! National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) starts on Nov.1!  There are 2 main streams for this great idea – one for adults which challenges it’s participants to write a 50,000 word novel from scratch within the 30 day deadline, […]

June 2013: This publication is no longer available, however the website has been archived and can still be referenced. The Department of Library and Archives Canada offers an annual publication called “Read Up On It“. Their website describes it as ” a publication that promotes Canadian children’s literature and reading. It highlights notable books on […]