Suggested Book Titles for Holiday Gifts and Reading, 2015

Toronto Public Library suggests "One Hundred Best Canadian Books for Children"

December Hot Reads

Youth and teen fiction: Top 5 picks for Christmas

Check out "12 Picture Books Every Home Should Have" and "TD Kids Book Corner"

• Book of the Year for Children Award (1-12), 1947-2015
• Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 1971-2015

• Young Adult Book Award

Young Reader's Choice Award for BC.  Note: most provinces run something similar.  Our local author and former teacher librarian Chris McMahen won the Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award, 2013

Above are just a few suggested titles.  There are soooo many awards out there and other book suggestion sources: see the side bar "Help I Need a Book Suggestion" links too.  Also try our Okanagan Regional Library (ORL), and  KidsBooks from Vancouver - the owner and staff are stellar at buying and suggesting books and anything that Adrienne Gear (author of Reading Power) suggests is usually scrumptiously outstanding!  

Have fun.  Go forth and devour. 

Remember - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!  

Happy holidays, Ms. M-A.