Canadian Children’s Book Centre

For 50 years, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) has celebrated stories that come from the minds and hearts of Canadian writers and illustrators. You will find many of them included in a new list compiled by the CCBC: 50 Must Read Canadian Picture Books: Recommended by the CCBC in Celebration of our 50th Anniversary. Spotlighting classics like Alligator Pie, written by Dennis Lee and illustrated by Frank Newfeld (1974), to present day favourites like One Can, by Lana Button and Eric Walters, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant (2025), this list will take readers on a journey to explore the histories and experiences of people in Canada. Some titles will immerse you in beautiful prose, lyrical poetry or stunning illustrations. Others will cause you to laugh-out-loud at the sheer silliness. Find the list at: bookcentre.ca.