8 best Canadian books for babies and toddlers
Beautiful board books and much-loved tales make up our list of best books for babies and toddlers.
Red is Best
Kathy Stinson, Robin Baird Lewis, Annick Press
Much to her mother’s dismay, a stubborn little girl insists on wearing red all the time. Red stockings make her jump higher, and red mittens shape snowballs better!
Baby Beluga
Raffi, Ashley Wolff, Crown Publishers
The lyrics of Raffi’s 1980 hit song supply the text for this illustrated book, perfect for his littlest listeners.
Night Cars
Teddy Jam, Eric Beddows, Groundwood Books
Wide-awake Baby and sleepy Daddy look out the window at the nighttime city life below, sweetly described in rhyming couplets.
Sweetest of All
Jean Little, Marisol Sarrazin, Scholastic Canada
All the animals on the farm are having babies, and now there are sweet fuzzy ducklings and dear little kittens.
Kitten’s Spring
Eugenie Fernandes, Kids Can Press
In the first book of the Kitten series, Kitten ventures out into the farmyard to meet all the animals and their new babes.
ABC of Canada
Kim Bellefontaine, Per-Henrik Gürth, Kids Can Press
C is for Calgary Stampede and S is for salmon swimming upstream. Bright and colourful illustrations greet tiny readers as they flip through a very Canadian alphabet.
Without You
Geneviève Côté, Kids Can Press
Two friends bicker and come up with a list of things they can do without each other, only to realize that things are much better when done together.
Little You
Richard Van Camp, Julie Flett, Orca Book Publishers
Lively drawings of parents and their child accompany sweet text about the joy a new baby brings.
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