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39 great Indigenous stories to read and share with your kids

39 great Indigenous stories to read and share with your kids

From beautiful board books to compelling tales to trenchant reads, here are great stories about Indigenous culture and issues to add to your bookshelf.

Selena Mills

How to raise a reader

How to raise a reader

It’s never too early to instill a love of books in your kids. Here’s our age-by-age guide to building good habits and how to read to kids.

Claire Gagne

Decolonize your kids' bookshelf with these stories featuring characters of colour

Decolonize your kids' bookshelf with these stories featuring characters of colour

Switching up the books in your home is a small step toward raising anti-racist kids, but it’s an important one. Here's how to decolonize your bookshelf.

Kevin John Siazon

28 Empowering Books with Strong Female Characters

28 Empowering Books with Strong Female Characters

Whether you have daughters or sons, it’s important to expose them to strong female role models. Here are 28 empowering books with strong female characters.

Kalli Anderson

19 Kids' Books About Canada

19 Kids' Books About Canada

Canada is an amazing country with awesome landscapes, diverse cultures and a vibrant history. Help your kid learn all about Canada with these cute books.

Emily Rivas

9 reading games to play with your kid

9 reading games to play with your kid

Learning how to read doesn't always have to involve books. Here are nine fun reading games that will motivate your little one.

Today's Parent

7 creative ways to get kids reading

7 creative ways to get kids reading

Learning to read doesn't have to be boring! Whether you turn reading into a game or start a book club, there are many ways you can motivate your kid.

Today's Parent

5 tips to help kids learn to read

5 tips to help kids learn to read

Have a kid who's just getting started on reading? Make learning easy with helpful reading strategies that will make the process easy!

Today's Parent

Kids review books: Mr. King's Things

Kids review books: Mr. King's Things

"I would read this book with my mom so I could teach her how to recycle." Hear the reviews Mr. King's Things got from our Professional Book Reviewers.

Today's Parent

Kids review books: Dinosaurs from Head to Tail

Kids review books: Dinosaurs from Head to Tail

"I would have a Stegosaurus as a pet!" Hear the rawr-ing reviews our Professional Book Reviewer's gave Stacey Roderick's Dinosaurs from Head to Tail.

Today's Parent

Kids review books: Canada in Colours

Kids review books: Canada in Colours

"My favourite season is...Tuesday!" Hear the hilarious things our Professional Book Reviewers had to say about Per-Henrik Gürth's Canada in Colours.

Today's Parent

36 Best Books for Toddlers

Toddler development

36 Best Books for Toddlers

Toddlers have an innate sense of the ridiculous, and enjoy repetition, word play, and bold pictures—we’ve rounded up the 36 best books for toddlers.

Lela Nargi

16 empowering princess books

16 empowering princess books

Everyone loves a princess, and these books show that there's definitely more to being a princess than wearing fancy crowns and frilly dresses.

Kevin John Siazon

Best 100 Childrens' Books of All Time

Best 100 Childrens' Books of All Time

The best children’s stories have a shelf life of eternity. Here are our top 100 children’s books!

Today's Parent

How to encourage reading in preschoolers

How to encourage reading in preschoolers

Want to raise a voracious reader? Here are five ways you can encourage your preschooler to read.

Today's Parent

6 dos and don'ts for reluctant readers

6 dos and don'ts for reluctant readers

Struggling to get your kid interested in reading? Here are some ways you can help (and a few things you should avoid doing).

Today's Parent

Kid talk: What's your favourite book?

Kid talk: What's your favourite book?

From classics like Roald Dahl's The BFG to newer titles like B.J. Novak's The Book With No Pictures, kids share what their favourite book is and why.

Today's Parent

19 STEM books your kids will love

19 STEM books your kids will love

Want to prepare your child for a career in science, technology, engineering or math? Get them started with these great STEM books.

Davina Sinnatamby

Learning to read: What age is the "right" age?

Learning to read: What age is the "right" age?

Some kids just “get” how to read, while others struggle for years. When should parents worry?

Susan Goldberg

100 best Canadian kids' books of all time

100 best Canadian kids' books of all time

We surveyed experts from coast to coast to help us create this awesome list of titles. Are any of your favourite Canadian kids' books on our list?

Amy Valm