If it's Canada Day and we're celebrating all things Canadian, then let us celebrate the bounty of upcoming titles of youngCanLit set for release this summer and fall. I don't think there's ever been a listing of more titles in all the years I have been preparing this post. There are 59 picture books alone coming out in the month of September! (Any omissions or errors such as in category placement are solely my own. Please let me know of any that can be amended or added as appropriate. )
Some of the titles I'm most looking forward to are:
• Colleen Nelson's two new titles, Harvey Comes Home (Pajama Press) and Spin (Dundurn);
• Richard Scrimger's Irresistible in The Almost Epic Squad series (Scholastic Canada);
• Bon Voyage, Mister Rodriquez (Pajama Press) because it's illustrated by the incomparable François Thisdale;
• Birdsong by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids);
• new book from Tim Wynne-Jones The Starlight Claim (Candlewick);
• Sydney Smith's picture book Small in the City (Groundwood);
and...and...and... there are just too many to list!
So, if it's time to hunker down with some great summer reading or to start planning for your autumnal TBR piles, then this collection of upcoming releases by Canadian authors and/or illustrators should help you find your next great #youngCanLit read.
July
Picture Books and Board Books
Little Juniper Makes It Big by Aidan Cassie (Farrar Straus Giroux)
Little Red Reading Hood and the Misread Wolf by Troy Wilson, illus. by Ilaria Campana (Running Press Kids)
Nibi's Water Song by Sunshine Tenasco, illus. by Chief Lady Bird (North Winds Press)
No Help Wanted by Ruth Ohi (North Winds Press)
Paint the Town Pink by Lori Doody (Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides)
Small World by Ishta Mercurio, illus. by Jen Corace (Abrams) Reviewed here
Triceratops Stomp by Karen Patkau (Pajama Press) Reviewed here
Early Readers and Middle Grade Novels
Dusty Dreams and Troubled Waters: A Story of HMCS Sackville by Brian Bowman, illus. by Richard Rudnicki (Nimbus)
Elements of Genius #1: Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess Keating (Scholastic)>>>first book in a new middle-grade series
Phantom of Fire: A Dylan Maples Adventure by Shane Peacock (Nimbus)
Young Adult
Just My Luck by Jennifer Honeybourn (SwoonReads)
Non-Fiction
How? The Most Awesome Question and Answer Book about Nature, Animals, People, Places–and You! by Catherine Ripley, illus. by Scot Ritchie (Owlkids)
August
Picture Books and Board Books
Alis the Aviator by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, illus. by Kalpna Patel (Tundra) >>>alphabet book
The Art Room by Susan Vande Griek, illus. by Pascal Milelli (Groundwood)>>re-issue of the 2002 award-winning book
Aunt Pearl by Monica Kulling, illus. by Irene Luxbacher (Groundwood)
If Pluto was a Pea by Gabrielle Prendergast, illus. by Rebecca Gerlings (Margaret K. McElderry Books
The Haircut by Theo Heras, illus. by Renné Benoit (Pajama Press)
Lili Macaroni by Nicole Testa, illus. by Annie Boulanger (Pajama Press)
Owen at the Park by Scot Richie (Groundwood)
The Playgrounds of Babel by JonArno Lawson, illus. by Piet Grobler (Groundwood)
Poppy and Sam and the Mole Mystery by Cathon, trans. by Susan Ouriou (Owlkids) >>>Book 2 in Poppy and Sam picture book-graphic novel hybrid series
The Promise Basket by Bill Richardson, illus. by Slavka Kolesar (Groundwood)
The Ranger by Nancy Vo (Groundwood>>>sequel to The Outlaw
Weekend Dad by Naseem Hrab, illus. by Frank Viva (Groundwood)
Early Readers and Middle Grade Novels
Boil Line by M.J. McIsaac (Orca)>>>Orca Sports
Camping Crazies by L. M. Nicodemo, illus. by Graham Ross (Formac)>>>The Secret Games of Maximus Todd series
Clear Skies by Jessica Scott Kerrin (Groundwood)
Double Trouble by Joanne Levy (Orca)>>>Orca Currents
Dressed to Play by Jennifer Manuel (Lorimer)>>>Lorimer Sports Stories
The Grizzly Mother by Brett D. Huson, illus. by Natasha Donovan (HighWater Press)>>>follow up to The Sockeye Mother
Iggy's World by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Orca)>>>Orca Currents
Just Three by Lorna Schultz Nicholson (Orca)>>>Orca Currents
Kick Start by Michele Martin Bossley (Orca)>>>Orca Sports
Kung Fu Master by Marty Chan (Orca)>>>Orca Currents
The Lookout Tree: A Family's Escape from the Acadian Deportation by Diane Carmel Leger (Nimbus)
Pickles vs. The Zombies by Angela Misri (DCB)
A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong, illus. by Xavière Daumarie (Tundra) >>>follow-up book expected 2020
Run and Gun by Eric Howling (Lorimer)>>>Lorimer Sports Stories
Scallywag on the Salish Sea by Sara Cassidy, illus. by Mike Deas (Heritage House)
School Bus Squirmies by L. M. Nicodemo, illus. by Graham Ross (Formac)>>>The Secret Games of Maximus Todd series
Stormy Passage by Kate Merlin (Nimbus)
Taking the Lead by Karen Spafford-Fitz (Lorimer)>>>Lorimer Sports Stories
Who is Tanksy? by Bev Katz (Orca)>>>Orca Currents
Young Adult
The Brilliant Dark by S. M. Beiko (ECW Press)>>>The Realms of Ancient, Book 3
Crime Club by Melodie Campbell (Orca)>>>Orca Soundings
Demon: The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim by Shane Peacock (Tundra)>>> final book in the series
Girls Like Me by Kristin Butcher (Orca)>>>Orca Soundings
Powwow Summer by Nahanni Shingoose (Lorimer)
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell, illus. by Faith Erin Hicks (First Second)
Spin by Colleen Nelson (Dundurn)
Spin Out by Steven Sandor (Lorimer)>>>Lorimer SideStreets
Street Shadows by Claire Gilchrist (Dundurn)
Things that Fall by Mere Joyce (DCB)
Watch Out by Alison Hughes (Orca)>>>Orca Soundings
We Three by Markus Harwood-Jones (Lorimer)>>>Lorimer Real Love
Non-Fiction
Acting Wild: How We Behave Like Birds, Bugs, and Beasts by Maria Birmingham, illus. by Dave Whamond (Owlkids)
A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice by Nadia L. Hohn, illus. by Eugenie Fernandes (Owlkids)
September
Picture Books and Board Books
Alfie, No! by Frieda Wishinsky, illus. by Emma Pedersen (North Winds Press)
Alma and the Beast by Esme Shapiro (Tundra)
And Then The Seed Grew by Marianne Dubuc (Kids Can Press)
Arthur Garber the Harbor Barber by Joe Frank (Firefly Books)
The Bear's Medicine/Sus Yoo by Clayton Gauthier, trans. by Danny Alexis and Theresa Austin (Orca)>>>dual language, English and Dakelh
Birdsong by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids)
Blueberry Patch/Mayabeekamneeboon by Jennifer Leason, trans. by Norman Chartrand (Orca)>>>dual language, English and Anishinaabemowin
Brady Brady and the B Team by Mary Shaw, illus. by Chuck Temple (Scholastic Canada)
Brady Brady and the MVP by Mary Shaw, illus. by Chuck Temple (Scholastic Canada)
Brady Brady: Teammate Turnaround by Mary Shaw, illus. by Chuck Temple (Scholastic Canada)
The Brave Princess and Me by Kathy Kacer, illus. by Juliana Kolesova (Second Story Press)
Canadian Animals in Colour by Geraldo Valério (Owlkids)>>> Canadian Concepts Book 3
The Case of the Story Rock by Erin Hogan (Firefly Books)>>>The Gumbook Kids series
The Case of the Vanishing Caterpillar by Erin Hogan (Firefly Books)>>>The Gumboot Kids series
Classic Munsch Moods by Robert Munsch, illus. by Michael Martchenko (Annick)
Come Back to Earth, Esther! by Josée Bisaillon (Nimbus)
The Couch Potato by Kerry Lynn Sparrow, illus. by Yinfan Huang (Kids Can Press)
Dear Mr. President by Sophie Siers, illus. by Anne Villeneuve (Owlkids)
Elf in the House by Ammi-Joan Pacquette, illus. by Adam Record (Candlewick)
Encounter by Brittany Luby, illus. by Michaela Goade (Tundra)
Fairy Science by Ashley Spires (Tundra)
Go Away, Unicorn by Emily Mullock (Scholastic)
Goodnight, World by Andrea Lynn Beck (North Winds Press)
Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel: And Other Poems of Birds in Flight by Susan Vande Griek, illus. by Mark Hoffman (Kids Can Press)
Hello, Crow! by Candace Savage, illus. by Chelsea O'Byrne (Greystone Kids)
Hide-and-Seek: A First Book of Position Words by R. D. Ornot, illus. by Sakshi Mangal (Kids Can Press)
The House at the End of the Road by Kari Rust (Owlkids)
In My Anaana's Amautik by Nadia Sammurtok, illus. by Lenny Lishchenko (Inhabit Media)
It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear. illus. by Julie Morstad (Tundra)
kimotinâniwiw itwêwina (Stolen Words) by Melanie Florence, illus. by Gabrielle Grimard, trans. by Dolores Sand and Gayle Weenie (Second Story Press)>>>translation to Plains Cree
King Mouse by Cary Fagan, illus. by Dena Seiferling (Tundra)
Lucy Tries Basketball by Lisa Bowes, illus. by James Hearne (Orca)>>>newest title in The Lucy Tries Sports series; French edition Lucy joue au basketball also available, trans. by Rachel Martinez
The Moon is a Silver Pond by Sara Cassidy, illus. by Josée Bisaillon (Orca)>>>board book
My Bright Friend by Simon Boulerice, illus. by Marilyn Faucher (Orca)
My Winter City by James Gladstone, illus. by Gary Clement (Groundwood)
One Wild Christmas by Nicholas Oldland (Kids Can Press)>>> new book in Life in the Wild collection
Our Big Little Place by James A. Conan, illus. by Nicolle Lalonde (Annick)
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden by Heather Smith, illus. by Rachel Wada (Orca)
Ping by Ani Castillo (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali. illus. by Hatem Aly (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Pumpkin Orange, Pumpkin Round by Rosanna Battigelli, illus. by Tara Anderson (Pajama Press)
Rocky Waters by Anne Laurel Carter, illus. by Marianne Dumas (Groundwood)
Ruby's Hope: A Story of How the Famous "Migrant Mother" Photograph Became the Face of the Great Depression by Monica Kulling, illus. by Sarah Dvojack (Page Street Publishing)
Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to War by Mireille Messier, illus. by Kass Reich (Tundra)
Sharon, Lois and Bram's Skinnamarink by Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein and Bram Morrison, illus. by Qin Leng (Tundra)
Shubh Diwali! by Chitra Soundar, illus. by Charlene Chua (Alberta Whitman & Co.)
Sleep Tight, Little Knight by Gilles Tibo, illus. by Genevieve Despres (Scholastic Canada)
Small in the City by Sydney Smith (Groundwood)
Spurs, A Wolf's Story by Eliza Robertson, illus. by Nora Aoyogi (Greystone Kids)
Summer Days Fall Days by Kate Colley, illus. by Dale Nigel Goble (Orca)>>>two books in one in a flippable board book format
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Moose by Chrissy Bozik, illus. by Scot Ritchie (Scholastic Canada)
This is the Rink Where Jack Plays by Stella Partheniou Grasso, illus. by Chris Jones (Scholastic Canada)
Treasure by Mireille Messier, illus. by Irene Luxbacher (Orca)>>> also available in French edition Trésor, trans. by Mireille Messier
Two Tough Trucks by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Rebecca Gomez, illus. by Hilary Leung (Orchard Books)
Unicorns 101 by Cale Atkinson (Tundra)
What Cats Think by Mies van Hout, text by John Spray (Pajama Press)
When Heaven Smiled on Our World by Tamara Thiebaux (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
When Molly Drew Dogs by Deborah Kerbel, illus. by Lis Xu (Owlkids)
When Pumpkins Fly by Margaret Lawrence (Inhabit Media)
Winter Days Spring Days by Kate Colley, illus. by Dale Nigel Goble (Orca)>>>two books in one in a flippable board book format
You're in Good Paws by Maureen Fergus, illus. by Kathryn Durst (Tundra)
Early Readers and Middle Grade Novels
The Big Shrink by Lauren Myracle, Emily Jenkins and Sarah Mlynowski (Scholastic) >>>Upside Down Magic Book 6
A Boy is Not a Bird by Edeet Ravel (Groundwood)
The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster by Cary Fagan (Tundra)
Finding Cooper by Stacey Matson (Scholastic Canada)
The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills (Annick)
The Ghost of Mill House by Margriet Ruurs, illus. by Claudia Dávila (Orca)>>>Orca Echoes
Harvey Comes Home by Colleen Nelson, illus. by Tara Anderson (Pajama Press)
Helen's Birds by Sara Cassidy, illus. by Sophie Casson (Groundwood)>>>graphic novel
Just a Kid by Rie Charles (Red Deer Press)
Lumberjanes: Ghost Cabin by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Brooklyn Allen (Amulet)>>>Lumberjanes Book 4
The Monster Sisters and the Mystery of the Unlocked Cave by Gareth Gaudin (Orca)>>>graphic novel
Nevers by Sara Cassidy (Orca)
Olga Out of Control by Elise Gravel (HarperCollins)>>>Olga series, Book 3
Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet by Philippa Dowding (Dundurn) >>>newest title in Weird Stories Gone Wrong series (Book 6)
Ruckus by Laurie-Elmquist, illus. by David Perkins (Orca)>>>Orca Echoes
Runaway by Cordell Barker (Firefly Books)
Tales from Beyond the Brain by Jeff Szpirglas, illus. by Steven P. Hughes (Orca)
The Taste of the Rain by Monique Polak (Orca)
The Wereduck Code by Dave Atkinson (Nimbus)>>>Book 3 in the Wereduck series
Young Adult
Amber Fang: Betrayal by Arthur Slade (Orca)>>>Book 2 in series
Amber Fang: Revenge by Arthur Slade (Orca)>>>Book 3 in series
Break in Case of Emergency by Brian Francis (HarperCollins)
Broken Strings by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer (Puffin Canada)
The Call of the Rift: Veil by Jae Waller (ECW Press)>>>Book 2
Caster by Elsie Chapman (Scholastic)
The Grey Sisters by Jo Treggiari (Penguin Teen)
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Steve Pugh (DC Ink)
Just Lucky by Melanie Florence (Second Story Press)
The Starlight Claim by Tim Wynne-Jones (Candlewick)
The Stone Rainbow by Liane Shaw (Second Story Press)
Summerwood by E. L. Chen (ChiZine)
Winterwood by E. L. Chen (ChiZine)
The World on Either Side by Diane Terrana (Orca)
Non-Fiction
Amazing Hockey Stories: P.K. Subban by Lorna Schultz Nicholson, illus. by D A Bishop (Scholastic Canada)
Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die: The Complexities of Assisted Dying by Nikki Tate, illus. by Belle Wuthrich (Orca)>>>Orca Issues
Gaawin Niin Ndoo-Gindaaswisii (I Am Not a Number) by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illus. by Gillian Newland, trans. by Muriel Sawyer and Geraldine McLeod (Second Story Press)>>> translation to Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe), Nbisiing dialect
The Girl Who Rode a Shark: True Stories of Daring Women by Ailsa Ross, illus. by Amy Blackwell (Pajama Press)
Gone is Gone: Wildlife Under Threat by Isabelle Groc (Orca)>>>Orca Wild
Haunted Canada: The Second Terrifying Collection by Joel A. Sutherland (Scholastic Canada)
If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie with Nahanni Shingoose, illus. by Neal Shannacappo (Lorimer)>>>non-fiction graphic novel on the subject of missing and murdered Indigenous people
Join the No-Plastic Challenge!: A First Book of Reducing Waste by Scot Ritchie (Kids Can Press)>>>Exploring Our Community series
Magical Beings of Haida Gwai by Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson and Sara Florence Davidson, illus. by Alyssa Koski and Judy Hilgemann (Heritage House)
My Story Starts Here: Voices of Young Offenders by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood)
Nature All Around: Bugs by Pamela Hickman, illus. by Carolyn Gavin (Kids Can Press)
Nibi Emosaawdang (The Water Walker) by Joanne Robertson, trans. by Shirley Williams and Isadore Toulouse (Second Story Press)>>>translation into Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)
Orcas Everywhere: The Mystery and History of Killer Whales by Mark Leiren-Young (Orca)>>>Orca Wild
Our Future: How Kids are Taking Action by Janet Wilson (Second Story Press) >>> newest title in Kid Activist series
A Song for China: How My Father Wrote Yellow River Cantata by Ange Zhang (Groundwood)
Under Our Clothes: Our First Talk about Our Bodies by Dr. Jillian Roberts, illus. by Jane Heinrichs (Orca)>>>newest book in The World Around Us series
Under Pressure: The Science of Stress by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illus. by Marie-Ève Tremblay (Kids Can Press)
What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger (Annick)
Why Don't Cars Run on Apple Juice? Real Science Questions from Real Kids by Kira Vermond, illus. by Suharu Ogawa (Annick)
Wildlife in the City by Diane Swanson, illus. by Douglas Penhale (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
You Got This!: 100 Tips for Being Your Stress-Free Best by Helaine Becker (Scholastic Canada)
October
Picture Books and Board Books
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang, illus. by Charlene Chua (Aladdin)
The Case of the Growing Bird Feeder by Erin Hogan (Firefly Books)>>>The Gumboot Kids series
The Case of the Wooden Timekeeper by Erin Hogan (Firefly Books)>>>The Gumboot Kids series
Finding Lucy by Eugenie Fernandes (Pajama Press)
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale, illus. by Mika Song (Tundra)
It's Not All Rainbows by Jessika Von Innerebner (North Winds Press)
A Journey to the Mother of the Sea Retold by Mâliâraq Vebæk, illus. by Aka Høegh (Inhabit Media)
Light a Candle/Tumaini pasipo na Tumaini by Godfrey Nkongolo and Eric Walters, illus. by Eva Campbell (Orca)>>>dual language, English and Swahili
May We Have Enough to Share by Richard Van Camp (Orca)
Mel and Mo's Marvelous Balancing Act by Nicola Winstanley, illus. by Marianne Ferrer (Annick)
My Friend by Elisa Amado, illus. by Alfonso Ruano (Groundwood)
My Hair is Beautiful by Shauntay Grant (Nimbus)
My Head in the Clouds by Danielle Chaperon, illus. by Josée Bisaillon (Orca)
One is a Lot (Except When It's Not) by Muon Thi Van, illus. by Pierre Pratt (Kids Can Press)
Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe (Simon & Schuster)
Potato on a Bike by Elise Gravel (Orca)
Sid the Kid and the Dryer by Lesley Choyce, illus. by Brenda Jones (Nimbus)
Sloth to the Rescue by Leanne Shirtliffe, illus. by Rob McClurkan (Running Press Kids)
Smell the Daisies by Judith Henderson, illus. by T. L. McBeth (Kids Can Press)>>> third book in Big Words Small Stories series
Sounds Like Christmas by Robert Munsch, illus. by Michael Martchenko (North Winds Press)
Tallulah Plays the Tuba by Tiffany Stone, illus. by Sandy Nichols (Annick)
Tummy Time Friends by Shanda LaRamee-Jones and Carol McDougall (Nimbus)
The Trouble with Time Travel by Stephen W. Martin, illus. by Cornelia Li (Owlkids)
Yoga Baby by Amy Hovey (Orca)
Where are You Now? by Tyler Clark Burke (Owlkids)
Early Readers and Middle Grade Novels
Ahmek by Patrick Watson (Fitzhenry & Whiteside) >>>20th anniversary edition
The Almost Epic Squad: Irresistible by Richard Scrimger, illus. by Britt Wilson (Scholastic Canada)
Billy Stuart and the Sea of a Thousand Dangers by Alain M. Bergeron, illus. by Sampar, trans. by Sophie B. Watson (Orca)
The Clothesline by Orbie, trans. by Karen Li (Owlkids)
Cougar Frenzy by Pamela McDowell, illus. by Kasia Charko (Orca)>>>Orca Echoes
The Girl and the Cat by Beverley Brenna, illus. by Brooke Kerrigan (Red Deer Press)
Peggy by Roy and Slavia Miki, illus. by Mike Deas (Tradewind)
Rising Star by Sylv Chiang, illus. by Connie Choi (Annick)>>>Cross Ups series Book 3
Shadow Island by Mike Deas and Nancy Deas, illus. by Mike Deas (Orca)>>>new graphic novel series Sueño Bay Adventures
The Three Spartans by James McCann (Crwth Press)
Young Adult
The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration by Wayde Compton, illus. by April dela Noche Milne (Arsenal Pulp Press)
The Justice Project by Michael Betcherman (Orca)
Larkin on the Shore by Jean Mills (Red Deer Press)
Secrets in the Shadows by Heige S. Boehm (Ronsdale)
Non-Fiction
5 Bears by Rob Laidlaw (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
Amazing Atlantic Canadian Kids: Awesome Stories of Bravery and Adventure by John Boileau, illus. by James Bentley (Nimbus)
Be a Weather Detective: Solving the Mysteries of Cycles, Seasons, and Elements by Peggy Kochanoff (Nimbus)
The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle: The Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson's Famous Frozen Treat by Anne Renaud, illus. by Milan Pavlovic (Kids Can Press)
Can You Hear the Trees Talking? by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Kids)
Cells: An Owner's Handbook by Carolyn Fisher (Simon & Schuster)
Game On in Ancient Greece by Linda Bailey, illus. by Bill Slavin (Kids Can Press)>>>Good Times Travel Agency
Highrise: The Towers in the World and the World in the Towers by Katerina Cizek (Firefly Books)
The Hubble Space Telescope: Our Eye on the Universe by Terence Dickinson (Firefly Books)
I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe, illus. by Pauline Young (Nimbus)>>>picture book based on poem of same title
I'm Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, illus. by Pauline Young (Nimbus)>>>response poem to I Lost My Talk
Keep Up, Katmai! by Pili Palm-Leis, photos by Barrett Hedges (Scholastic Canada)
Maison Rouge by Leolina Leila Juma (Tradewind)
Megabugs and Other Prehistoric Critters That Roamed the Planet by Helaine Becker, illus. by John Bindon (Kids Can Press)
More Hockey Trivia for Kids by Eric Zweig (Scholastic Canada)
No Girls Allowed: Inspired by the True Story of a Girl Who Fought for her Right to Play by Natalie Corbett Sampson (Nimbus)
Ours to Share: Co-Existing in a Crowded World by Kari Jones (Orca)>>>Orca Footprints
The Plastic Problem by Rachel Salt (Firefly Books)
A Pocket of Time: The Poetic Childhood of Elizabeth Bishop by Elizabeth Bishop and Rita Wilson, illus. by Emma FitzGerald (Nimbus)
November
Picture Books and Board Books
Bon Voyage, Mister Rodriquez by Christiane Duchesne, illus. by François Thisdale (Pajama Press)
Nutcracker Night by Mireille Messier, illus. by Gabrielle Grimard (Pajama Press)
TJ's New Friend by Aviaq Johnson, illus. by Charlene Chua (Nunavummi Reading Series)
The Walrus and the Caribou by Maika Harper, illus. by Marcus Cutler (Inhabit Media)
Young Adult
Bonjour Shanghai by Isabelle Laflèche (Dundurn)>>>Bonjour Girl Book 2
Cold Falling White by G. S. Prendergast (Simon & Schuster)>>>sequel to Zero Repeat Forever
Last Words by Leanne Baugh (Red Deer Press)
Northwest Rebellion by Katherena Vermette, illus. by Scott B. Henderson, colour by Donovan Yasiuk (HighWater Press)>>>third volume in A Girl Called Echo graphic novel series
Safe Harbour by Christina Kilbourne (Dundurn)
Non-Fiction
Niam! Cooking with Kids by Kerry McCluskey (Inhabit Media)>>>inspired by the Mamaqtuq Nanook Cooking Club
December
Young Adult
The Resistance by Warren Kinsella (Dundurn)>>>The X Gang series, Book 3
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... and some titles coming in 2020
Bloom by Kenneth Oppel (HarperCollins) >>> first book in a new trilogy
Earth Defenders: Environmental Trailblazers from 7 to 97 by Jamie Bastedo (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
Goldibooks and the Wee Bear by Troy Wilson, illus. by Edwardian Taylor (Running Press Kids)
When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson (Running Press)
Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott (Jump at the Sun)
Tanna's Owl by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, illus. by Yong Ling Kang (Inhabit Media)
This is Ruby by Sara O'Leary, illus. by Lea Marley (Tundra)
