I Read Canadian Day is a national celebration of Canadian books and authors! It's a day to "read Canadian" as individuals, families, schools, libraries, and organizations. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of Canadian literature, highlighting the richness and diversity of Canadian books!

 

I Read Canadian Day 2021 is on February 17th. We challenge you to "read Canadian" for at least 15 minutes and share your experience with us on social media! Tag Palliser Library (@PalliserLibrary) on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and you could be featured!

 

Canadian Book Recommendations For All Age Groups

 

Specifically Saskatchewan

Looking for Saskatchewan books? Check out Saskatchewan Authors and Awards

 

Picture Books

• Books from the library catalogue
  • Yak and Dove by Kyo Maclear
  • Spork by Kyo Maclear
  • Fox and Squirrel by Ruth Ohi
  • Bilal Cooks Daal by Anoosha Syed
  • The ABCs of Our Spiritual Connection by Kim Soo Goodtrack
  • Going Up! by Sherry J. Lee & Charlene Chua
  • I Am a Beaver by Paul Covello
  • I Do Not Like Stories by Andrew Larson
  • Meet Terry Fox by Elizabeth MacLeod
  • Moon Wishes by Patricia Storms
  • Nibi is Water by Joanne Robertson
  • Please Don't Change My Diaper! by Sarabeth Holden
  • Slow Moe by Deborah Kerbel
  • Sun Dog by Deborah Kerbel
  • Teddy Bear of the Year by Vikki Vansickle
  • The Walrus and the Caribou by Maika Harper
  • Weekend Dad by Naseem Hrab
  • What if Bunny's Not a Bully? By Lana Button
  • When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith
  • Willow Finds a Way by Lana Button
  • You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighbourhood by Aimee Reid
  • Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Charlene Chua
  • Before You Were Born by Deborah Kerbel
• eBooks and audiobooks from Overdrive
  • A Forest in the City by Andrea Curtis
  • Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean's Biggest Secret by Jess Keating
  • My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith
  • The Fabled Stables: Willa the Wisp by Jonathan Auxier
  • You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith
• eBooks and audiobooks from Hoopla
  • Hug? by Charlene Chua
  • Small World by Ishta Mercurio
  • Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden by Andrew Larson
  • My Teacher's Not Here! by Lana Button
  • The Bagel King by Andrew Larson
  • The Wind Plays Tricks by Virginia Howard

 

Middle Grade Books

• Books from the library catalogue
  • The Descendants and the Missing Guardian by Melanie McFarlane
  • Dust by Arthur Slade
  • Camp Outlook by Brenda Baker
  • Restart by Gordon Korman
  • Don't Stand So Close to Me by Eric Walters (founder of I Read Canadian)
  • Berrybrook Middle School 1: Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
  • Bloom by Kenneth Oppel
  • Hatch by Kenneth Oppel
  • Haunted Canada: The First Terrifying Collection by Pat Hancock
  • Hockey Super Six: The Puck Drops Here by Kevin Sylvester
  • My name is Konisola by Alisa Siegel
  • Pickles Versus the Zombies by Angela Misri
  • Cross Ups Book 3: Rising Star by Sylv Chiang
  • Science Comics: The Brain, The Ultimate Thinking Machine by Tory Woollcott
  • Until Niagara Falls by Jennifer Maruno
  • Canadian Women Now & Then: More Than 100 Stories of Fearless Trailblazers by Elizabeth MacLeod
  • Follow Your Stuff: Who Makes it, Where Does it Come From, How Does it Get to You? by Kevin Sylvester
  • I Am Not a Number by Kathy Kacer
  • Masters of Silence by Kathy Kacer
  • The Almost Epic Squad: Mucus Mayhem by Kevin Sylvester
  • The Brave Princess and Me: Inspired by a True Story by Kathy Kacer
• eBooks and audiobooks from Overdrive and the Libby app
  • Elements of Genius: Nikki Tesla and the Traitors of the Lost Spark by Jess Keating
  • Inkling by Kenneth Oppel
  • Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
  • The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
  • Flickers by Arthur Slade
  • Silverwing series by Kenneth Oppel
  • Walking Home by Eric Walters
• eBooks and audiobooks on Hoopla
  • The Great Mistake Mysteries Bundle by Sylvia McNicoll
  • The Brushmaker's Daughter by Kathy Kacer
  • When the Cherry Blossoms Fell by Jennifer Maruno

 

High School Books

• Books from the library catalogue
  • There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane
  • Me and Me by Alice Kuipers
  • Hunted by the Sky Tanaz Bhathena
  • Jak's Story by Aaron Bell
  • The Death of Us by Alice Kuipers
  • Jewel of the Thames: A Portia Adams Adventure by Angela Misri
  • The Detective and the Spy by Angela Misri
  • The Goddaughter by Melodie Campbell
  • The Winnowing by Vikki Vansickle
  • Tornado by Sharon Jennings
• eBooks and audiobooks from Overdrive
  • Big Water by Andrea Curtis
  • The Beauty of the Moment by Tanazz Bhathena
• eBooks and audiobooks from Hoopla
  • Summoner Rising by Melanie McFarlane
  • A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
  • The Italian Cure by Melodie Campbell

 

Adult Books

• Books from the library catalogue
  • Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will Ferguson
  • Just Pretending by Lisa Bird-Wilson
  • Firewater: How Alcohol is Killing My People (And Yours) by Harold Johnson
  • How to Be a Canadian (Even If You Already Are One) by Will Ferguson
  • Things You Don't Forget by Robert Currie
  • The Red Files by Lisa Bird-Wilson
  • The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe
  • All Inclusive by Farzana Doctor
  • Peace and Good Order: A Case For Indigenous Justice in Canada by Harold Johnson
  • Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens by Amy Jo Ehman
  • A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaeghe
  • Teaching Mr. Cutler by Robert Currie
  • The Boat People by Sharon Bala
  • Saskatoon: A History in Words and Pictures by Amy Jo Ehman
  • Prairie: A Natural History of the Heart of North America by Candace Savage
  • Euphoria: A Novel by Connie Gault
  • Let Darkness Bury The Dead by Maureen Jennings
  • The Bone Cage by Angie Abdou
  • Strangers in the House: A Prairie Story of Bigotry and Belonging by Candace Savage
  • Six Meters of Pavement: A Novel by Farzana Doctor
  • The Finder by Will Ferguson
  • November Rain by Maureen Jennings
• eBooks and audiobooks from Overdrive and the Libby app
  • A Beauty by Connie Gault
  • A Geography of Blood: Unearthing Memory from a Prairie Landscape by Candace Savage
  • Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom by Angie Abdou
  • The Englishman's Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe
  • Road Trip Rwanda: A Journey Into the New Heart of Africa by Will Ferguson
  • Crows by Candace Savage
  • The Cast Stone by Harold Johnson
  • Between by Angie Abdou
  • 419: A Novel by Will Ferguson
  • Beware This Boy by Maureen Jennings
  • Corvus by Harold Johnson
  • Man Descending by Guy Vanderhaeghe
  • Dead Ground in Between by Maureen Jennings
• eBooks and audiobooks from Hoopla
  • Living With the Hawk by Robert Currie
  • Does Your Mother Know? by Maureen Jennings
  • In Case I Go by Angie Abdou
  • Writing the Body in Motion: A Critical Anthology on Canadian Sport Literature by Angie Abdou
  • Seven by Farzana Doctor
  • Shipwreck by Maureen Jennings
  • Clifford by Harold Johnson