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In celebration of Black History Month, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre has compiled a list of 20 Canadian books for kids and teens. Celebrate the month of February in your school or library with any of these fine books.

In celebration of Family Literacy Day, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre has compiled a list of 50 Canadian books (25 picture books and 25 works of fiction) that share in the joys (and struggles) of families of all sizes and combinations. Why not celebrate this year's Family Literacy Day with one of these fine books.

Canadian-born author Moira Young has won the UK’s Costa Book Award for children’s literature for her debut novel, Blood Red Road. The Costa Book Awards is one of the UK's most prestigious and popular literary prizes and recognises some of the most enjoyable books of the year by writers based in the UK and Ireland.

As 2011 comes to a close, Quill & Quire has picked their top five books for young people. According to Q&Q staff, "There’s no formula for deciding. Some are critical darlings, some are word-of-mouth favourites. Some introduce us to important new voices, some represent the best work from established authors. And some are simply exceptional works we think people will be reading and talking about for years to come. Together, these five books made the biggest impact in YA and kidlit in 2011."

A number of Canadian creators were honoured at the 2011 Moonbream Children's Book Awards. The contest is designed to honour the year's best children’s books, authors and illustrators. This exciting new book awards program is open to authors, illustrators, and publishers of children’s books written in English or Spanish and intended for the North American market.

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month... Remembrance Day honours the sacrifices of the men and women of the armed forces who fought for our freedom. Commemorate this November 11th with a list of Canadian World War I and World War II books for young readers.