Howie Shia Wins the 2025 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award for Ra! Ta! Ma! Cue!

  En français FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 28, 2026)—IBBY Canada is pleased to announce that Toronto-based illustrator, writer, and animation director Howie Shia has won the 2025 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award for Ra! Ta! Ma! Cue!(Annick… Read More

Announcing Canadian Titles Selected for IBBY’s 2027 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

En français IBBY Canada is honoured to submit twelve titles for consideration for the 2027 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. We congratulate the creators of these exceptional Canadian titles selected for submission: Ableism: Deal with It… Read More

Canadian books nominated to the 2026 IBBY Honour List

En français IBBY Canada is proud to introduce the Canadian titles that have been selected for the 2026 IBBY Honour List. The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books, honouring writers, illustrators and… Read More

IBBY Canada Nominates the Forest of Reading® for Prestigious IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotions Award

En français IBBY Canada is delighted to announce that the Forest of Reading has been nominated for the IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award 2026. The IBBY-Asahi Award honours groups and institutions that make a lasting contribution to reading promotion…. Read More

Announcing the finalists for the 2025 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award

En français FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (March 2, 2026)—Every year, IBBY Canada presents the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award to a Canadian illustrator in recognition of outstanding artistic talent in a Canadian picture book. This year, 10 finalists were… Read More

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities Selection 2027

En français Publishers across Canada are invited to submit books for the IBBY Collection of Books for Young People with Disabilities, housed at the North York Central Branch of the Toronto Public Library. It is the privilege of… Read More