Get your child’s creativity and imagination flowing with a book written by a Canadian peer!

Inspire kids with captivating books written by winners of our Canada-wide writing contest in grades 4 to 8! Each book is edited and illustrated by a talented team before publication. Books are available in paperback for $9.99, and ebooks for $3.99. Proceeds from book sales in 2022 will be donated to The Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada. 

Some of the youth authors are featured in the news

When You Wish Upon a Star

by Megan Lam, Grade 7

Threads

by Cora Arvidson, Grade 7

The Wonder of Words

by Sumal Ashfaq, Grade 8

Learning to Fly

by Olivia Hashem, Grade 8

Through the Mirror

by Tvisha Lakhani, Grade 7

The Sheeps’ Journey

by Brynne Storey, Grade 4

The Shores of Miami written by Szerminski
The Shores of Miami

by Lucy Szerminski, Grade 7

The Third Floor written by Elijah Wachowiak
The Third Floor

by Elijah Wachowiak, Grade 7

Mrs. Smafpaf, written by Emaan Ali
Mrs. Smafpaf

by Emaan Ali, Grade 6

Summon the Magic, written by Emily Little
Summon the Magic

by Emily Little, Grade 6

How to be an Abbott, written by Olivia Simms
How to be an Abbott

by Olivia Simms, Grade 8

The Big Red Balloon, written by Mya Barnett
The Big Red Balloon

by Mya Barnett, Grade 6

A Dog and a Squirrel, written by Alexis Morales
A Dog and a Squirrel

by Alexis Morales, Grade 7

Escape From the Taco Shop, written by Christopher Smolej
Escape from the Taco Shop

by Christopher Smolej, Grade 7

Mika's Fortune, written by Faith Emiry
Mika’s Fortune

by Faith Emiry, Grade 8

Aristotle & Galileo, written by Yeji Kim
Aristotle and Galileo

by Yeji Kim, Grade 8

A Murder of Crows, written by Maisy Beo
A Murder of Crows

by Maisy Beo, Grade 8

The Wish, written by Hannah Rennie
The Wish

by Hannah Rennie, Grade 5

Half Asleep, written by Leah Oster
Half Asleep

by Leah Oster, Grade 6

A Truly Gross Adventure: A collection of Poetry, written by Sofie Finn Storan
A Truly Gross Adventure

by Sofie Finn Storan, Grade 4

Why Peacocks have Colourful Feathers, written by Safaa Ali
Why Peacocks Have Colorful Feathers

by Safaa Ali, Grade 4

Inspire young readers & give back to a great cause. 100% of proceeds benefit the winning author’s charity of choice! Last year’s winners, Sumal and Olivia, donated over $600 to Operation Smile Canada!