BB: I Am Canada: a Celebration - Ages 0+
A board book edition of this beautiful picture book with art by Canada’s finest illustrators!
What is being a Canadian kid all about?
Simple text describes the ample space available to our children in this country, and the freedom they have to grow and dream and share. With artwork from 13 of Canada’s finest illustrators, each page is a celebration and a reminder of the infinite variety of our home and native land.
Heather Patterson’s free verse poem I Am Canada, originally published in 1996, speaks to a new generation. Bright illustrations by some of Canada’s best children’s book creators provide a view of different art styles, highlighting Canada’s diversity in a very special way.
Illustrations by Jeremy Tankard, Ruth Ohi, Barbara Reid, Jon Klassen, Marie-Louise Gay, Danielle Daniel, Ashley Spires, Geneviève Côté, Cale Atkinson, Doretta Groenendyk, Qin Leng, Eva Campbell and Irene Luxbacher
Awards:
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2020
- Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017
- Commended, Toronto Public Library First & Best Booklist, 2017
- Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017