Kids

Recommended book lists

Recommended Book Lists

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month - Kids

Explore this diverse collection of family friendly inspirational stories highlighting Asian authors and illustrators from around the world.

Blue Spruce Buddies

Votes are in! Check out the Blue Spruce nominees & winner from Canada’s Forest of Reading—plus picks from our SDG Blue Spruce Buddies!

Spring into Nature

Spring is a great time for kids to get outside and explore! These books will help children enjoy the outdoors and get creative!

Snow Much Fun!

Looking for a perfect picture book to read when it's too cold to go outside. Cozy up with one of these snowy titles.

Kids online resources

Online Resources

Comics Plus

Comics Plus is a digital platform offering thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga to SDG Library members.

World Book Kids

Explore the world of animals, important people, and places in easy-to-read articles, images, and videos.

Mango Languages

Start the conversation with Mango Languages. Choose courses in over 70 different languages with this online language learning system.

Online Resources

World Book - Student

Tailored for students in elementary and middle schools, It includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia.

Encyclopédie Découverte

L'Encyclopédie offre des activités pratiques qui inciteront les élèves à s'intéresser à la recherche.

Novelist K-8 Plus

Novelist K-8 Plus focuses on younger readers and provides recommendations based on reading level.

Check out our Nature Backpacks.  Our staff created several themed bilingual backpacks to encourage families to spend time outdoors and learn more about the world around us.  Each kit contains various books, activities, resources in both English and French as well as equipment to help develop new skills and knowledge.

Nature Backpacks

Looking for school support? Let our Homework Helpers Curriculum Kits assist you with your child’s development. Curated to reflect elementary grade subject matters outlined in the Ontario curriculum, our Homework Helpers Kits are designed to supplement your child’s school experience.

Each kit provides educational support in the form of fun, informative activities and learning exercises that encourage and challenge children to develop their skills in a wide variety of subjects. Available for grades 1-6, kits are composed of print and visual elements, including textbooks, games, and worksheets. Activities combine grades that span an age range to accommodate different styles of learning and different reading/comprehension levels. Kits also include reading recommendations and rating cards to help you rate your child’s experience.

Whether you’re a parent or teacher, Homework Helpers is a supplemental resource to assist you and your child in the classroom or at home. Kits will help children exercise their minds, hearts, and bodies. From social sciences to the arts, an exciting and educational adventure awaits in every kit!

Recommended Book Lists

Fun & games

Fun & Games Kids

TVO Kids School Age

Play free educational games and watch educational programming school aged kids.

CBC Corner Kids

Children's content including games, videos, articles and quizzes from CBC Kids.

PBS Kids

Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!
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