In the summer, kids often read less. Get them interested in a great book series, though, and they’ll be hooked because the characters and setting will be familiar to them. They’ll look forward to seeing what their favourite characters are getting up to next!
Here are some wonderful Canadian kidlit summer series recommended by YA author Angela Misri on CBC Radio’s Fresh Air.
For more information about these great books:
PICTURE BOOKS, AGE 3-6
Gabby
Giraffe and Bird
Franklin
Discovering Words
Scaredy Squirrel
MIDDLE GRADE, AGE 8-12 and YOUNG ADULT, AGE 13-18
Scott Pilgrim
Neil Flambe
Jewel of the Thames (A Portia Adams Adventure)
Between Heaven and Earth
The Starling Series
The Night Has Teeth
The Agency
Bookweird
I Am Canada
What Kills Me
Strange Times at Western High
