Staff Picks

Easter

Hop into spring with this cheerful collection of Easter reads! These books celebrate the joy, colour, and fun of the Easter weekend (April 3-6).

Passover

Celebrate Passover with stories that explore tradition, family, and the enduring themes of freedom and renewal. Passover begins at sundown on April 1 and continues through April 9, and these books offer a meaningful way to learn, reflect, and share the spirit of the holiday.

Celebrate Passover

Deborah Heiligman

Matzo: 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long

Michele Streit Heilbrun & David Kirschner

Sarah's Passover

Lisa Bullard; illustrated by Constanza Basaluzzo

Passover

Molly Aloian

The Brother's Keeper

Tracy Groot

ABC Passover Hunt

Tilda Balsey; illustrated by Helen Poole

Passover: Festival of Freedom

Monique Polak

Matzah Man to the Rescue!

Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Charlie Fowkes

The Jewish Holiday Table: A World of Recipes, Traditions, & Stories to Celebrate All Year Long

Naama Shefi & the Jewish Food Society with Devra Ferst

Passover: Celebrating Now, Remembering Then

Harriet Ziefert; paintings by Karla Gudeon

The Littlest Levine

Sandy Lanton; illustrated by Claire Keay

The Chosen (Season 5)

DVD

The Story of Passover

David A. Adler; illustrated by Jill Weber

Engineer Ari and the Passover Rush

Deborah Bodin Cohen; illustrations by Shahar Kober

Jewish Holiday Cooking: More Than 200 Delicious Recipes for Celebrating

Joshua Korn & Scott Gilden

Is it Passover Yet?

Chris Barash; pictures by Alessandra Psacharopulo

The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale

Linda Leopold Strauss; illustrated by Alexi Natchev

On Her Own

Lihi Lapid

Sikh Heritage Month

Explore the richness of Sikh culture and heritage through this curated selection of books for all ages. These stories and resources celebrate Sikh voices, traditions, and experiences.

The Wedding

Gurjinder Basran

The Freedom Seeker

Ruchira Gupta

The Heart of a Superfan: A Memoir of Grit, Love, Family and Basketball

Nav Bhatia

Sikh Festivals and Traditions

Jasneet Kaur

However Far Away

Rajinderpal S. Pal

The Hair She Wears

Deepika Kaur; illustrated by Agus Prajogo

TJ Powar has Something to Prove

Jesmeen Kaur Deo

I’m From Here Too

Kashmira Sheth

Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions

Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Dance! Dance! Dance!

Amdandeep S. Kochar

The Last Queen

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

I am Sikh

Harman Singh Pandher

The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life

Simran Jeet Singh

The Many Colours of Harpreet Singh

Supriya Kelkar; illustrated by Alea Marley

One Game at a Time: My Journey From Small-town Alberta to Hockey’s Biggest Stage

Harnarayan Singh

Hair Twins

Raakhee Mirchandani; illustrated by Holly Hatam

If I Tell You the Truth

Jasmin Kaur

My Name is Saajin Singh

Kuljinder Kaur Brar; illustarated by Samrath Kaur

Love Poems

Rupi Kaur

Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon

Simran Jeet Singh; illustrated by Baljinder Kaur

For Fans of Project Hail Mary

As Project Hail Mary makes its leap from page to screen, find inspiration for your next space-themed read or watch. These selections of books and movies invite you to keep exploring, questioning, and imagining what lies beyond.

Mickey 17

Warner Bros. Entertainment

The Apollo Murders

Chris Hadfield

All Systems Red

Martha Wells

Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars

Avi Loeb

The Rapture of the Nerds

Cory Doctorow

The Last Astronaut

David Wellington

Beneath the Rising

Premee Mohamed

Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid

To Infinity and Beyond

Neil deGrasse Tyson

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

The Deep Sky

Yume Kitasei

Hunt the Stars

Jessie Mihalik

Contact

Warner Home Video

We are Legion (We are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

Christopher Paolini

Under Fortunate Stars

Ren Hutchings

In the Quick

Kate Hope Day

First Man

Universal Pictures

We Have Always Been Here

Lena Nguyen

Providence

Max Barry

Canadian Children’s Book Week

Canadian Children’s Book Week (April 26 – May 2) is an annual celebration that connects Canadian creators with children and teens across Canada. Join the celebration with this selection of picturebooks, chapter books, graphic novels and non-fiction books for kids.

Bob the Boo-Boo

Mélina Schoenborn; illustrations by Sandra Dumais

Everybelly

Thao Lam

Amoya Blackwood is Brave

Chantaie Allick; illustrated by Aaron Marin

The Racc Pack, Volume 2: Prince and the Pawper

Stephanie Cooke; art by Whitney Gardner

True Colors Growing Up Weird in the '90s

Elise Gravel

The Beat of the Dragon Boat

Christina Matula; illustrated by Nicole Wong

Cranky Chicken, Volume 4: The Cranky-verse

Katherine Battersby

Mighty Scared: The Amazing Ways Animals Defend Themselves

Erin Silver; illustrated by Hayden Maynard

Benny on the Case

Wesley King

Can We Talk?: How Humans Stay in Touch

Maria Birmingham; illustrated by Xulin

The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt

Gabrielle Prendergast

The City of Lost Cats

Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Digger: Dig or Die!

Deborah Cholette; illustrated by Davide Ortu

The Bear Out There

Jess Hannigan

Keep Our World Green: Why Humans Need Gardens, Parks and Public Green Spaces

Frieda Wishinsky; illustrated by Xulin

Something's Up With Arlo

Matteo L Cerilli

Carousel Summer

Kathleen Gros

Chomp-o-rama: The Strange Ways That Animals Eat

Maria Birmingham; illustrated by Kyle Reed

The Genius Hour Project

Leanne Shirtliffe

Game Changers: Stories of Hijabi Athletes From Around the World

Charlene Smith; illustrated by Natalya Tariq

On the Bright Side

After a long winter, brighten your days with these uplifting, optimistic reads for adults. These light, joyful stories are guaranteed to bring a smile and a little spring to your step.