Kid approved books they will actually want to read this Summer

Wondering how you’re going to keep your kids reading now that school’s out? Our children’s book panel is here to help. We’ve asked writer, broadcaster and Mom, Bee Quammie, and CBC Books producer and mother of two, Lucy Mann to recommend their recent favourite all Canadian kids books. Plus, author of Life of Pi, Yann Martel shares what matters most to him while answering The Next Chapter’s version of the Proust Questionnaire. 

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Ruthie by Esmé Shapiro

The Healer and the Phoenix by Linda Trinh, illustrated by Quynh Anh Nguyen

Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks

Ellis on Guard by Sal Sawler, Nandita Ratan (Illustrator)

Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge by Dian Day (Author), Amanda White (Illustrator)

The Cursed Queen's Daughter by Elly Blake

Son of Nobody by Yann Martel

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