Diversify your child’s to-be-read pile for Read-a-Thon
Here’s a quick list of resources for adding a wider variety of stories and voices to your family’s reading pile. If you are buying a book, the links below will help you support local, Indigenous-owned and Black-owned businesses.
Looking to diversify your child’s reading list?
Check out the Festival of Literary Diversity’s (FOLD’s) kids books of the month for 2021: https://thefoldcanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-FOLD-Kids-Book-of-the-Month-Picks.pdf.
Or check out the many other lists of diverse books available online like this one.
Bookstores that are local, Black-owned and/or Indigenous-owned
- https://adifferentbooklist.com/
- https://goodminds.com/
- https://www.nilevalleybooks.ca/
- https://oldscoolgeneralstore.com/product-category/books/?orderby=date
- https://www.notability.ca/store/
- https://www.childrensfrenchbookcorner.com
- https://ellaminnow.ca/
- http://www.greatescapebookstore.com/
Toronto Public Library
- Put a hard copy on hold: https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/using-the-library/placing-holds/#how
- Search ebooks: https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/digital-services/2020/03/38-ways-to-use-the-library-from-home.html
Read books online using the TDSB virtual library
