PagineRobert Munsch, Jon Klassen, Mélanie Watt, Kenneth Oppel, Dennis Lee and more — the Canadian picture-book makers and novelists loved in classrooms worldwide, plus where to borrow their books free.
Mud Puddle · The Paper Bag Princess · Thomas’ Snowsuit
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️I Want My Hat Back · This Is Not My Hat · Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Leon the Chameleon · Scaredy Squirrel · Chester
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Binky the Space Cat · The Most Magnificent Thing · The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Alligator Pie · Garbage Delight · Jelly Belly
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Sleeping Dragons All Around · Toes in My Nose · Mabel Murple
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →Silverwing · Sunwing · Airborn
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! · Swindle · Ungifted
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →🇺🇸 American Children’s Authors · 🇬🇧🇮🇪 British & Irish Children’s Authors · 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Australian & New Zealand Children’s Authors · 🌍 African Children’s Authors · 🇮🇳 Indian Children’s Authors · 🌏 East Asian Children’s Authors · 🇪🇺 European Children’s Authors · 🌎 Latin American & Spanish Children’s Authors
Robert Munsch, Jon Klassen, Mélanie Watt, Ashley Spires, Dennis Lee, Kenneth Oppel, Sheree Fitch, Gordon Korman are among the best-loved — see each author’s best books and where to find them below.
Public-domain classics are free to read in Pagine. For books still under copyright, every author page links to free borrowing: your local library (WorldCat), Libby/OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks with a library card, and Open Library.
Authors are grouped by the age they suit best — from Pre-K picture books to teen novels. Each author page lists their books with suggested ages.