Welcome To Our Kids' Section!
At Munro's we have a dedicated team of children's book experts happy to help you select the perfect book for your special someone.
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In the subsection links above, we have highlighted some of our recent and all-time favourites for a variety of ages. If you are looking for more ideas, please check out:
Light & Delightful!
Sarah Dessen
Macy has one long summer ahead of her between working at the Library and studying for her SATs, but a surprising turn of events leads her to a chaotic job at Wish Catering, and to handsome, artistic, and tattooed Wes. Ages 14+.
Jamieson Findlay
A sweet and delightful novel about an 11-year-old girl, Emmeline, who—after suffering from a long illness and falling into a coma—can no longer speak. Her bohemian grandma decides to take her on a summer trip up the Rideau Canal, aboard the floating bookstore, Permanent Wants. Ages 9+.
Jacqueline Kelly
Along with her eccentric naturalist grandfather, Calpurnia explores the world around them, and she pushes the boundaries of what is possible for a young girl in 1899. A beautifully told story of a strong young girl, her rambling family, and an exciting scientific discovery. Ages 9-13.
Katherine Applegate
Taken from his home as a baby, Ivan the Silverback Gorilla is The Big Top Mall's biggest attraction. But when a baby elephant is captured to draw in the crowds, Ivan makes it his mission to rescue her from the same fate that had befallen him. Ages 9+.
Polly Horvath
This is a great quirky read for girls! When Primrose's parents disappear on an extended sea voyage, Primrose passes much of her time
at the nearby restaurant Girl on a Swing, where everything is served on a waffle. A recipe at the beginning of every chapter adds to the charm of this lovely story. Ages 9-13.
Abby McDonald
Green Teen Activist Jenna from New Jersey is psyched to get to spend her summer connecting with nature in BC's interior. Armed with a survival guide, she sets out in search of environmental peers. But run ins with a wild Moose and some nearly wild boys teach her that saving the planet isn't as easy as she thought. Ages 14+.
James Patterson
This Wimpy Kid reminiscent story centres on Rafe, a former wallflower and bully target who decides to make a name for himself in his first year at Middle School, and what better way to do that than to attempt to break every rule in the school's Code of Conduct? Ages 11+.
Susin Nielsen
Violet has been trying to hold her family together since her hotshot TV director father left to start a new family with a young blond wife in L.A., so Violet decides to snag her own perfect father: George Clooney. Full of embarrassing escapades, outrageous ploys, and even an unexpected romance. Ages 11+.
If You Loved The Hunger Games...
Marie Lu
Created by a video game designer, based on the Facebook game by the same name and with movie rights sold months before the book even hit the shelves is Legend: the newest and heaviest hitter in the fight for next great Dystopia. Ages 12+.
Veronica Roth
Tris was born among The Selfless but chooses to join The Brave, and as part of her brutal initiation she must learn to embrace danger and control her fears. The biggest risk she takes by far, however, is the secret she keeps--one that could have her killed or worse... This is the best alternative we've found to The Hunger Games! Ages 14+.
Book #2 : Insurgent out now!
Anna Sheehan
In this futuristic retelling of Sleeping Beauty, Rosalinda Fitzroy awakes after sixty-two years in a chemically induced coma to find that everyone she ever knew is dead, and that she is the soul heir to her parent's intergalactic empire. Culture shock is hard enough without someone trying to assassinate you. Ages 12+.
Paolo Bacigalupi
Set in a gritty future, a good scavenge can make one’s fortune. Nailer works the light crew and strips old ships of their copper wiring just to make quota. When he finds a beached clipper and its wealthy passenger, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity turns into a deadly hunt. Ages 13+
Ally Condie
At the age of 16, everyone must participate in the glamourous ball that is the “Matching Ceremony”. But what happens when the computer screen that is supposed to show you your perfect future mate… shows you two? Ages 14+
Book #2 : Crossed out now!
Dennis Foon
Roan lives in a small isolated community in the post-apocalyptic wilderness. When the terrifying "dirt eaters" come and destroy his entire society and take his sister, he is forced to give up the peaceful way he has been raised and join a sect of warriors in order to survive and hopefully someday rescue his sister. Part fantasy and part sci-fi dystopian thriller, this is an absolute must-read for Hunger Games fans! Ages 12+
James Dashner
Thomas awakes in an elevator with no memories beyond his first name. When the doors open, he finds himself in a stone maze called The Glade. He is also surrounded by other boys who arrived the same way, one by one, every thirty days. However, the next day The Glade's first girl is delivered, and she arrives with a surprising message. Ages 12+
Lois Lowry
Jonah lives in a world without fear, pain or war. However, as he begins his apprenticeship to The Giver, he also begins to slowly realize what it is to experience the other side - love, joy and choice. Like any good dystopia, this classic must-read Newbery Award winner will make you look twice at our world and how we experience it. Ages 10+.
Margaret Haddix
In the future it is forbidden to have more than two children, and the Population Police are there to ensure everyone follows this law. Luke is a third child and has been forced to spend his life in hiding. He is alone in the world - until he sees another child's face in a window where two known children already live. This is the gripping first book in the bestselling Shadow Children series. Ages 10+.
Jeanne Duprau
The underground city of Ember was designed as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the storerooms are starting to run out of food and the great lamps that light the city have begun to flicker. It’s up to two teens, Lina and Doon, to decipher a fragment of an ancient message and to find a way out of Ember. Ages 9+.
What's New & Hot for May!
Mac Barnett (Author)
Adam Rex (Illustrator)
One of our favourite picture books so far in 2012! Mac & Adam are writing a book together, but they can’t agree on the story – with hilarious consequences. Ages 3+.
James Dean
We are so excited about this newest installment in the best-selling Pete the Cat series, all about Pete, his favourite shirt, and what happens when he loses a button! Ages 3+.
A.S. King
A.S. King is quickly becoming our favourite Young Adult author thanks to the amazing books Everybody Sees the Ants and Please Ignore Vera Deitz, which we couldn't put down! Ages 13+.
Tom Ryan
Don't miss this first novel by Victoria author, Tom Ryan. It's 1994, and Danny is the only seventeen-year-old guy in his tiny Cape Breton town who is not sure who he is - let alone what to do with his life. During a memorable summer, Danny learns to cook, make good friends, and, finally, to be honest with himself. Ages 13+.
Pantone
Famous paint colour company, Pantone, has just produced a first colours board book for kids! Filled with 9 different colours, and 20 shades of each, children can learn the whimsical names to describe every last one! Ages 3+.
Germano Zullo
This is an extraordinary story about a little bird who is reluctant to fly with his friends, and the truck driver who encourages him. Silly, charming and bittersweet, give this book a read and we're sure you'll find someone young or old to delight with it. Ages 3+.