IBBY Canada has submitted 12 titles for consideration for the 2027 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. Every two years, National Sections of IBBY nominate books for young people with disabilities to be added to the Collection. The Collection has two categories—Accessible Formats and Portrayals of Disability. A selection of Outstanding Books is then made and this selection is summarized in a catalogue. The 2027 Selection of Outstanding Books will be formally launched at the 2027 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The Canadian selections are listed below.
Ableism: Deal with It and Appreciate Everyone's Abilities, written by Kimberly Maich, illustrated by Kay Nau (Lorimer)
The Fort, written by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Press)
Fou du hockey : La petite coupe Stanley, written by Alain M. Bergeron, illustrated by Caroline Soucy (Auzou Québec)
The Grave Thief, written by Dee Hahn (Tundra Books)
I Have OCD, written by Lori Merling (Beech Street Books)
Love on Planet A, written by Christina Minaki (Lorimer)
Midnight and Moon, written by Kelly Cooper, illustrated by Daniel Miyares (Tundra Books)
Ouvrir grand ses oreilles, written by Céline Claire, illustrated by Marie Lafrance (Éditions Les 400 coups)
Le plancher de la lune, written by Jean-Christophe Réhel (La courte échelle)
Reste assiste, Éloise, written by Nancy B.-Pilon, illustrated by Marish Papaya (Éditions Québec Amérique)
Sugar Crash, written by Melinda Di Lorenzo (Orca Book Publishers)
Violette, rien ne l’arrrête ! Une histoire sur le handicap, written by José Carlos Andrés, illustrated by Lucía Serrano (CrackBoom! Books)
The selections were made by two IBBY Canada committees. The English-language committee consisted of co-chair Theo Heras, and committee members Helena Aalto, Grace Andrews, Calyssa Erb, Rachel Fagen, Nadine King, and Joanne Schwartz. The French-language committee was made up of co-chair Nicholas Aumais, and committee members Anne Gucciardi, Stéphanie Boyer, and Deborah Ostrovsky.
For more information, visit ibby-canada.org.