We’re proud to be Canada’s Big-on-Books Toy Store! Explore our amazing selection of books for kids at every age and stage, from classics... that make wonderful baby shower gifts, to bath and board books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, to storybooks, early readers, chapter books, non-fiction, book storage, and even cool kids graphic novels for tweens and teens. Children’s books make wonderful, lasting gifts that encourage kids to become lifelong readers, and hone their language skills at every level. Boxed sets of favourite series, or exciting book-tivities that speak to kids’ hobbies and interests are especially good gift choices for birthdays, Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays and occasions. You can also find pregnancy books, potty training books, Halloween books and children's best sellers.
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That's Not My Reindeer...
Fiona Watt
For babies and toddlers, “touchy-feely” is a whole mood: it’s a big part of their learning journey! The “That’s Not My” series leans into this tactile mode of discovery (and the contrariness of preschoolers) with descriptive vocabulary, vibrant colours and textures on every page. This sweet seasonal edition will have everyone in the holiday spirit! Birth+
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Seek-and-Find Little Ones: Fairy Tales
Preschoolers LOVE a low-stakes mission, and poring over busy illustrations and triumphantly pointing to the detail they’ve been tasked with finding is a wonderful, screen-free challenge. They’ll scour scenes from Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, and other beloved stories to find characters, animals and objects – and they’ll be so proud! Birth+
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Bounce!
Robert Munsch + Michael Martchenko
Canada’s beloved tag-team of storybook chaos returns! Ruth and Barbara’s scraped-knee incident takes a turn for the ridiculous when they start poking at the various buttons on the hospital bed! It’s a raucous, rollicking adventure that proves laughter is the best medicine, so grownups: get practicing your wacky sound effects for read-aloud time…. Ages 3+
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The Most Boring Book Ever
Brandon Sanderson + Kazu Kibuishi
You can’t judge a book by its title. Especially when the book comes from a dream team of science fiction, fantasy, and graphic novel titans like Sanderson (the Mistborn Trilogy, among other series) and Kibuishi (the Amulet saga). Kids will be delighted by the contrast between the uninteresting text and the thrilling illustrations. Just read it and you’ll see.... Ages 4+
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My Sticker Dress-Up: Swifties
Louise Anglicas
The thing about these fans is, they’re completists. So this cute, yet entirely unofficial book of pop star glamour and concert outfit curation will delight Swifties of every age. They can use 500+ reusable glitter stickers to style multiple figures again and again, for hours of imaginative fun, for a fraction of the price of concert tickets! Ages 6+
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Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 19)
Jeff Kinney
The mega-selling series that launched a thousand illustrated-novel imitators returns! Hapless Greg Heffley is staring down a summer of intergenerational drama-rama at a beach house that’s too small for one family, let alone ALL the families – on both sides! Prepare for power struggles, secret recipes, meatball melees, and more hilarity. Ages 9+
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Zora the Snow Dragon (Dragon Girls #15)
Maddy Mara
In search of a series to motivate young readers who love magic and adventure? The Dragon Girls are here for you! This charming chapter book concludes The Storm Dragon trilogy, in which three brave cousins – human girls transformed into fantastical creatures – must unite to save the Magic Forest from the Chaos Queen. Age 7+
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Build your family library!
It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give your kids: reading together – early and often. The best baby books and toddler books include bedtime classics, board books that can stand up to rough handling by little ones, and bath books that offer learning and entertainment in the tub! Many top-selling toddler books, educational books, preschool books, alphabet books, and colouring books feature popular characters from favourite shows and movies. Snuggling up and sharing bedtime story books is a wonderful together-time ritual that can help little ones wind down and help make reading a daily habit. There are fun books available for just about every holiday you can imagine: Halloween children’s books, seasonal stories and Christian children’s books for Easter and Christmas, even Thanksgiving books & back to school books for kids with craft and celebration ideas. Other top-rated non-fiction options include National Geographic Kids books, puzzle books, and even cookbooks – don’t discount the value that fun activity books for kids can bring to the whole family.
Stockpile epic books for kids
As children gain confidence and skill in reading independently, they need fresh challenges: stock up on a mix of high quality and cheaper, discount books in a wide variety of genres to keep kids interested. Choose from famous storybooks, and classic chapter books, Lift the Flap books, and middle-grade readers featuring favourite characters from TV shows, movies and even video games. Explore thrilling mystery novels and epic fantasy books for kids, too, and see what kinds of genres really appeal to your kids. Some of the most popular children’s book series combine snappy stories, funny dialogue, and cool action characters with compelling illustrations: a kind of introduction to graphic novels. These include rebooted versions of nostalgic series and original adventures from exciting new creators! Boxed sets of these best-selling series as well as novel series and collections from top authors make Best gifts for kids that will give kids enjoyment over days, weeks, and years – even generations, as readers pass their favourite books on to younger kids.
Open a book, open new worlds
Non-fiction books for children are exciting complements to storybooks and novels. Some of the most popular and award winning titles include books of world records and fun facts: curious kids can explore favourite topics like dinosaurs, sports and video games, TV and movies, animals, and much more! Other fun books for children include activity and puzzle books, seek-and-find collections, art and sticker books, and interactive books kids can fill in with their own original answers. Finally, give kids a refresher on language, math, and even French skills, or a head-start on the next school year with curriculum-based workbooks.
Children's Books FAQs
What is considered a children's book?
Children’s books are any fiction or non-fiction titles written for kids from birth to the teen years; the Young Adult designation is for ages approximately 14 and older.
What is the most widely read children's book?
Some of the most widely read children’s books include the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the Harry Potter series, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Goodnight Moon, Charlotte’s Web, and Love You Forever.
What is the importance of reading in early years?
Reading to very young children offers opportunities for bonding; for modelling behaviour that shows that reading is enjoyable and important; and for helping to teach pre-reading skills in language, such as letter and word recognition, the links between illustrations and words, and more.
What are the benefits and importance of reading to children?
Reading to very young children offers opportunities for bonding, for modelling behaviour that shows that reading is enjoyable and important, and for helping to teach pre-reading skills in language, such as letter and word recognition, the links between illustrations and words, and more.
Does Toys "R" Us sell Kids books?
Yes, we have wide rande of kids and parenting books available on our online store.