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FOLD Kids Challenge 2025

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Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the May FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Fighting Words by Leonarda Carranza and Erika Medina; The Mask That Sang by Susan Currie; and Hacking Heartbreak by Kevin heronJones. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

May FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A book by a Brampton author

May 1, 2025

By Alya Somar The FOLD has called Brampton home since the first festival in 2016. Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of highlighting local talent from the Brampton community. For May’s reading challenge, we encourage you to dive into the world of children’s literature, plucked right from “The Flower City”. Brampton has a rich...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the April FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.; Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide; and Black Boy, Black Boy by Angela Bowden and Ibeabuchi Ananaba. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

April FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A book in verse by an author from a marginalized community

Apr 1, 2025

By Ardo Omer This month, we’re reading books written in verse by an author from a marginalized community. A book in verse is when a story uses poetry instead of traditional prose. The books we’ve chosen to recommend for this month use poetry to share powerful feelings and messages. In his YA memoir, How the...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the March FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! by Joy Ellison and illustrated by Teshika Silver; Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words edited by Dr. Lindsay Herriot and Kate Fry; and Identity: A Story of Transitioning by Corey Maison and illustrated by Ahmara Smith with Zuiker Anthony. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

March FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A book inspired by a true story by a transgender author

Mar 1, 2025

By Toni Duval This month, we’re reading books that were inspired by true stories by transgendered authors. The true story of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, two transgender women of colour who helped to kickstart the Stonewall Riots, is captured in the engaging picture book “Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!” by Joy Ellison...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the February FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Stars in My Crown by Antonio Michael Downing and illustrated by Richy Sánchez Ayala; We Are the Medicine by Tasha Spillett and illustrated by Natasha Donovan; and Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

February FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A book by a Caribbean Canadian author

Feb 1, 2025

By Ardo Omer This month, we’re reading a book by a Caribbean Canadian author! Antonio Michael Downing (Trinidadian), Tasha Spillett (Cree/Trinidadian) and Janice Lynn Mather (Bahamian) have titles that range in form and in topics. There are many islands in the Caribbean with a rich history of storytelling and many of its people have made...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the January FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Made in Korea by Sarah Suk; The Party Diaries: Top Secret Anniversary by Mitali Banerjee Ruths and Aaliya Jaleel; and Take Me to Lǎolao by Kelly Zhang and Evie Zhu. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

January FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A book by an Asian Canadian author about love

Jan 2, 2025

By Ardo Omer This month, we’re reading a book by an Asian Canadian author about love. Love can come in all forms. It can be the love for a grandparent like in the picture book, Take Me to Lǎolao. It can be celebrating your parents’ love for one another like in the chapter book, The...

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