CBC Kids Reads is back! The third edition of ' for kids' returns to celebrate five of Canada's best picture books.

The 2025 longlist is:

Shark Girl by Kate Beaton

The Only Lonely Fairy by Lana Button, illustrated by Peggy Collins

So Loud! by Sahar Golshan, illustrated by Shiva Delsooz

Mad at Dad by Janie Hao

Benny and the Bananasaurus Rex by Sarabeth Holden, illustrated by Emma Pedersen

Cone Dog by Sarah Howden, illustrated by Carmen Mok

How to Staycation Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab, illustrated by Kelly Collier

When You Meet a Dragon by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Udayana Lugo

The Mango Monster by Derek Mascarenhas, illustrated by Meneka Repka

I am a Rock by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard, illustrated by Pelin Turgut

Oh! Look, a Boat! by Andrew J. Ross

The Hockey Skat

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