▁is ▁a ▁national ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁that ▁dedic ates ▁its ▁resources ▁to ▁prom oting ▁quality ▁Canadian ▁children ' s ▁literature ▁to ▁parents , ▁li br ari ans , ▁teachers , ▁and ▁youth ▁across ▁Canada . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁CC BC ▁has ▁library ▁collections ▁in ▁five ▁cities ▁across ▁Canada ▁( T or onto , ▁V ancouver , ▁Ed mont on , ▁W inn ip eg , ▁and ▁Hal if ax ) ▁with ▁its ▁national ▁office ▁located ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Program s ▁▁ ▁T D ▁Canadian ▁Children ' s ▁Book ▁Week ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁T D ▁Canadian ▁Children ' s ▁Book ▁Week ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Canadian ▁books ▁for ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Each ▁spring , ▁authors , ▁ill ust rat ors , ▁and ▁story t ellers ▁visit ▁communities ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁read ings ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁with ▁Canadian ▁youth . ▁Book ▁week ▁reaches ▁over ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁and ▁te ens ▁in ▁schools ▁and ▁libraries ▁across ▁Canada ▁every ▁year . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Book ▁Week ▁reached ▁new ▁media ▁height s ▁when ▁Canadian ▁television ▁host , ▁Ben ▁Mul r oney , ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁honor ary ▁patron ▁for ▁T D ▁Canadian ▁Children ' s ▁Book ▁Week ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁T D ▁Gra de ▁One ▁Book ▁Give away ▁Program ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0