Notes from the Nest: 50 Backlist Books to Remember

Welcome to Notes from the Nest! A blog series where we look at the past to highlight fifty years of great books.

Since 1976, Owlkids has kept kids front and centre, creating content that engages, informs, and inspires a love of reading and learning: Owlkids Books respects children’s intelligence, imagination, and curiosity. Our list includes a diversity of voices and experiences, and it is recognized for its signature energy, creativity, sense of humor and thematic relevance.

Our books have garnered a range of accolades including major reviews, best-of-the-year lists, and awards recognition, and they’ve been licensed in more than 20 languages around the world.

To celebrate these great books, we’d like to kick off our brand new blog series with 50 backlist books to remember!

To start, let’s give a shoutout to these books that help little readers deal with big feelings:

5 great books to read for social-emotional learning

Next, let’s remember some of these teacher-loved contenders for the classroom:

5 STEM books that open a window to an interesting world

Discover new traditions and cultures with some of these reads:

5 books that shine a light on diversity and inclusion

Let’s give some love to these titles that are all about families:

5 feel-good books about family

Here are a cast of characters that taught us all about being best friends:

5 books about friendship and fun

Don’t forget about these comedic characters from over the years:

5 hilarious books to make you laugh-out-loud

Think big and aim high with these exciting titles:

5 imaginative and creative books that make you wonder

Take a breath and explore the natural world with these beautiful reads:

5 books about nature and our world

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Learn about some super interesting topics and find the facts here:

5 noteworthy nonfiction books to read

And finally, cuddle up with these bedtime stories!

5 board books for the littlest readers

Thanks for celebrating 50 great reads with us! Stay tuned for our next blog for a deep dive into our selection of nonfiction.

— Notes from the Nest