The Day I Became a Canadian: A Citizenship Scrapbook is the award-winning tale of a young girl’s Canadian citizenship ceremony, now available in paperback. The story is in the form of a memory-book created by Xiao Ling Li for her unborn sibling, and includes her journalistic account of the day’s events, accompanied by “photographs” and her drawings. In heartfelt words and vivid colours, author Jo Bannantyne-Cugnet and illustrator Song Nan Zhang capture the excitement and solemnity of the ceremonial process, which takes place at the narrator’s school. With its touching story and information on citizens’ rights and responsibilities, this book is a wonderful introduction to the topics of community and national identity. (Ages 7 – 9) mRb