Sell Your Childrens Books in Canada

Used childrens books in Canada typically sell for C$4 to C$23 (about $3 to $16). Children’s books sell in bundles, with the exception of collectable first editions and illustrated classics.

What childrens books are worth in Canada

Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.

What lifts the price

• First editions of enduring titles
• Illustrated classics in good condition

What pulls it down

• Crayon marks, tears and missing pages
• Chewed board book corners

Selling childrens books in Canada

Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.

Two practical things shape a Canadian sale. Interprovincial shipping costs can exceed the value of a mid-priced item, which is why so much trade here is collection-only. And winter genuinely interrupts handovers in much of the country, so agree a window rather than a fixed day between December and March.

Winter clothing and sports equipment move from October, and the spring thaw brings the strongest few weeks for furniture, bikes and garden items.

Working out what yours is worth

• Sort by reading age and photograph the bundle
• Check every book for drawing and torn pages

Getting it ready

• Sort into age bands and series, since that is how parents shop rather than by individual title.
• Discard anything mouldy or badly damaged rather than padding the bundle with it.

Photograph

• The whole bundle laid out with covers visible and countable
• Any complete series grouped together
• Any scribbling, tear, missing flap or chewed corner

Put in the description

• The age range they suit
• Format — board, picture or chapter books
• Honest condition, including any drawing, tears or missing parts

Age range, series and quantity: “15 Julia Donaldson Picture Books, Age 2-5” or “[Series] Complete Set, 10 Books, Age 7-9”. Age range and named authors are what parents search. Board books, picture books and chapter books are distinct markets, so say which.

Heavy in bulk. Weigh before pricing and consider local collection for a large box, since postage can easily exceed what the books are worth.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the C$23 a buyer pays is the C$23 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.

Where in Canada

Canada is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Canada with their own page for childrens books.

• Toronto
• Montreal
• Calgary
• Ottawa
• Edmonton
• Winnipeg
• Vancouver
• Brampton
• Hamilton
• Surrey
• Quebec City
• Halifax
• Laval
• London

Common questions

Where can I sell childrens books in Canada?

List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

Are the flaps and wheels intact?

On interactive books, check every one. A lift-the-flap book with the flaps torn off is a different product and should be priced as such.

How should I sell children’s books?

In bundles grouped by reading age. Individual titles rarely justify postage unless they are collectable.

Does damage matter in a bundle?

Less than for singles, but be honest. Crayon and torn pages should be mentioned so buyers know what they are getting.

More: how to sell childrens books, what childrens books are worth, or Books across Canada.