Ninja Day
The CBC Holidays Series explores stories that relate to specific holidays so that readers of all ages can celebrate in the best way… with a good book!
On International Ninja Day (December 5), we celebrate the amazing speed, fighting style, and stealth of ninjas. Whether your ninja idols are Naruto or the TMNT team, let’s honor these martial artists and even wear a mask of our own to learn the art of Ninjutsu.
Blood Ninja, by Nick Lake (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) — Fiction, Prose, Action / Adventure, Sports, Teen.
Cat Ninja, by Matthew Cody; illus. Yehudi Mercado (Andrews McMeel Publishing) — Fiction, Graphic Novel, Action / Adventure, Animals, Series, ages 7-12.
Circle of Shadows, by Evelyn Skye (HarperCollins / Balzer + Bray) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Romance, Diversity, Teen.
Deadly Wish: A Ninja’s Journey, by Sarah L. Thomson (Astra Young Readers) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sports, Diversity, ages 7-12.
Fuzzy Baseball Vol. 2: Ninja Baseball Blast, by John Steven Gurney (Papercutz) — Fiction, Graphic Novel, Action / Adventure, Humor, Series, ages 7-12.
Hello Ninjas!, by Joan Holub; illus. Chris Dickason (Simon & Schuster / Little Simon) — Fiction, Board Book, Concepts, Series, ages 0-3.
Junior Ninja Champion: The Competition Begins, by Catherine Hapka (Clarion Books) — Fiction, Prose, Action / Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sports, ages 7-12.
Mosquitoes Can’t Bite Ninjas, by Jordan P. Novak (Bloomsbury Children’s Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Humor, Action / Adventure, Animals, ages 4-6.
My Grandma’s a Ninja, by Todd Tarpley; illus. Danny Chatzikonstantinou (NorthSouth Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Humor, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
Naughty Ninja Takes a Bath, by Todd Tarpley; illus. Vin Vogel (Amazon Publishing / Two Lions) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sports, Health, ages 4-6.
Nighttime Ninja, by Barbara DaCosta; illus. Ed Young (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) — Fiction, Picture Book, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
Ninja Baby, by David Zeltser; illus. Diane Goode (Chronicle Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Sports, ages 4-6.
Ninja Camp, by Sue Fliess; illus. Jen Taylor (Running Press Kids) — Fiction, Picture Book, Humor, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
The Ninja Librarians: The Accidental Keyhand, by Jen Swann Downey (Sourcebooks) — Fiction, Prose, Action / Adventure, Historical Fiction, Series, ages 7-12.
Ninja, Ninja, Never Stop!, by Todd Tuell; illus. Tad Carpenter (ABRAMS) — Fiction, Picture Book, Action / Adventure, Sports, Humor, ages 0-3.
Ninja!, written and illustrated by Arree Chung (Macmillan / Henry Holt and Co (BYR)) — Fiction, Picture Book, Action / Adventure, Sports, Series, ages 4-6.
Shadow Warrior, by Tanya Lloyd Kyi; illus. Celia Krampien (Annick Press) — Fiction, Prose, Action / Adventure, Diversity, ages 7-12.
Celebrate International Ninja Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident holiday expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other CBC Holiday book lists on our blog.
