It’s Kevin Sylvester! Back at TIFA Kids by popular demand and with not one, but TWO brand-new, hilarious stories. Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Do you like hockey? If you answered yes to one or both, then this is the event for you! Join broadcaster, author and illustrator Kevin Sylvester as […]
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South Bays in Harbourfront Centre, September 25 at 11:30am ET Fabulous frocks, tremendous tales, scintillating songs… It can only be Canadian storytelling favourites Fay & Fluffy! Yes, Fay Slift (John Paul Kane) and Fluffy Soufflé (Kaleb Robertson) are back for a very special brunch hour story time. Fay & Fluffy have graced many of Toronto’s […]
In the pocket of a faded pair of hand-me-down jeans, a tiny ball of lint lives alone until one day, a boy starts wearing the jeans and everything changes. Before long, Linty has lots of new friends: an acorn, a shell, pizza crust. But, uh-oh . . . Wash Day! Is Linty’s world about to […]
Storydrop Tent, September 23 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Storydrop Tent, October 1 at 2pm ET. The Big Create & Make is a drop-in session where you can linger for 10 minutes or 2 hours, and be part of making something big, beautiful and creative! Get in on the Festival fun and meet a published picture-book illustrator, while flexing your own creative muscles. In […]
Storydrop Tent, October 1 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Join author Emil Sher and illustrator Barbara Reid to open up infinite ways to say “I love you”, as portrayed in their playful book of wordplay, I Love You More. Based on a favourite game played with his now-grown daughters, Emil will share the story of young Des going about his day in a busy, […]
Storydrop Tent, September 29 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Have you ever wondered why we poop? Or why rotting fish stinks so badly? Or what is a germ? Join author Ed Kay and illustrator Mike Shiell for a fantastically informative dive into icky aspects of our biology, as they talk about their Gross Science book series. Come armed with your scientific queries and be […]
Stage in the Park, September 30 at 12:30pm Meet storytellers from unique communities around the world and across the local neighbourhoods of Toronto in the World in Other Words. The Åland Islands is an archipelago in the Baltic Sea of a remarkable 6,700 islands, Swedish speaking, autonomous to Finland. Åland Island author Sebastian Johans’ debut […]
Storydrop Tent, September 26 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Indigo Bookstore in Harbourfront Centre, September 25 at 2pm ET. The Big Create & Make is a drop-in session where you can linger for 10 minutes or 2 hours, and be part of making something big, beautiful and creative! Get in on the Festival fun and meet a published picture-book illustrator, while flexing your own […]
Storydrop Tent, September 30 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Storydrop Tent, October 2 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Storydrop Tent, September 27 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Storydrop Tent, September 24 at 2pm ET. The Big Create & Make is a drop-in session where you can linger for 10 minutes or 2 hours, and be part of making something big, beautiful and creative! Get in on the Festival fun and meet a published picture-book illustrator, while flexing your own creative muscles. Today’s […]
Outdoor Tent C, September 24 at 10:30am ET Have you ever wanted to turn one language into another? See what happens when we all try our hand at translating. Do you think we come up with the same words? Oui ou non?! Join us in translating some of the picture book La Petite Créature by […]
Outdoor Tent C, September 25 at 10:30am ET Have you ever wanted to turn one language into another? See what happens when we all try our hand at translating. Do you think we come up with the same words? Oui ou non?! Join us in translating some of the picture book La Petite Créature by […]
Stage in the Park, October 2 at 11:30am ET Fabulous frocks, tremendous tales, scintillating songs… It can only be Canadian storytelling favourites Fay & Fluffy! Yes, Fay Slift (John Paul Kane) and Fluffy Soufflé (Kaleb Robertson) are back for a very special brunch hour story time. Fay & Fluffy have graced many of Toronto’s biggest […]
Actor Maika Harper is familiar to many for her work on the TV series Mohawk Girls, but now she is paving her way in literature as the picture book creator of The Walrus and the Caribou. Join her on a literary journey to the South Baffin Region of Nunavut to discover this traditional Inuit story, […]
Come on a journey with the Blue-footed Booby to explore how mammals feed their young. Learn about boobies of all shapes and sizes – depending on the animal they are attached to! Step inside illustrator Nancy Vo‘s latest book, Boobies, which introduces young readers to the world of mammals and bodies in a quirky and […]
Storydrop Tent, September 24 at 10:30am ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
Storydrop Tent, September 22 at 3pm ET Drop in at the TIFA Kids tent any day of the Festival for endless fun at Storydrop! Presented in partnership with the Children’s Book Bank, Storydrop offers fun, hands-on activities for ages 4 and up. Dress up as your favourite character and bring a book to life at […]
