Harbourfront Centre’s West Lawn, October 2 at 10:30am – 6pm Canadian Geographic Education’s vibrant and colourful Giant Floor Maps are unlike any other educational resource in the country. These maps offer students an opportunity to discover and explore the diverse aspects of geography in a unique and interactive way that accommodates various learning styles and […]
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Harbourfront Centre’s West Lawn, October 1 at 10:30am – 6pm Canadian Geographic Education’s vibrant and colourful Giant Floor Maps are unlike any other educational resource in the country. These maps offer students an opportunity to discover and explore the diverse aspects of geography in a unique and interactive way that accommodates various learning styles and […]
Storydrop Tent, October 2 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 […]
Join illustrator Nancy Vo for a very special event as she introduces her latest book, As Glenn Can Be written by Sarah Ellis. This is a beautifully illustrated biography of child prodigy and world-famous classical musician Glenn Gould, who would have been 90 years-old this year. Glenn had a professional performing career by the time he was 15; he […]
West Bays, All Day Through all ages and in all cultures, we have used stories both as entertainment and in search of knowledge, to strengthen our ties with others – both those who are like us and those who are unlike us – and not least in order to understand our own existence. Children’s books […]
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was created in 2002 by the Swedish government to promote every child’s right to great stories. This global award is given annually to a person or organization for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award […]
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 […]
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 […]
The global ocean is in trouble – and kids can help! We may think of Earth’s five oceans as separate and distinct, but they are actually a linked system of circulating water that is one single ocean: the global ocean. The Global Ocean is a stunning book by Rochelle Strauss and Natasha Donovan that explores […]
How do you write a wordless book? Join author JonArno Lawson and illustrator Qin Leng as they introduce the worlds of their latest picture books, Over the Shop and A Day for Sandcastles. These are beautifully immersive stories of friendship, family and coming together to build community. Come along for stories and pictures that will […]
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 […]
All the way from Finland to Toronto comes author and illustrator Linda Bondestam with a beautiful and fascinating picture book about the axolotl. Join her for the story of My Life at the Bottom about one of the world’s rarest sea creatures and have the chance to do some drawings of your own. Through Linda’s […]
Storydrop tent, All Day Through all ages and in all cultures, we have used stories both as entertainment and in search of knowledge, to strengthen our ties with others – both those who are like us and those who are unlike us – and not least in order to understand our own existence. Children’s books […]
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, All Day Through all ages and in all cultures, we have used stories both as entertainment and in search of knowledge, to strengthen our ties with others – both those who are like us and those who are unlike us – and not least in order to understand our own existence. Children’s books […]
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 […]
Join author Sarabeth Holden for stories of small people with huge imaginations. Her first picture book, Please Don’t Change my Diaper, is the all-too-common tale of someone not wanting a clean bum! Her latest book, Benny the Bananasaurus Rex, is all about a little boy with a big love of bananas. Come for laugh-out-loud stories […]
The Most Magnificent Idea is the story of a girl who – with her dog at her side – loves to make things. Her brain is an “idea machine”, always so full of ideas, she can hardly keep up! But then, one day … it isn’t. The mojo has gone. Join the book’s author, the […]
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 […]
