Malaika’s Surprise with Nadia L. Hohn & Irene Luxbacher

Nadia L. Hohn and Irene Luxbacher

Malaika’s Surprise with Nadia L. Hohn & Irene Luxbacher

Nadia L. Hohn and Irene Luxbacher

2:00pm

Saturday, October 30, 2021

What’s the biggest surprise you’ve ever had? Surprises can come in all shapes and sizes and Malaika’s surprise comes at the perfect time as she’s worried she’s going to be forgotten when her new baby brother or sister arrives. There’s going to be storytelling and drawing with author Nadia L. Hohn and illustrator Irene Luxbacher as together they present their latest picture book, Malaika’s Surprise. What could Makaika’s Surprise be? A perfect introduction to the idea of someone new in the household.

Recommended for ages 4 and up.

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TIFA Kids is generously supported by Gail and Mark Appel.

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What’s the biggest surprise you’ve ever had? Surprises can come in all shapes and sizes and Malaika’s surprise comes at the perfect time as she’s worried she’s going to be forgotten when her new baby brother or sister arrives. There’s going to be storytelling and drawing with author Nadia L. Hohn and illustrator Irene Luxbacher as together they present their latest picture book, Malaika’s Surprise. What could Makaika’s Surprise be? A perfect introduction to the idea of someone new in the household.

Recommended for ages 4 and up.

English captioning is available for this video. Please click the ‘CC’ button in the video toolbar to turn it on.

TIFA Kids is generously supported by Gail and Mark Appel.

Conversation
Reading

Featured Authors

Nadia L. Hohn
Nadia L. Hohn is an award-winning writer and educator. Her picture books include, Malaika’s Costume, Malaika’s Winter Carnival and Malaika’s Surprise; A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes; Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter, illustrated by Gustavo Mazali; and two titles in the Sankofa series — Music and Media. Nadia’s writing is inspired by her childhood memories, Jamaican heritage, Black culture, world travels and social issues. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Read more about Nadia L. Hohn

Irene Luxbacher
Irene Luxbacher is an artist and author living in Toronto, Ontario, who has received many awards for her work. She has written and illustrated Deep Underwater, an Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award finalist, and Mr. Frank, which was selected as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Her illustrations for the Malaika series by Nadia L. Hohn have been highly acclaimed, and her illustrations for The Imaginary Garden by Andrew Larsen were shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award.

Read more about Irene Luxbacher

2:00pm

Saturday, October 30

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