TIFA Kids

Thunder Like a Drum

Melanie Florence

TIFA Kids

Thunder Like a Drum

Melanie Florence

12:00pm

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Storydrop

30 mins

What does thunder – or piyêsiwak – sound like to you? Bangs and snaps, claps and rumbles – Benjamin thinks thunder sounds just like the beat of his grandfather’s drum.

Join author Melanie Florence for a reading of her book Benjamin’s Thunderstorm in our Storydrop tent. Melanie will share this artfully written story, celebrating Cree culture and family traditions through stunning illustrations by Hawlii Pichette.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Free
Outdoor Event
Reading
TIFA Kids

How to attend

This FREE event is open to the public.

What does thunder – or piyêsiwak – sound like to you? Bangs and snaps, claps and rumbles – Benjamin thinks thunder sounds just like the beat of his grandfather’s drum.

Join author Melanie Florence for a reading of her book Benjamin’s Thunderstorm in our Storydrop tent. Melanie will share this artfully written story, celebrating Cree culture and family traditions through stunning illustrations by Hawlii Pichette.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Free
Outdoor Event
Reading
TIFA Kids

Featured Authors

Melanie Florence
Melanie Florence, author of Benjamin's Thunderstorm, is an award-winning writer of Cree and Scottish heritage based in Toronto, Ontario. She was close to her grandfather as a child, a relationship that sparked her interest in writing about Indigenous themes and characters. She is the author of several books for young readers and has won awards including the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award.

Read more about Melanie Florence

12:00pm

Saturday, September 30

Storydrop

30 mins

How to attend

This FREE event is open to the public

What to read

Benjamin’s Thunderstorm by ,
TIFA 2023

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