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Sunday, September 23, 2018 • 10 am – 5 pm • Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
Dimanche, le 23 Septembre, 2018 • 10 h – 17 h • Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
FREE ADMISSION / ENTRÉE LIBRE
KIDSTREET
Festival Guide
Brought to you by the editors of Chirp, Chickadee, and OWL
Schedule subject to change without notice.
Invite a Canadian children’s author,
illustrator or storyteller into
your child’s school during
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week!
May 4 – 11, 2019
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Table of Contents
2 Meet the WOTS Team
3 Festival Greetings
4 Festival Partners
6 TD KidStreet Festival at a Glance
8 Meet the KidStreet Hosts
9 Learning Station
12 Kids Activity Tent
17 Indigenous Voices
18 TD Children’s Literature Tent
26 Salutations du Festival
27 La scène francophone Viamonde
32 KidStreet Exhibitors and Map
34 Exhibitor Special Listings
36 Contribute to WOTS
This program is Kid Stuff only! Want the whole schedule?
Grab a copy of our general program to see what else
we’re up to on Sunday, September 23, or go online at
thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto!
Meet The
Behind the Team!
Curtain
A National, Annual Celebration
The Word On The Street is a free public festival that celebrates the written word and
champions literacy by hosting an annual outdoor book and periodical fair. As Canada’s
largest 100% Canadian book and magazine event, we are proud to celebrate the
contributions of Canadian authors to the cultural history of our community and our country.
You can help the festival provide an opportunity for communities across the country to
interact with Canada’s dynamic writers and publishers! Visit thewordonthestreet.ca and click
“Donate.” A tax receipt will be automatically sent to you in the amount of your donation.
TORONTO OFFICE TORONTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Alexander Barbara Howson, President
Festival Director
Sarah Dunn, Vice-President
Kerrie Seljak-Byrne
Marketing Manager Ven Seshadri, Treasurer
CarbonFree Technology, Inc.
Chelsea Dab Hilke
Event & Volunteer Coordinator DIRECTORS
Maya Baumann Elyse Friedman
Programming & Outreach Coordinator Author, Screenwriter
Daniel McGuire Alan G. James
Festival Assistant Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Mari Ramsawakh Holly Kent
Marketing Assistant Ontario Book Publishing Organization and
the Open Book Foundation
Cody Caetano
Programming Assistant David Leonard
6 Degrees at Institute for Canadian
Kim Robinson Citizenship
Development Consultant
Don Oravec
Phone: (416) 504-7241 Retired, The Writers’ Trust of Canada
Email: toronto@thewordonthestreet.ca
Anna Porter
NATIONAL OFFICE Author, Co-founder, Key Porter Books
Helena Aalto
National Coordinator Meredith Tutching
Ontario Library Association
OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS
Eleanor LeFave (ex-officio)
The Word On The Street would not be
Mabel’s Fables
possible without the hard work and dedication
of our more than 300 volunteers. We value
your commitment to celebrating reading and
advocating literacy. We couldn’t do it without
you! Thank you.
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Festival Greetings
from The Word On The Street
Are you ready to celebrate The Word On The Street’s 29th annual festival? We’re so
excited to share Canada’s diverse children’s writers and illustrators with you again
this year!
Join us at the TD Children’s Literature Tent to get a free book from the TD Grade
One Book Giveaway, while supplies last! Be sure to stick around to hear readings
from the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award shortlist. Head over to the
Children’s Activity Tent for Chirp’s Science Corner and join editor Jackie Farquhar
from Chirp magazine fun and educational science experiments. Don’t miss Kenneth
Oppel and Sydney Smith at 10:00 am on our Amazon.ca Bestsellers Stage.
For our language lovers, check out la scène francophone Viamonde for
French language children’s programming. Or attend language lessons in
Anishinaabemowin, Cree, and more at our Indigenous Voices stage where we’ll
feature children’s titles from 10:30-11:30 am.
And as always, you can browse the TD KidStreet Marketplace for your favourite
authors and books… and find new ones as well! Wherever you wind up, you’ll be
sure to learn something new and enriching. Happy reading!
David Alexander Barbara Howson
Festival Director President
from Owlkids Publishing
Excited for the 29th The Word on the Street festival? We are! Once again,
Toronto’s waterfront will host some of our industry’s most gifted authors and
illustrators. We hope you get a chance to check in with old favourites and
discover some new talents. Owlkids is pleased to partner with The Word on the
Street on this KidStreet guide. Read on for details on all the amazing activities
happening today.
Angela Keenlyside
Publisher, Owlkids
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6 FESTIVAL PARTNERS
MEDIA SPONSORS
OPEN BOOK
NATIONAL SPONSORS
FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL
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FESTIVAL PARTNERS 7
REGIONAL SPONSORS
FRANCOPHONE PARTNERS
Toronto
OFFICIAL PRINT SPONSORS
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TD KidStreet Festival at a Glance 10:00
Learning Station • Pg. 9 Kids Activity Tent • Pg. 12
10:15
THE GREAT BRAILLE CHALLENGE
HEATHER'S MUSIC CIRCLE
10:30 WITH SUE VAILE Long & McQuade
CNIB Foundation
10:45
11:00
11:15
BRAINSTORM BONANZA FOX AND SQUIRREL HELP OUT
11:30 Ripple Foundation Ruth Ohi
11:45
12:00
12:15
READ-A-LONG ART SHOW ALMOST-EPIC SQUAD:
12:30 WITH MATT JAMES MUCUS MAYHEM
Frontier College Kevin Sylvester
12:45
1:00
1:15
LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS
FOR READING SUCCESS KIDS WRITE 4 KIDS
1:30 The Ontario Branch of the International Ripple Foundation
Dyslexia Organization
1:45
2:00
2:15
BLACKOUT POETRY GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT
2:30 Vallum Dennis Lee & Qin Leng
2:45
3:00
3:15
COMMUNITY ART
CHIRP SCIENCE CORNER
3:30 WITH LINDSAY ZIER-VOGEL Jackie Farquhar
The Love Lettering Project
3:45
4:00
4:15
ASL STORYTELLING COMICMAKER
4:30 Silent Voice Story Planet
4:45
5:00
ASL Interpretation
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Indigenous Voices Children’s Literature Tent La scène francophone
Pg. 17 Pg. 18 Viamonde • Pg. 27
OPENING
(10:00 -
10:20)
LA BÊTE À 4 Z'YEUX
Caroline Merola
10:00
CEREMONY
(10:20 - DR. COO AND THE PIGEON (10:20 - LE LAC DE SINGES
10:15
10:40) PROTEST Sarah Hampson 10:40) Élise Turcotte
I AM NOT 10:30
A NUMBER (10:40 - STEGO-CUMULUS (10:40 - TELLEMENT SAUVAGE
J.K. Dupius 11:00) Hilary Leung 11:00) Mireille Messier 10:45
(11:00 -
11:20)
HARRY AND WALTER
Kathy Stinson
(11:00 -
11:20)
FÉELI TOUT
Cindy Roy
11:00
(11:20 - TEAM STEVE
11:15
11:40) Kelley Collier
CREE LANGUAGE 11:30
LESSON CELEBRATE THE TD GRADE
(11:40 -
ONE BOOK GIVEAWAY!
Brenda Wastasecoot 12:00)
with Rebecca Bender 11:45
12:00
(12:00 -
CBC PRESENTS 12:15
THE TD CANADIAN CHILDREN'S
1:00)
LITERATURE AWARD
12:30
12:45
(1:00 -
1:20)
I AM SMALL
Qin Leng
1:00
ANISHINAABEMOWIN
(1:20 - BLACK WOMEN WHO DARED
1:15
LANGUAGE LESSON 1:40) Naomi Moyer
Mykelle Pacquing
1:30
(1:40 - SUGAR & SNAILS
2:00) Sarah Tsiang 1:45
(2:00 -
2:20)
GRANDMOTHER'S VISIT
Betty Quan
2:00
(2:20 -
5-MINUTE STORIES FOR 2:15
FEARLESS GIRLS
2:40)
Sarah Howden
2:30
(2:40 - WINNIE'S GREAT WAR
3:00) Josh Greenhut 2:45
(3:00 -
3:20)
TALES FROM THE TUNDRA
Ibi Kaslik
3:00
(3:20 - THE HOLLOW UNDER
3:15
3:40) THE TREE Cary Fagan
3:30
(3:40 -
DANGEROUS PURSUITS 3:45
Escape, Linwood Barclay
4:20)
MiNRS 3, Kevin Sylvester
4:00
CLOSING (4:20 - TOURNAMENT TROUBLE
4:15
CEREMONY 4:40) Sylv Chiang
4:30
(4:40 - THE WHIRLPOOL
5:00) Laurel Croza 4:45
5:00
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TD KidStreet Hosts
Kids Activity Tent
Jeff Szpirglas
Jeff Szpirglas has written two novels for middle-grade
readers, Evil Eye and Dentures of Doom, and most recently,
Countdown to Danger: Canadian Survival, a choose-your-
own-ending novel, published by Scholastic Canada. He’s
worked at CTV Television and was an editor at Chirp,
Chickadee and OWL magazines. He has twin children
and two cats (the cats are not twins). In his spare time, he
teaches second grade. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
TD Children’s Literature Tent
Patricia Storms
Patricia Storms is an illustrator/author of children’s books
and humour books. She loves to draw, paint, write, sing,
dance, play the ukulele and dream. She has illustrated many
children’s books including 13 Ghosts of Halloween, The
Ghosts Go Spooking, If You’re Thankful And You Know
It and By The Time You Read This. She also enjoys writing
stories! She has written and illustrated The Pirate and the
Penguin and the much-loved Never Let You Go. Her newest
story, Moon Wishes, co-written with her husband Guy
Storms and illustrated by Milan Pavlovic, will come out
March 2019 with Groundwood Books. She lives in Toronto
with her husband and a very needy cat.
Kari-Lynn Winters
Kari-Lynn Winters is a performer, poet, scholar, and award-
winning author of 26 children’s picture books, including
her latest, Hungry for Science: Poems to Crunch On. Kari-
Lynn is an Associate Professor at Brock University in St.
Catharines, Ontario where she teaches soon-to-be teachers
how to incorporate drama into literacy.
8Learning Station
10:15 AM – 11:
11:00 AM The Great Braille Challenge
allenge
Test your senses of taste, smell, hearing and touch. Team up to compete for prizes
against some fabulous and talented CNIB participants and staff. Remember, braille
readers do it upside down and in the dark! Everyone wins in this contest.
Sue Vaile is Coordinator, Literacy, for CNIB Foundation’s new Community Hub at
Yonge and St. Clair. Legally blind from diabetic retinopathy and optic atrophy, Sue is
a lifelong artist and describes herself as a tactile girl with a love of braille.
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Ripple Foundation: Brainstorm Bonanza
Join us for Brainstorm Bonanza, the first part of the Ripple Foundation’s three-part
Write It Workshop. Developed by an Ontario teacher with 20+ years experiences, this
creative writing program focuses on improving the writing skills and confidence of
Canadian youth.
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Frontier College: Read-a-Long Art Show
Frontier College proudly presents our Read-a-Long Art Show with author and
illustrator Matt James. As Matt reads from his books, children can draw their own
masterpieces! Drop by the Learning Station to receive free children’s books courtesy
of Frontier College.
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM ONBIDA: Laying the Foundations for Reading Success
Join ONBIDA to hear how you can help your child develop the foundational skills
for learning to read. Learn how phonological and letter sound proficiency and
vocabulary skills, work together to facilitate word reading accuracy and fluency.
Resources will be shared. See you at the Learning Station!
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM Vallum: Blackout Poetry
With a focus on fun, Vallum welcomes all ages to participate in creating poetry
through crafts. Equipped with markers, newspapers, and other supplies, participants
will blackout and collage together poems making art that they can take home, share
and enjoy!
Greg Santos is the author of three full-length books and two chapbooks including
Blackbirds (Eyewear Publishing 2018). Santos has extensive experience both
designing and conducting educational, exciting poetry workshops for all ages.
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM The Love Lettering Project
The Love Lettering Project is a community engagement project that asks participants
to write anonymous letters about what they love about where they live and hide them
for strangers to find. The project has toured the UK, Canada’s north, the US and
recently travelled to Brazil.
Lindsay Zier-Vogel is a Toronto-based writer, arts educator and the creator of the
internationally-acclaimed Love Lettering Project. Since 2004, Lindsay has been
asking participants in over 250 events to write love letters to the communities and
hide them for strangers to find, spreading the love.
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM ASL Storytelling
Storytelling like never before. American Sign Language (ASL), Deaf culture, and
Deaf heritage are brought to the stage told in beautiful ASL, celebrating the
language and experience of Deaf Canadians. Experience the engagement of
parent and child through ASL stories . You’ll be moved and inspired. 9Sill y
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Unscramble the letters to figure out each word.
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3. CHAERRACT
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5. Book club
4. End
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ANSWER:Kids Activity Tent
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Heather’s Music Circle
Heather’s Music Circle is a warm and welcome environment that invites
children and families to join in singing songs they know and love, as well as
exploring new songs, instruments and stories they may not have had the chance
to experience yet.
Heather is an ECE graduate from George Brown College. She has worked
with families for many years in both childcare and musical environments.
She is a trained singer and a touring musician, performing with prominent
Toronto bands.
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Fox and Squirrel Help Out –
Squeak’s Bat-Mobile!
Fox and Squirrel are friends who both realize they have a
lot to offer when a little baby bat drops out of the sky. Can
they work together to figure out how to help their new friend
Squeak?
Ruth Ohi has illustrated over 50 children's books—several of which she has also
written. Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including the
Governor General's Award. Ruth lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario.
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
The Almost Epic Squad: Mucus Mayhem –
Character Creation!
Meet the 1st member of the Almost Epic Squad: Jess Flem is
about to find out she possesses a very strange superpower. It's
weird! It's gross! But it will come in very handy, when an evil
overlord comes to town, threatening world domination.
Kevin Sylvester is an award-winning author, illustrator, reporter, radio sports
host, producer and documentary maker. His books include the MiNRS and
Neil Flambe series. Kevin lives in Toronto, Ontario with his family.
121:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Kids Write 4 Kids
Want creative writing inspiration? Stop by the Children’s Activity Tent for book
readings by Emana Ali, Emily Little, and Safaa Ali. These three Canadian youth
authors won the Ripple Foundation’s Kids Write 4 Kids contests over the past
few years.
Ripple Foundation is a charitable organization that fosters creativity in youth
across Canada. Since 2015, we have developed and facilitated activities that
encourage creative writing in children, including our Kids Write 4 Kids contest,
Write It Workshop, and Wave Blog.
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Good Night, Good Night –
Story Time and Draw-Along!
Good Night, Good Night collects some of
Dennis Lee’s best-loved poems on the themes
of bedtime and dreaming, brought to life by
the warm and whimsical art of award-winning ill illustrator Qin
Qi Leng.
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book is the perfect nighttime read-aloud for the very young.
Dennis Lee is Toronto’s first Poet Laureate, an Officer of the Order of Canada,
and the author of timeless children’s collections such as Alligator Pie, Garbage
Delight, Jelly Belly, Bubblegum Delicious, and The Ice Cream Store.
Qin Leng is a designer and illustrator whose work has received the APALA
Award for best picture book and been nominated for the Governor General’s
Literary Award for Children’s Literature.
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Chirp's Science Corner
Grab your lab coat and join Chirp and Chirp magazine editor, Jackie Farquhar,
as they demonstrate three fun interactive science experiments. Conduct the
balloon blow-up, perform the water bag pencil trick and mix-up a magic potion!
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
ComicMaker
Join Story Planet’s artists for some hilarious comic-creation! With
brainstorming, improv, and props, you’ll help a create a comic on the spot!
After, each child receives a notebook so they can add to the story or draw their
very own comic.
Story Planet is a non-profit organization that empowers young Torontonians to
make and share their stories. Our artists, writers and volunteers provide young
people with creative workshop experiences that foster self confidence while
building communication skills.
Christopher Green, also known as “mumblethief,” is a cartoonist, educator,
illustrator, and animator who comes from the Alaskan wilderness. He is also
head librarian at The Turtle Library (branch #2).
Josh Rosen is a cartoonist/illustrator from Toronto, Ontario. As a freelance
artist he has had work featured through Slate Magazine, Dartmouth
University and the University of Iowa, among others. 13
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She wanted to be a smarty pants!
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Why did the librarian
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE SHOWS!Indigenous Voices
10:00–10:30 AM
Opening Ceremony
Our Indigenous Voices stage will commence with ceremony to connect the audience together,
through a welcoming prayer that celebrates the original, unceded territories that The Word On
The Street operates on and the diverse First Nations community who calls it home!
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
I Am Not A Number
Second Story Press
When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First
Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused,
frightened, and terribly homesick. Based on the life of co-
author Jenny Kay Dupuis’ grandmother.
Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis is of Anishinaabe/Ojibway ancestry and a proud
member of Nipissing First Nation. She is an educator, researcher, artist,
and speaker who works full-time supporting the advancement of Indigenous
education.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Language Lesson – Cree
Come learn some words and phrases in Cree with Brenda Wastasecoot!
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Language Lesson – Anishinaabemowin
Come learn some words and phrases in Anishinaabemowin with Mykelle Pacquing!
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
Closing Ceremony
We are humbled and thankful to close the day with ceremony, and view it as a call to action
to continue working towards reconciliation on Turtle Island.
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
At TD Children’s Literature Tent
Tales from the Tundra
Inhabit Media
A collection of origin stories from Inuit mythology—learn
why the raven is black and find out why a walrus used to have antlers
and how an earth spirit pulled the first caribou from the ground.
Ibi Kaslik is an internationally published novelist and freelance writer.
Her novel The Angel Riots was nominated for Ontario’s Trillium award
(2009). Her first novel, Skinny, was a New York Times bestseller. 17TD Children’s Literature Tent
10:20AM – 10:40 AM
Dr. Coo and the Pigeon Protest
Kids Can Press
Dr. Archibald Coo, an erudite big-city pigeon, is tired of the
way people treat him and the other pigeons, especially since
they were once so revered. So a plan is hatched to earn the admiration of
people once again.
Sarah Hampson is an award-winning journalist with the Globe and Mail.
Dr. Coo and the Pigeon Protest is her first foray into the world of writing for
children. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
Stego-cumulus
Scholastic Canada
Panda loves the shapes and stories of the clouds in the sky;
Parrot can only see the science. It seems like they will never
agree. A story of friendship, imagination and discovery—and the joy of
taking in the world around you.
Hilary Leung is an author and illustrator. When he isn’t working on a
book project, he is playing with his two awesome children. Learn more at:
hilaryleung.com
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
Harry and Walter
Annick Press
Harry is four and three-quarters and Walter is ninety-two
and a half, but that doesn’t stop them from being best friends.
How will they cope when Harry’s family moves and they aren’t
neighbours anymore?
Kathy Stinson is the author of beloved children’s classics Red is Best, and Big
or Little?, and recent multi-award winners like The Man with the Violin, and
Harry and Walter. She lives near Guelph, Ontario.
1811:20 AM – 11:40 AM
Team Steve
KidsCan Press
Steve the horse expects to win the forest’s annual Race-a-
thon, like he does every year. But this year it’s a relay race,
which means Steve can share his “running wisdom” and coach his teammates
Turtle, Duck and Snail—for better or worse!
Kelly Collier has been drawing since she was little and studied Illustration in
college. Kelly lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and their dog.
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
The TD Grade One Book Giveaway
Each year, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre gives one book to every grade one student in
Canada through the generous sponsorship of TD Bank Group. This year, it’s Rebecca Bender’s
Giraffe and Bird. Come get your free copy (while supplies last) and listen to Rebecca read the
story and tell you about its creation!
Giraffe and Bird
Pajama Press
Giraffe and Bird are not friends. Bird cannot abide Giraffe’s bad breath.
Giraffe can’t stand Bird twittering in his ear. But when these frenemies go
their separate ways and a scary storm strikes, they realize they might be
better off together.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
CBC Presents the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
Join CBC Books for a kid-friendly look inside the five books nominated for the 2018 TD
Canadian Children's Literature Award, celebrating the best work by Canadian writers for
readers under the age of 12. This hour will feature readings from nominated authors and
illustrators, and hands-on activities inspired by the books in the running for this year's prize.
Past winners include The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk by Jan Thornhill, Missing Nimâmâ
written by Melanie Florence and illustrated by François Thisdale, The Night Gardener by
Jonathan Auxier, The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson and many more. The shortlist for
the 2018 prize will be announced in early September. Stay tuned!
19TD Children’s Literature Tent
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM
I Am Small
KidsCan Press
A little girl is frustrated at always being the smallest one,
until a tiny surprise shows up at home one day, putting
everything into perspective.
Qin Leng is a designer and illustrator whose work has received the
APALA Award for best picture book and been nominated for the
Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature.
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM
Black Women Who Dared
Second Story Press
Inspirational illustrated biographies of ten Black women and
women’s collectives from Canadian and American history.
Included are leaders and groundbreakers who were anti-slavery activists,
business women, health-care activists, civic organizers and educators.
Naomi M. Moyer is a self taught, multidisciplinary artist and writer. As a
Black woman, Naomi is forever interested in African diasporic histories and
how they connect to Black identity. Naomi is a new Mama and lives with her
family in Toronto.
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM
Sugar and Snails
Annick Press
When the traditional rhyme just doesn’t seem to fit the boy and
girl visiting their grandpa, he comes up with a list of unusual
alternatives. Soon the children are coming up with their own
versions that challenge the old stereotypes.
Sarah Tsiang is an award-winning poet and author of children’s books,
including A Flock of Shoes, Warriors and Wailers, and The Stone Hatchlings.
202:00 PM – 2:20 PM
Grandmother's Visit
Groundwood Books
In Grandmother’s Visit, Grace learns to say goodbye to
Grandmother. Betty Quan’s haunting yet hopeful text pairs
with Carmen Mok’s gentle illustrations to show the love between
a child and her grandmother in this touching book about love and loss.
Betty Quan is a writer for children’s television programs, including the
Discovery Kids production of Doki. She wrote Mother Tongue, which was
nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. She lives
in Toronto.
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM
5-Minute Stories for Fearless Girls
HarperCollins
Featuring women who have pursued their dreams, changed
our world, and shown everyone what women can do. From
aviation pioneers to leading scientists and gold-medal athletes to princesses,
these incredible stories are perfect for bedtime and on the go!
Sarah Howden is a writer and editor. She lives with her husband and young
daughter in Toronto.
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM
Winnie's Great War Middle
Grade
HarperCollins Fiction
From the Caldecott Medal-winning team behind
Finding Winnie comes a wartime adventure, which
unfolds through the eyes of the world's most famous bear.
Josh Greenhut is a writer and researcher. He is the author of over 15
children's books, including Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures series.
He lives with his family in Toronto.
21TD Children’s Literature Tent
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
The Hollow Under the Tree Middle
Grade
Groundwood Books Fiction
When a circus train derails in Toronto in 1925, a lion
escapes and finds shelter in High Park. No one knows about
the creature except for Sadie Menken, the feisty daughter of
a pie-maker. Can Sadie save the lion?
Cary Fagan is the award-winning author of many books for children and
adults, including Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas and Oy, Feh, So! Visit
Cary Fagan's website: http://www.caryfagan.com
3:40 PM – 4:20 PM
DANGEROUS PURSUITS
There’s nothing more important to pursue than the truth, especially if the
same bad guys as last time are after you. Authors Linwood Barclay and
Kevin Sylvester catch their protagonists at the height of the chase.
Escape
Middle
Puffin Canada Grade
Twelve-year-old Jeff and genetically engineered spy Fiction
dog Chipper are on the run from the mysterious and
sinister organization known only as The Institute. Danger,
secrets and thrilling suspense collide in this action-packed
sequel to Chase.
Linwood Barclay is the New York Times and #1 international bestselling
author of sixteen critically acclaimed novels, including The Twenty-Three,
Far From True and Broken Promise. Escape is the follow-up to Chase, his
first middle-grade novel.
22MiNRS 3
Middle
Simon & Schuster Grade
The final action-packed book in the MiNRS trilogy. Fiction
The children of Perses must return to Earth. They
defeated Major Kirk Thatcher on their adopted planet, but
his evil plans are still unfolding. People need to know the truth.
Kevin Sylvester is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and broadcaster.
His books include MiNRS, MiNRS 2, the Neil Flambé series, Gold Medal
for Weird, and Sports Hall of Weird. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
4:20 PM – 4:40PM
Tournament Trouble Middle
Grade
Annick Press Fiction
All twelve-year-old Jaden wants to do is be the best at
his favourite video game Cross Ups. An epic match leads to
an invitation to play in a tournament, so Jaden and friends hatch
a plan to get him there.
Sylv Chiang is a middle grade teacher by day and a writer of middle grade fiction
by night. She wrote Cross Ups! series to appeal to the students in her grade five
class who are more interested in video games than books.
4:40 PM – 5:00PM
Middle
The Whirlpool Grade
Groundwood Books Fiction
In these seven stories by Laurel Croza, five teenagers,
a doll and a squirrel break out of the expectations placed
upon them. The Whirlpool also features beautiful black-and-white
illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Riley.
Laurel Croza is the author of the award-winning picture book I Know Here,
illustrated by Matt James. She also wrote the sequel, From There to Here.
The Whirlpool is Laurel’s first short-story collection. She lives with her husband
in Toronto.
23??
Would You Rather... ?
Eat your way through
1 Charlie’s chocolate factory OR
set sail with Captain Hook?
2 Live in a straw house OR a shoe?
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Be granted any wish
3 OR be able to grant wishes?
4
O
Own a magic wand OR
rrule a magic kinddom?
B as tiny as an ant OR
Be
5 as big as a giant?
a
B as scary as a goblin OR
Be
6 a
as powerful as a dragon?
??
E only pickles
Eat
7 OR curds and whey?
O
24
?Quand on aime lire,
tout est possible!
Find Viamonde on the Viens faire un tour sur
Francophone Avenue l’avenue francophone
and discover a world et découvrir ce que
of new possibilities! Viamonde peut t’offrir!
At 11am, Viamonde brings to the Stage, À 11 h, Viamonde te permet de
Féeli Tout, a very special fairy who rencontrer Féeli Tout, la fée au cœur
loves to read! Be sure to come with d’une collection de contes des plus
everyone as the whole family will fall captivants! Apporte ton livre « En route
under her spell! pour l’école! » distribué dans la trousse
Bienvenue à la maternelle et fais-le
PLUS signer par son auteure, Cindy Roy!
Come to our kiosk anytime today to
PLUS
inquire about our schools and to take
part in fun activities! Visitez notre kiosque toute la journée
pour en savoir plus sur nos écoles
ou pour participer à des activités
amusantes!
PARTENAIRE
FRANCOPHONE PRINCIPAL
The Word On The Street csviamonde.caLa scène Viamonde
Francophone
Salutations du Festival!
Êtes-vous prêts à célébrer la 29e édition du festival annuel The Word On The
Street? Nous sommes très heureux de partager avec vous un éventail d’écrivains
et d’illustrateurs jeunesse canadiens cette année!
Rejoignez-nous à la Tente de la littérature jeunesse TD pour obtenir un livre
gratuit du Concours de livres de 1re année TD, jusqu’à épuisement des stocks!
Restez aux alentours pour entendre les lectures des finalistes du Prix TD de la
littérature jeunesse canadienne. Rendez-vous à la Tente d’activités pour enfants
pour Le coin des sciences de Chirp et rejoignez Jackie Farquhar, rédactrice de
Chirp Magazine pour des expériences scientifiques amusantes et éducatives. Ne
manquez pas Kenneth Oppel et Sydney Smith à 10 h sur notre scène du palmarès
des ventes d’Amazon.ca.
Pour nos amoureux de la langue, rendez-vous à La scène francophone Viamonde
pour la programmation pour enfants en français. Assistez à des cours de langue
en anishinaabemowin, en cri et plus encore à notre scène Voix autochtones où
nous présenterons une sélection de livres jeunesse de premier plan encore une
fois cette année.
Et comme toujours, vous pouvez parcourir le TD KidStreet Marketplace pour
retrouver vos auteurs et livres préférés... et en découvrir de nouveaux! Où que
vous vous retrouviez, vous êtes certains d’apprendre quelque chose de nouveau
et d’enrichissant. Bonne lecture!
David Alexander Barbara Howson
Directeur du Festival Présidente
26La scène francophone
Viamonde
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
La bête à 4 z'yeux (Édito Jeunesse)
Lecture avec l’auteur Caroline Merola!
Book reading with author Caroline Merola!
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Le lac de singe (La courte échelle)
Lecture avec l’auteur Élise Turcotte!
Book reading with author Élise Turcotte!
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM
Tellement sauvage (Éditions D'eux)
Lecture avec l’auteur Mireille Messier!
Book reading with author Mireille Messier!
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
Animation de Féeli Tout (Cindy Roy)
Elle est curieuse
´ cette fée... elle habite dans un marais à Dieppe au
Nouveau-Brunswick et elle porte des bas rayés noirs et blancs, mais
pas tout à fait rayés de la même façon. Oh et le rouge, elle adore le
rouge! Vous avez sûrement vu voler, dans le marais entre terre et ciel,
de belles bottes rouges. Ce n'était pas un avion, ni un ovni, mais bien
Féeli Tout!
Féeli Tout est une fée conteuse qui fait fureur chez les enfants
comme chez les adultes! Avec ses talents de conteuse et ses
"drillons magiques", elle réussit à captiver l'attention des
enfants et à les initier aux joies des livres.
27Mixed-Up
Jokes
Match
h each joke to its
punchline.
What did
one pencil
say to the Automobile!
other?
What 10-letter
word starts with
g-a-s?
ry.
Hisss-sto
Which English
word uses all
Unquestionably.
the vowels
including Y?
What’s your
Why did the
witch write point?
a story?
What do snakes Because she
loved spelling!
like to read
about?
28RA I N BO W
SU D O K U
Colour in the squares so that each small
box, column, and row contains red, yellow,
green, and blue.
ANSWER:
29TD KIDSTREET EXHIBITORS INDEPENDENT AUTHORS
Excited to jump into KidStreet? Acme Mind Company Ltd KS 2
Check out the amazing exhibitors this year! The Adventures of Posh Princess KS 34b
If you have any trouble, a The Word On Author Ligia Carvalho KS 36b
The Street volunteer will be happy to help Cachet Allen - I am Kindness KS 24b
you navigate to where you need to go! Calvert and the Wolf KS 24a
ARTS / WRITERS ORGANIZATIONS Cameron S. Matthews KS 7b
AAOF FA 7 Comic Book Embassy FB 10
Alliance Française Toronto FA 5 The Crystal Chronicles KS 4a
Canadian Children's Book Centre KS 11 Eddie’s Alien Adventure KS 9b
Lire d'un océan à l'autre FA1 Editions Quatre Libertes/
Four Liberties Books FA 6a
Royal Ontario Museum KS 1
Going To Travel Guides FB 18a
Salon du livre de Toronto FA 8
Letter From Santa Claus KS 25b
Théâtre français de Toronto FA 4
Little Cookery KS 34a
BOOK PUBLISHERS/DISTRIBUTORS Magnetree Books KS 9a
Annick Press KS 12 More Than a Princess KS 4b
Brownridge Publishing KS 10 Mr. Pigglesworth & Wellwuzzies KS 25a
Chocolate River Publishing KS 8 Rhoan Flowers KS 28a
Elandera KS 32 Rory’s Helpers KS 5b
Fireside Analytics Academy KS 35a Sneaky Boy Books KS 36a
Anansi & Groundwood Books 241 / 244 Storyteller Laurie FB 19
Losh Bears KS 28b www.childrenstimelessbooks.com KS 5a
Nelson KS 23
LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS
Other Life Lessons KS 29
ABC Life Literacy Canada LL 8
Owlkids 101
Asian Canadian Writers Workshop LL 9
Penguin Random House Canada 301 - 304 / KS 20
BCFI (Book Clubs For Inmates) LL 2
Red T Media KS 31
CNIB Community Hub Braille Club LL 13
Redar Pub. Children’s Books KS 30
Explore & Destination Clic LL 12
Ruby Two Shoes Publishing Inc. KS 33
First Book Canada LL 21
Scholastic Canada KS 16
Frontier College LL 6
Second Story Press KS 22
IBBY Canada LL 1
Simon & Schuster Canada 118 / KS 27
Le Collège Du Savoir LL 19
Skyky Cultural Publishers Ltd. KS 6
MTML: Literacy Network for
Yellow Fox Editions KS 35b
Toronto & York Region LL 4
BOOKSELLERS PAL – Reading Services Inc. LL 14
Ella Minnow Children’s Books KS 26 Project Bookmark Canada LL 7
Librairie Mosaïque French Bookstore FA 9 - FA 13 Ripple Foundation LL 11
Mabel's Fables KS 13 - KS 15 Silent Voice Canada & Ontario
Cultural Society of the Deaf LL 17
EDUCATIONAL/LIBRARY
Spelling Bee of Canada LL 15
CBC Kids News KS 42
Story Planet LL 10
Conseil scolaire Viamonde FA 15 / FA 16
The Reading Partnership LL 3
La forêt de la lecture FA 6b
Toronto Writers Collective LL 20
ONBIDA - Ontario Branch of the
TPL Adult Literacy Program LL 16
International Dyslexia Association KS 37
West End Literacy Programs LL 5
Ontario Teachers’ Federation KS 17 / KS 18
Words, Rhymes & Life LL 18
Tutor Doctor KS 3
U of T Child Development Labs KS 21 MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS/DISTRIBUTORS
Brainspace Interactive KS 19
For a full festival guide, pick up a copy of the Official Festival Program at one of our four information
booths or visit thewordonthestreet.ca.Brigantine Patio Lavazza Café
f
312 311 316 315 320 319 LL1–LL21
WORDSHOP TORONTO BOOK MAGAZINE
AGAZI
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TEEN SPIRIT 111
321 322 325 326 MARQUEE AWARDS TENT MEWS
in the MM1–14
MM1–1 201 202 217 218 233 234
324 323 328 327
Studio Theatre 204 203 220 219 236 235
112 113 116 117
337 338 341 342
WB1–4 115 114 119 118 205 206 221 222
340 339 344 343 SCULPTING
SCUL
ULLPTING
TIN 237 5
WB9–12
1 W W 208 207 224 223
333 334 329 330 NEW
W READS 240 239
WB5–8
336 335 332 331 209 210 225 226
INDIGENOUS
VOICES 5 FB
B13–166
B13–16
FB13–16 FB17–20
FB17–20 212 211 228 227
FB1–4 4
2 Harbourfront Centre
Ceeentre
n
to LEARNING STATION
Main Building
Buildin
ng
n FB5–8 FB9–12
408 409 213 214 229 230 241 242
405 406 407 6 216 215 232 231 244 243
411 410 6
to LITERACY LANE
3
TD KIDSTREET KS1 KS2
FA1 FA5 FA6 KS4 KS3
FA8 FA7
AMAZON.CA
2 W AUDIBLE BESTSELLERS TORONTO STAR
4 PRESENTS TENT KS5 KS6 Queen’s
in the
FA15 World Café
f GREAT BOOKS KS8 KS7 Quay
FA9 FA10 FA11 Harbourfront Centre Theatre
FA16 in the Terminal
3 FA4 FA14 FA13 FA12
Lakeside Terrace Boxcar Social 248 247 246 245 TD
KS12KS11 KS10 KS9 CHILDREN’S
W W
LA SCÈNE LITERATURE
KS13 KS14 KS17 KS18
FRANCOPHONE TENT
KS16KS15 KS20KS19
VIAMONDE
in the Boulevard Pavillion TD KIDSTREET
& Patio KIDSTREET
MA P K EY KS29 KS21 KS22
KS30 KS24KS23
ATM Information Booth
KS31
Natrel Pond The Power Plant KS32 KS25 KS26
First Aid Bookmobile
(Canoe Rides) KS33 KS28KS27
The Slip 3
Snack Tent V Volunteer & Media Room
Food Truck W Washrooms
2 KIDS Canada Square
1 SMALLFOOT 6 HTO Water Truck ACTIVITY TENT
4 KS38 KS39
1
2 Ontario Science Centre P Underground Parking KS40 KS34 KS35
6
KS37 KS36
3 Children’s Book Bank Rest Area
InfoToGo Bike Valet KS42
4
powered by Toronto Hydro
L1 Multi-Faith Space (west of Harbourfront Centre) AUTHOR CRUISES
L2 Cool down Room LAKE ONTARIOExhibitor Special Listings
Exhibitor Name Promotion
Calvert and Join Calvert and Chris in the 1st book of their series. Calvert and the
the Wolf Wolf takes readers on an adventure as Calvert learns the importance of
community; honesty; environmental care and above all, courage. Written by
renowned author Joseph Lewin.
KS 24a
7KH&KLOGUHQ·V The Children’s Book Bank—in miniature—is at this year’s festival! Visit our
Book Bank booth to hear stories as well as browse the shelves for a favourite book to
take home for free. Adults are welcome...with an accompanying child.
Find The Children’s Book Bank on the Natrel Pond Lawn
7KH&U\VWDO Alessia Dickson is the award-winning teen author of The Crystal Chronicles.
&KURQLFOHV Interviewed by CBC television, winner of children’s literature awards,
motivational speaker for students and the recipient of the Order of
Vaughan—all by the age of 18.
KS 4a
)LUHVLGH A data scientist from Toronto and an illustrator from Montréal, met in
$QDO\WLFV Germany at the G20 Summit for Young Entrepreneurs and a children’s book
Academy was born. This fun story is about using computers, data, and empathy to
save the day.
KS 35a
Letter From A story of hope and healing. Five year old Robin is in hospital sick with
6DQWD&ODXV pneumonia. His father visits and reads him stories every day. Dad reads
Robin a letter from Santa. It is what Robin needs to heal in time for
Christmas.
KS 25b
/RVK%HDUV Come join our awesome adventures filled with kindness! Magic blossoms in
(Teddy Bear Losh Bears. With help from their forest and human friends, the Losh Bears
Empire Inc.) head into the human world to spread their love and kindness through the
hearts of children.
KS 28b
0U3LJJOHVZRUWK Want your children to have fun while developing mindful and resilience
& The skills used in daily life? Mr. Pigglesworth & The WellWuzzies is a children’s
:HOO:X]]LHV series of books that encourages and promotes mindful and financial health
wellness.
KS 25a
34Exhibitor Special Listings
Exhibitor Name Promotion
Other Life A 100% female-owned independent Canadian publisher of award-winning
/HVVRQV children’s books. Books focus on teaching lessons about life in an honest
and heartwarming way. For each book purchased a donation is made to
children’s mental health charities.
KS 29
Ripple Ripple Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that fosters creativity
Foundation in youth across Canada. Since 2015, we have developed and facilitated
activities that encourage creative writing in children, including our Kids Write
4 Kids contest, Write It Workshop, and Wave Blog.
LL 11
5XE\7ZR6KRHV Be sure to visit Ruby Two Shoes Publishing! And meet Anna Pierri,
3XEOLVKLQJ,QF author of the new Canadian children’s series, featuring super-hero Buster
Bartholomew Benjamin Brown! These charming rhyming picture books
provide a fun-filled learning experience for young readers.
KS 33
5RU\·V+HOSHUV A children’s book written by Sarah Agnew and illustrated by four youth
artists. Rory believes household chores are done by the likes of Dish Dwarf,
Toilet Troll and six others.
KS 5b
Second Story Second Story Press was co-founded in 1988 and is dedicated to publishing
3UHVV feminist-inspired books for young readers and adults. Our list spans
children’s fiction, nonfiction and picture books; young adult fiction and
nonfiction; and adult fiction and nonfiction.
KS 22
Storyteller My nature photography, travels, and love of folk fables proved inspiration for
Laurie my writing.
I have self-published nine books. Excerpts can be read at my website
storytellerlaurie.com
FB 19
35SCIENCE CORNER
CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS WITH CHIRP!
Grab your lab coat and join Chirp
and Chirp magazine editor,
Jackie Farquhar, as they demonstrate
three fun interactive science experiments
LIVE in the
Children’s Activity
Tent at 3:15pm
Plus, visit
the Owlkids booth
h
nes
for deals on magazines
and more!
owlkids.com
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