Sunday September 26, 2010
Queen's Park
11am - 6pm
What's on at Queen's Park
Adult Programming
The flagship venue at The Word On The Street, this venue features some of the biggest names in Canadian literature, all under one roof!
Come and hear experts from some of our country's most-loved magazines as they dispense everything from fashion tips to advice on freelancing.
Nominees for the Toronto Book Award plus a selection of past years' finalists and winners will read from their nominated works.
This venue will host tantalizing food demonstrations and sampling led by some of our country's top chefs.
A new addition to the festival, this venue discusses how the digital age is changing publishing as we know it.
The place to be for the most exciting and dynamic books of the year, this venue features a variety of hot spring and fall titles including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
Back by popular demand, this venue is devoted to the world of money today. Some of Canada’s top financial experts will be on hand to dispense advice on everything from surviving the recession to RRSPs.
New this year! Penguin Group Canada is hosting their own programming venue to celebrate their 75th birthday by showcasing some of their great authors.
Another first at the festival, Random House of Canada Ltd. and McClelland & Stewart showcase some of your favourite, and soon-to-be favourite, authors.
The Toronto Star offers thought-provoking presentations from some of its most popular writers.
This venue will offer a day of writing workshops covering craft and career strategy for aspiring writers featuring the esteemed faculty of The Humber School for Writers
KidStreet Programming
This venue will feature creative crafts and interactive presentations inspired by new children's books, plus music and animals too!
Come and see some of Canada's most renowned children's authors and illustrators present some of the best children's books of 2010.
Favourite personalities from TVOKids take the stage for a day of fun-filled literacy-focused entertainment including music, stories, readings and interactive sessions.
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In Chicken, Pig, Cow Horse Around, Chicken resents the arrival of a new animal, Horse, to the Popsicle stick barn.
Learn more about Ruth Ohi
Giraffe and Bird tells the funny and slightly tender story of two enemies who eventually realize they are much better off together. Learn more about Rebecca Bender
Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he’s too pointy, while the forks find him too round. Will Spork finally find his place at the table? Learn more about Kyo Maclear.
When a forest fire forces him to flee his home in the woodland, George the moose offers his friends shelter in his antlers, promising to carry them to safety no matter how heavy his load gets.
Learn more about Bruno St-Aubin
This adorable book tells the story of curious young Kay who can’t help but wonder what the Queen might carry in her purse. Learn more about Frieda Wishinsky.
Life with Nan is perfect. Perfect, that is, until she meets Bob. All of a sudden, she’s spending her time giggling taking long bubble baths, and singing love songs! What can one aggrieved little boy do to get back Nana – just the way she was? Learn more about Heather Harrt-Sussman.
Seth and Ollie aren’t everyday 10-year-olds — they are the Mighty Knights of Right & Honour — and together they embark on gallant adventures high and low, to and fro, or at least as long as weekends and suppertime will allow.
Learn more about Richard Thake
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When hyenas snatch Tara’s brother Suraj, and two other children from the local fair in Morni, Tara and her newfound companions are drawn into a deadly game of hide-and-seek and must work together to survive.
Learn more about Mahtab Narsimhan
When her mother takes up with the unfortunately named Dudley Wiener, Violet and her friend Phoebe decide that they need to take control. If Violet’s mom can’t pick a decent man herself, they will help her snag George Clooney.
Learn more about Susin Nielson
What if you could spend a day in the shoes of a child in the Middle Ages? On a Medieval Day uses gripping, fictional short stories to give kids just that opportunity, taking them back in time to explore history through the eyes of nine different boys and girls. Learn more about Rona Arato.
Jessie and Josh’s mother is mischievous, curious, adventurous, and free-spirited. When Mom takes her children to a swanky art gallery party, they think standing around looking at art on a wall is B-O-R-I-N-G. They quickly learn otherwise because nothing is ever really boring when Mom is around! Learn more about Rebecca Eckler and Erica Ehm.