Special Saturday Stories with Author Barbara Reid

in partnership with Words Worth Books

For Families

About the Event

Join us for a special storytime with award-winning children’s author Barbara Reid as she reads her newly released book, The Story Hunter. The storytime will be followed by lively songs, hands-on activities and creative crafts. 

Presented in partnership with Words Worth Books. 

This is a drop-in event for families with children of all ages and their caregiver(s).

Early Learning Programs for young children at WPL are based on literacy research and include tips and information for parents and caregivers. Your active participation in these programs will maximize the experience for you and your child.

About the Author

Barbara Reid is the bestselling author and illustrator of more than a dozen picture books, and the illustrator of over twenty-five. She has won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, the Governor General’s Award for Illustration and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award. In 2013 she became a member of the Order of Canada, and in 2015 she was named Honorary Chair of Family Literacy Day. Her book Picture the Sky won the 2018 CBC Fan Choice Award and was shortlisted for the 2018 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

About The Story Hunter

An extraordinary story that celebrates the art and origin of storytelling itself! In this unique and captivating new book, a curious stone age hunter-gatherer child follows Grandmother on an unusual hunting expedition into a deep cave. Overcoming fear of being swallowed by the dark, the child experiences the painted animals that spring to life on the cave walls and takes part in painting a new family story, leaving his marks in the form of handprints. Inspired by this magical experience, the child chooses to become a story hunter, carrying the community’s stories as they move on. Using her signature Plasticine artwork, award-winning author and artist Barbara Reid delivers a beautiful tale of discovery and the roots of creativity.

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Programmer: Nancy