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Age Guideline 4-7
About the Event
Does a story need words? If it doesn't then how can we possibly read it? Author JonArno Lawson and illustrator Qin Leng don't think they do and work together to create 'silent' picture books, wordless stories that allow the reader to use their imaginations to create their own stories. Join JonArno as he introduces the worlds of their latest picture books, Over the Shop and A Day for Sandcastles both beautiful, immersive stories of friendship, family and coming together to build community. Go on a journey, led by the images, and discover the characters and scenes, spotting the many details depicted and described that will pull you into the wonderful world of the wordless book.
About the Author & Illustrator
JonArno Lawson is a Canadian poet and children's author and lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and three children. He has won the Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry four times. He is the author of the best-selling Canadian picture book Sidewalk Flowers and has created two books to date with illustrator Qin Leng.
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Resources
Advice For Sharing Wordless Picture Books
Can Silent Picture Books Speak a Thousand Words?
About the Partner Festival
This event has been programmed by Toronto International Festival of Authors.
The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) is Canada's longest-running literary festival, a charitable, non-for-profit cultural organization. Since 1974, the 11-day Festival has presented the finest of Canadian and international writers, artists and thinkers across literary genres, offering audiences access and empowerment to meet, hear and learn from the finest contemporary writers and thinkers of our time. Alongside the flagship Festival, TIFA delivers a range of literary events and activities all year long. festivalofauthors.ca