september, 2019

29sep11:00 am5:00 pmWord VancouverRecommended Ages:3 to 4 - Preschoolers,5 to 8 - Primary,9 to 12 - Intermediate

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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF READING AND LITERACY

This is Word Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest celebration of literacy and reading. Held during the week leading up to the last Sunday of September at various venues throughout the city, our festival promotes books and authors with free exhibits, performances, and hands-on activities for a wide range of ages and interests.

Check out the Children’s Stage!

STORIES OF OUR SIDEWALKS AND STREETS

11:30AM – 12:00PM

Councillor Michael Wieb, Councillor Lisa Dominato. Councillor Jean Swanson:What favourite local children’s books are the City Councillors reading?

Dawn the Juggler

A flying show of letters


STORYTELLING WITH DRAG QUEENS FOUNDATION

12:05 – 12:35PM


BIGGER THAN WORDS

12:40 – 1:40PM

Nicola Campbell, A Day with Yayah (Tradewind Books)

Robert Budd, One Eagle Soaring (Harbour Pubishing)

Tiffany Stone, Tallulah Plays the Tuba (Annick Press)

Chelsea O’Byrne, Hello, Crow! (Greystone Books)


MOVING ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND

1:45 – 2:45PM

Grade School 1-3:

Kallie George, Anne’s Kindred Spirit (Penguin Random House)

Rachel Poliquin, Moles (Superpower Field Guide) (HMH Books for Young Readers)

Norma Charles, Tree Musketeers (Ronsdale Press)


BETWEEN WORLDS

2:50 – 3:50PM

Middle Grade 4-7:

Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Mya’s Strategy to Save the World (Penguin Random House)

Lee Edward Fodi, The Secret of Zoone (HarperCollins)

Mahtab Narsimhan, Embrace the Chicken (Orca Books)


TAKING CHANCES

4:00 – 5:00PM

Young Adult:

Faith Erin Hicks, Pumpkinheads (Raincoast Books)

Kit Pearson, Be My Love (HarperCollins)

Nhung N. Tran Davies, A Grain of Rice (Tradewind Books)

WORD VANCOUVER 2019 | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 TO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2019.

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Time

(Sunday) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location

Library Square

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