Saturday 4 March
10:05am – 10:30am
Session: Kids’ Weekend 2017 – Story Tent with MC Sam McMahon
This year our big red yurt will see some spectacular storytelling including The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade, The Nose Pixies, The Very Hungry Bum as well as Wild Ideas and each is in its own way secretly educational.
Location: Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, King William Road
2.30pm
Session: How to Explain
This session brings together three children’s writers for a conversation about how we help children navigate sophisticated ideas. Davina Bell’s The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade is a tender tale about an anxious boy. Elin Kelsey’s You Are Stardust magically reconnects us to the natural world, and Jessica Walton is the author of Introducing Teddy, the charming story of a transgender teddy bear. Chair Jo Case. Elin Kelsey supported by Canada Council for the Arts
Guests: Davina Bell, Elin Kelsey
Location: West Stage, Women’s Memorial Garden
Sunday 5 March
10:05am – 10:30am
Kids’ Weekend 2017 – Story Tent with MC Sam McMahon
This year our big red yurt will see some spectacular storytelling including The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade, The Nose Pixies, The Very Hungry Bum as well as Wild Ideas and each is in its own way secretly educational.
Location: Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, King William Road
