ARCHIVE – Wordfest Youth Presents Bill Slavin

This family literacy event is geared to children (ages 3-6) and their caregivers and features interactive learning activities with illustrator and writer Bill Slavin. Sponsored by TD. Free admission. Bill Slavin has illustrated more than 50 books for children, including The Big Book of Canada, Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships and Shooting Hoops and Skating Loops. His work has received numerous awards, including the 2004 Blue Spruce Award and the 2004 CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s medal, both for his work on Stanley’s Party. He shares his studio in Millbrook, Ontario with his wife, Esperança Melo. At Wordfest, Bill Slavin presents Big Star Otto, the conclusion to the Elephants Never Forget graphic novel trilogy. Purchase books for this event and others in the Wordfest Youth lineup at Owl's Nest Books & Gifts.