Bring the whole family to a wonderful experience of stories, creativity, and fun at Kumon!

Children will enjoy an engaging storytime facilitated by Children's Book Bank, featuring imaginative tales that inspire a love of reading and learning. Each interactive session will feature vibrant stories brought to life by Book Bank volunteers through expressive read-alouds and audience participation. These storytimes are designed to foster community through the joy of storytelling. Join The Children’s Book Bank mailing list for the latest news about programs and events, helpful literacy resources, and to learn more about the work we are doing to promote reading across the city!

This event will consist of:

Interactive Storytime (15 mins) including a reading of...

• If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen about "a highly creative boy named Jack who dreams up the ultimate fantasy school, complete with hover desks, glass transport tubes, a 20-foot-tall robot chef, and field trips to Mars"  

• Twenty Questions by Christian Robinson about " It is an exploration of curiosity and the open-ended nature of imagination" 

Collage Cardmaking Activity (30 mins) where children create either:

• Agreeting card

• A bookmark

• A postcard

The cards would be built around prompts related to the story such as:

• Create your favourite scene

• Invent a new ending

• Make a card for someone you love

• Create your own book cover

• Design a magical creature from the story

Although this event is catered towards children 9 and under, older children who enjoy younger content are welcome to join as well.

Accessibility: Chairs will be available to attendees.

Interested in this event? Register Here