Book Bash
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End: Saturday, May 13, 2023 - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: Free!
Book Bash Canadian Children’s Literature Festival is coming to Drumheller! Eat lunch with an author or illustrator*, find storytimes and activities all over central Drumheller, join a starwatching presentation, catch Anne of Green Gables at the Napier Theatre, and more! All activities and presentations are free!
*Author/Illustrator guests will visit Drumheller schools to eat with students.
Visiting Authors and Illustrators
Rachel Poliquin – author of amazing animal books like The Strangest Thing in the Sea and the Superpower Field Guides
Leslie Gentile – author of Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer, winner of the Jean Little First Novel Award
Natasha Deen – author of the Lark Ba, Detective early chapter books and over a dozen YA novels
Mike Boldt – illustrator of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog!, Attack of the 50-Foot Fluffy, and dozens more
Lorna Schultz Nicholson – author of over 20 hockey books
Anna Priemaza – author of fandom-themed YA novels
Joan Marie Galat – author of space- and science-themed books for all ages
Plus, catch Marty Chan’s virtual visits for K-grade 3 and grades 4-6 students on Monday, May 8th. Watch in class or contact the Library for a Zoom link!
When: May 12th-13th
Where: Drumheller Public Library, Badlands Community Facility, Napier Theatre, connectFirst Credit Union, Collective House, Rotary Park, and other locations
Download the Book Bash Passport or pick one up at the Library for more details.
Book Bash Canadian Children’s Literature Festival is made possible by the Muller Scholastic Endowment Fund for Canadian Children’s Literature, the Toronto Public Library Foundation, and Toronto Public Library.
