Totsapalooza: 12th Annual Festival (Toronto, ON)

Need a Christmas gift for children 
that is fun, literary, interactive and more?

Get your Early Bird tickets before they sell out 
–they always seems to do so–


for

Small Print Toronto's

 

annual kids' festival of books, music and crafts

 TOTSAPALOOZA

Saturday, February 1, 2020

 2:00 -4:00 p.m.

at 

Revival

783 College St.  (at Shaw)

Toronto, ON

Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/totsapalooza-12-tickets-84832567493

Early Bird Prices:
$10 for adults
$5 for kids

Regular Prices:

$15 for adults

$10 for kids

Free for non-walkers ages 0-2 (who will not be participating in crafts)

Activities and guests include:

● Eric Hogan and Tara Hungerford who have adapted their hit CBC-Kids TV show Scout and The Gumboot Kids into a set of four picture books which they will launch with Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Jessie Farrell and full-sized mascots of the show's stars, mouse duo Scout and Daisy;

Gumboot Kids Nature Mysteries:

The Case of the Growing Bird Feeder
The Case of the Story Rock 

The Case of the Wooden Timekeeper

The Case of the Vanishing Caterpillar

by Eric Hogan and Tara Hungerford

Firefly Books

● author James Gladstone and illustrator Gary Clement who will present their  new picture book My Winter City;

My Winter City

Written by James Gladstone

Illustrated by Gary Clement

Groundwood Books

• co-authors Susan McLennan and Mike Erskine-Kellie who will present their upcoming debut picture book I Got You A Present!;

I Got You a Present!

Written by Mike Erskine-Kellie and Susan McLennan

Illustrated by Cale Atkinson

Kids Can Press

● drag performers and arts educators Fay Schlift and Fluffy Soufflé who are hosting and running their wildly popular, interactive reading program Drag Queen Storytime;

• music by indie-folk singer-songwriter Pete Moss;

● city-building project Mouse City will let kids create a city within a valley out of craft materials and recyclables;

● Wanda’s Pie-in-the-Sky pop-up bakery will be selling healthy, handmade snacks; and

● books for sale and signing by authors and illustrator will be available.

Be sure to get your tickets before they are sold out 

(and sold out they will be!) 

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Totsapalooza Festival 2019 (Toronto, ON)

Small Print Toronto

 

is presenting its

annual kids' festival of books, bands and DIY crafts

It's

 TOTSAPALOOZA

A Day with Qin Leng & Friends

on 

Saturday, February 2, 2019

 1:00 -3:00 p.m.

at 

Revival

783 College St.  (at Shaw)

Toronto, ON

Advance tickets 

(always a good idea as they sell out quickly)

are available here:

 

$15 for adults

$10 for kids

Free for non-walkers ages 0-2 (who will not be participating in crafts)

Activities include:

● author-illustrator Qin Leng unveiling her debut picture book as an author, I Am Small, and conducting a drawing demonstration;

● a sneak preview of Mine.Yours. by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Qin Leng, which will be published in April, 2019 by Kids Can Press, which is making early copies available for sale;

● drag performers JP (Fay Schlift) and Kaleb (Fluffy Soufflé) running their wildly popular, interactive reading program, Drag Queen Storytime;

● author Emil Sher sharing his picture book Away, illustrated by Qin Leng;

● drummer Dave Clark (Rheostatics, Dinner Is Ruined, Gord Downie) piloting The Woodshed Orchestra’s five-piece horn section, four-piece rhythm section and full-ensemble vocals, in a soulful mash up of classic dance styles from around the world;

● choreographer Ann-Marie Williams conducting her popular family dance sessions;

● dressing up and creating souvenirs of the day at PhaseOne Entertainment's Photo Booth.

● Wanda’s Pie-in-the-Sky pop-up bakery selling healthy, handmade snacks.

● the sale of books for signing by authors and illustrator.

Be sure to get your tickets before they are sold out 

(and sold out they will be!) 

 

Totsapalooza 10 Festival (Toronto, ON)

presents 

Totsapalooza

the tenth anniversary of

its annual festival 

of

 picture books, indie rock bands and DIY crafts

 for kids aged 2-8  

on

Saturday, February 3, 2018

1 - 4pm 

at 

Revival Nightclub 

783 College St.

Tickets:

Limited number of Early Bird tickets:

 $12 Adults / $8 Kids 

After they are sold out:

 $18 Adults / $12 Kids

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/totsapalooza-turns-ten-tickets-41030174356

Authors in attendance include:

Dennis Lee

who will launch his new collection of poems for children, 

Good Night Good Night

and

lead a sing-a-long of his Alligator Pie 

Barbara Reid

who will read her latest book Picture The Sky 

and 

present Sing a Song of Mother Goose 

with musical support from indie-rockers

Nadia L. Hohn

who will launch Malaika's Winter Carnival,

the sequel to Malaika's Costume

Other in attendance will include:

Drag Performers JP (Fay Slift) and Kaleb (Fluffy Soufflé) who will read and lead an activity with children as part of Drag Queen Storytime;

Rock trio Communism;

The Woodshed Orchestra, a horn, rhythm and vocal ensemble, who will perform a mash up of classic dance styles from around the world;

Choreographer Ann-Marie Williams of Movement Lab who will get the kids dancing;

DJ Castlefrank (a.k.a. Matt Blackett of Spacing Magazine) who will keep the party going with kid-friendly beats;

and

Wanda’s Pie-in-the-Sky who will sell healthy, handmade snacks from their pop-up bakery.

Get your tickets online now 

and 

have something special to share at Christmas and then in February!

9th Annual TOTSAPALOOZA: Toronto

Time to get ready for 

Small Print Toronto's

9th Annual Totsapalooza

a festival of indie music, picture book authors and DIY crafts

with singer-songwriter Fred Penner

and 

picture book authors

Tyler Clark Burke

launching her debut picture book Bill Bowerbird & The Unbearable Beak Ache! (OwlKids Books)

Elise Gravel

sharing her new books I Want A Monster! and The Cranky Ballerina (HarperCollins Canada)

and

Andrew Larsen

inspiring storytellers with his latest picture book, A Squiggly Story (Kids Can Press).

on

  Saturday, February 4, 2017

1 - 4 p.m.

at

Revival

783 College Street

Toronto, ON

The Movement Lab children’s dance studio will be back to keep the crowd on their toes and Kensington Market bakery Wanda’s Pie-in-the-Sky will have healthy, handmade snacks on hand.

Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Tickets are available for purchase at 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/small-print-tos-totsapalooza-9-with-fred-penner-tickets-29581577294

(n.b. early bird ticket sales ends today!)

TOTSAPALOOZA 8: Coming February 6, 2016 (Toronto)

TOTSAPALOOZA

Small Print Toronto's

festival of 

picture books, indie-bands and DIY crafts 

is coming!  

Saturday, February 6, 2016

1 - 4 p.m.

at

Revival Nightclub

783 College Street

Tickets 

(get your tickets early as this event is often sold out)

Children (0-2 years of age)      Free

Children (older than 2)           $15

Adults                                      $20

Here's what adults and young people can enjoy:

Authors presenting picture books:

Neil Pasricha

author of The Book of Awesome presents his new kids' book

Awesome is Everywhere
Puffin

Cybèle Young

Governor General's Award winner  presents her newest children's book

Some Things I’ve Lost

Groundwood Books

(Reviewed here)

Lindsay Mattick
shares part of her family history in her book
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Kevin Sylvester

author of the Neil Flambé series shares (including providing books for sale!) of April release 

Super Duper Monster Viewer 

Groundwood Books

Arts & Crafts presented by magician craftician Kalpna Patel (December 2015's Ms. Chatelaine!)

Music & Dance
• Indie roots-rock trio Bellwoods Trinity
• DJ Matt Blackett (publisher, creative director and one of the founders of Spacing magazine)
• Audience choreography led by Anne Marie Williams of Movement Lab

A Photo Booth fun for the whole family

Food
Handmade snacks for sale from Wanda's Pie in the Sky pop-up bakery