Next StoryScapes: March 12, 2026!
Telling Tales’ StoryScapes returns this spring with a new event in the series. Join digital wizard and author, Marty Chan, as he hosts an engaging virtual workshop with Author and Illustrator Marcus Cutler on March 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM ET.
What to Expect:
You’ll meet a Canadian illustrator from Telling Tales’ 2025 Reading List, hear a reading of the picture book they illustrated, and learn about how they create art in their own unique style.
Each session will also feature a take home project! Based on a creative prompt inspired by the themes present in the featured book, participants will be invited to make their own unique creation using the same artistic style shared by the participating illustrator. Submit your artwork to Telling Tales’ Try My Style Project for a chance to win copies of the featured story! (Details on how to submit your art will go out to registrants following each workshop.)
These workshops are perfect for children in Grades 1 to 6.
Meet the Featured Illustrators:
Marcus Cutler – March 12, 2026
Marcus is the author and illustrator behind The Crayon Stub, a book about sibling shenanigans and relentless creativity. In this session he’ll share how he created these simple but impactful illustrations with just a few easy-to-access basic art supplies.
This live-streamed workshop is free to registered classrooms, educators, or learners anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in participating, but you’re in a different time zone, please register anyway! A recording of the session will be available for a limited time for registrants following the live event.
Our goal is to engage reluctant readers by providing alternative entry points and to inspire enthusiasm in both students and educators. At Telling Tales we believe that nurturing a passion for reading represents the initial stride towards literacy skills capable of transforming lives.
This online event is held via Zoom. An access link will be delivered via email the day before the event, based on pre-registration by 5 PM on the previous day.
StoryScapes is proudly supported by The Lewis & Ruth Sherman Foundation.