Next StoryScapes: October 28, 2026!

Telling Tales’ StoryScapes returns this winter with a new event in the series. Join digital wizard and author, Marty Chan, as he hosts an engaging virtual workshop with Authors and Illustrators from October 28th to November 25th.

What to Expect:

You’ll meet a Canadian illustrator from Telling Tales’ 2026 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.

Registration Coming Soon!

What’s Happening

  • Other

    Mar 12, 2026 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

    StoryScapes with Marcus Cutler

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Marcus is the author and illustrator behind The Crayon Stub, a book about sibling shenanigans and relentless creativity. In this […]

  • Other

    Oct 28, 2026 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

    StoryScapes with Jennica Lounsbury

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Jennica is the illustrator of Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown, a collection of poems about the everyday chaos in a […]

  • Other

    Nov 12, 2026 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

    StoryScapes with Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Mangeshig is one of the illustrators behind I Am Indigenous, a book celebrating Indigenous pride. In this session, he will […]

  • Other

    Nov 25, 2026 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM

    StoryScapes with Jack Wong

    Virtual Event

    Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6

    Jack is the author and illustrator of Goodbye, Koi, a story about change and the small ways we say goodbye. […]

Meet the Featured Illustrators:

Marcus Cutler – March 12, 2026

Jennica Lounsbury – October 28, 2026

Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley – November 12, 2026

Jack Wong – November 25, 2026

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.