Events
Events at Nuts & Shells
Readings, workshops, book clubs and seasonal happenings — here's what's on this season. All events take place in-store at 1596 Dundas St West, Toronto, unless noted otherwise.
September
Storytime with Miss Carmen
Read & Rhyme Baby Time — songs, rhymes and stories for little ones, with Miss Carmen.
Register with Miss Carmen
Grown-Ups Book Club
Our first-ever book club for grown-ups kicks off with Motherclown by Harriet Alida Lye — with Harriet leading the discussion. Coffee, tea, doughnuts & childcare.
Book Your SpotYouth Drawing Club
A weekly studio drawing course for serious young artists, led by Nadia Alam. Timed exercises, gesture drawing & observational studies. $18/session or $60 for four.
Book Your Spot
Author Visit: Anoosha Syed
Illustrator and author Anoosha Syed joins us to celebrate Love in Every Language — a warm picture-book reading and signing. Drop in!
Free
Odyssey Kids' Book ClubNEW
A month-long book club on The Odyssey: A Modern Retelling by Liv Albert, with an optional read-aloud in the shop each week — perfect for young readers who love myth, monsters and a good long journey.
Book Your SpotOctober
Book Launch: Lemming's First Halloween
Author Jamesie Fournier launches his spooky-sweet picture book Lemming's First Halloween (Inhabit Media) — with a reading and a Halloween drawing activity led by the book's illustrator, Faiza. Halloween treats & juice for the kids. Drop in!
Free
Kids' Podcast Workshop with Amanda Cupido
Broadcaster Amanda Cupido leads a hands-on workshop for young storytellers on how to make a podcast — from idea to microphone.
More details coming soonSECONDS Night Crawl on Dundas West
The SECONDS Night Crawl takes over Dundas West for the evening — and we're staying open late for it! Make Nuts & Shells a stop on your crawl through the neighbourhood: extended store hours, 6 PM until late.
Book Launch: The Big Black Cat
Debut author-illustrator Sae Kimura launches her picture book The Big Black Cat (Plumleaf Press) — a CBC Books pick — with a puppet show and a story-making craft where kids make their own little storybooks. Drop in!
Free
Book Launch: Oto and the Little Yellow Train
We're joining author-illustrator Suharu Ogawa for the launch of her debut picture book Oto and the Little Yellow Train (Annick Press) at the Theatre Centre Café, 1115 Queen St W — with signed copies available from the shop.
Author Visit: Suzanne Sutherland
Author Suzanne Sutherland and illustrator Dharmali Patel bring their Werewolves Don't Keep Diaries series (Orca) to the shop — a howlingly fun morning for young readers, with a werewolf-crown craft, werewolf diaries, and colouring sheets. Drop in!
Free
Author Visit: Salma Hussain
An evening reading and celebration of It's Not Over Yet with author Salma Hussain.
FreeGrown-Ups Book Club
Month two of the Grown-Ups Book Club, led by Harriet Alida Lye. Coffee, tea, doughnuts & childcare.
Book Your Spot
Who's Afraid? — Kid Edition
A month-long reading adventure for kids and grown-ups (free to enroll), building to a ticketed Halloween celebration at the shop on Oct 31 — treats and more.
All Hallows' Eve with Sid Sharp
A spooky-season evening at the shop with author-illustrator Sid Sharp. Details to come.
More events are added throughout the season — follow us on Instagram or sign up for our newsletter to hear first. Want to host something at the shop? Get in touch.
