*LITTLE ISLAND COMICS*
/North America//'s first comic shop exclusively for kids!/
*Little Island Comics – Grand Opening Celebrations*
*11am-7pm Saturday October 1st*
*12pm-6pm Sunday October 2nd*
742 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Canada, M5S 2R6
Phone: 416-901-7489 - E-mail: mail@littleislandcomics.com
http://littleislandcomics.com
TORONTO, Ontario – The Beguiling is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of North America's first children's comic shop—Little Island Comics! Offering the widest possible array of graphic novels, manga and comics for people 12 years old and younger, Little Island Comics had a successful soft open in early September. *Little Island Comics' inaugural events on the first weekend of October 2011 will mark the debut of its event space with visits from local comics creators and the launch of Claudia Dávila's new book /Luz Sees the Light/.*
Little Island's Grand Opening festivities will be a celebration of children's comics and of Toronto's comics community. A stellar schedule of local creator visits will be augmented by informal activities for kids from open to close each day during the Grand Opening weekend. As well, select titles will be offered at door-crasher prices, making Little Island Comics' Grand Opening weekend an ideal time to stock your comics library!
*Scheduled creator appearances include:*
*Saturday October 1st
1:00pm – Fiona Smyth (/The Never Weres/)
3:00pm – LAUNCH: Claudia Dávila (/Luz Sees the Light/)
*Sunday October 2nd*
12:00pm – Clayton Hammer (/Cton's Super A-Maze-Ing Year Of Crazy Comics!/)
2:00pm – Jeremy Tankard (/Boo-hoo Bird/)
4:00pm – Kean Soo (/Jellaby/) and Tory Woollcott (/Mirror Mind/)
Little Island Comics is located on Bathurst Street just south of Bloor, a short block from its parent store and just a few doors away from the recently-moved /Sonic Boom /record shop, making their Mirvish Village neighbourhood a single stop for comics and culture for the whole family! Through a schedule of kids' events and how-to comics workshops, Little Island will inspire a new generation of comics writers and artists!
For more information, and to keep up to date with programming and workshops, visit http://littleislandcomics.com.
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*PRESS*
For more information, to arrange interviews or tours of the space, please contact mail@littleislandcomics.com, or Peter Birkemoe at The Beguiling, 416-533-9168.
*ABOUT*
Little Island Comics is founded by The Beguiling, one of North America's premier comic book and graphic novel retailers. The Beguiling was the inaugural recipient of the Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award, and has been celebrated by comics creators including Neil Gaiman (/Coraline, Odd and the Frost Giants/), Kazu Kibuishi (/Amulet/), and Jeff Smith (/Bone, Rasl/). With The Beguiling entering its 25th year as North America's destination for all things comics, the opening of Little Island Comics marks an expansion into an underexplored retail niche—comics for kids!
"We've always striven to present the fullest picture of what the comic book medium has to offer readers of all ages," said The Beguiling's Owner Peter Birkemoe. "With the bright, colourful, and kid-friendly new space we're going to be able to directly engage that next generation of comics readers, offering them everything from hit graphic novels like Bone to classic comic strips including /Peanuts/ and /Moomin/, and even some great Japanese manga like /Swans in Space/."
"It's everything we were able to offer kids at The Beguiling, and so much more," he added.
Little Island Comics* *is managed by Andrew Woodrow-Butcher, a bookseller with over 12 years of experience and who has specialized in Children's book retail at Chapters/Indigo, helming the country-wide reinvention of their kids book sections. He leads a team of dedicated booksellers with a great deal of experience selling children's comics to the school and public library market, with specialist knowledge in curriculum, manga, picture books, etc. Clients include the Toronto Public Library, OCAD libraries, Ottawa, Hamilton and Vaughan Public Library systems, school and public libraries across Canada and international school libraries in Europe and Japan.
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The Beguiling - 601 Markham Street - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M6G 2L7 - Phone: 416.533.9168
beguiling dot com
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