StoryScapes with Jennica Lounsbury

Telling Tales’ StoryScapes returns this fall with three new events! Join digital wizard and author, Marty Chan, as he hosts an engaging virtual workshop with illustrator Jennica Lounsbury on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 9:15 AM ET.

What to Expect:

You’ll meet a Canadian illustrator from Telling Tales’ 2026 Reading List, hear a reading from 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 Illustrator:

Jennica Lounsbury - Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Jennica is the illustrator of Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown. Deep in October County is a magical place called Spookytown, where the leaves are always bright, the air is always crisp and the pumpkins are always in their prime. Meet the whole town full of familiar Halloween faces: skeletons, pumpkin heads, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and more!  

In this session Jennica will share how she created these simple but impactful Halloweeny illustrations with just a few easy-to-access basic art supplies.

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.