Visits
School Visits
Please note! Barbara is not booking any new virtual or in-person school visits for the 2024/25 school year, in order to focus on book projects. She will still be available for libraries, conferences and festivals. Please continue to enjoy the tutorial videos and check back in fall 2025 for updates. Thanks for your patience, and happy reading!
Contact me at barb@barbarareid.ca with any questions.
Keynotes, Conferences and Festivals
I give talks, workshops and keynote addresses at festivals, libraries and conferences across Canada and the USA. Past events include the Reading for the Love of It, BookFest Nanaimo, Children’s Literature Roundtables, Packaging Your Imagination, International Reading Association Edmonton and Early Childhood Educators Conferences in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario. I have led public hands-on events at the Toronto Public Library, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Toronto Science Centre and the National Gallery of Canada.
Contact me at barb@barbarareid.ca with any questions or to book a presentation.
Barbara Reid has been a well-received workshop presenter at the annual Reading for the Love of It language arts conference in Toronto. Her ability to connect her story illustrations, text with pedagogy has made Ms. Reid a popular presenter whose sessions are always well attended. She is equally popular with teachers just beginning in the profession and those that have many years of experience.
We appreciate her valuable contributions and love having her at our conference!
East York Reading Association
I walked away from your workshop with the foundation for our next Student Treasures Book: Favourite Iroquois Legends.
Teacher, Standing Stone School, School of Oneida Nation
I went to your workshop last year and was very inspired by your presentation and ideas. I was a bit apprehensive about trying it out with my Kindies, but it turned out to be quite a success. They were very proud of their finished work.
Teacher, Alexmuir Jr. P.S. Toronto
Barbara Reid was so inspiring. I loved the hands on part of her presentation. Also, the examples she showed of what children in many schools had done with her ideas was great.
Attendee, ECEC Conference