Allison King

✨Professional Update ✨ Thrilled to share that I've joined the team at Scholastic as Manager, Business Development Strategy, School Market (Book Fairs). Couldn't be more excited to be working with this incredible team.📚🍁

On June 1, 1972, Godspell opened at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. No one in the audience knew that they were seeing a group of unknown actors who would change comedy forever and go on to win Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tonys. Let's learn more! 🧵1/12

The secret to getting kids reading is the same thing that worked in the nineties. Reading Rainbow. Free pizzas. Shakespeare rom-coms. A million Jane Austen adaptations. Movies where a guy gifts his beloved an enormous library. Dog who acts out the classics.

Theatres in the West End dim their lights in honour of Maggie Smith ❤️

The devil works hard, but @wickedmovie’s marketing team is INSANE Small visual thread of all their awesome work as of late:

Ghost Baby Clifford is here to announce that it is officially spooky season. Let the festivities commence

On this day in 1986, Canadian author Robert Munsch released his book Love You Forever. One of the most successful children's books ever written, it is beloved by generations of Canadians and others worldwide. Let's learn more about it (and try not to cry)! 🧵1/10

Starting a new role on Tuesday! Already ordered my new desk in preparation. 💻 effydesk.refr.cc/default/u/alli…

Simone de Beauvoir, asked about her extremely hard-working, highly disciplined creative habits, which involve: + 2-3 months of vacation per year + Starting work at 10am, and going until 1pm, then taking a four hour break for friends + She does work in the evening, but she also goes to see Sartre archive.ph/8EXDT I can smell the smoke coming out of certain people's ears...

🥳🥳🥳 Happy Hazel McCallion Central Library Grand Reopening day, Mississauga! It’s a beautiful day to come to the library.

Here are some of our favorite collective names for animals: a murder of crows a tuxedo of penguins a bask of crocodiles a destruction of cats a tower of giraffes a parliament of owls a cackle of hyenas a smack of jellyfish an ambush of tigers a wisdom of wombats

100 years ago today in Chicago, Illinois, Roxie Hart murdered Fred Casely (allegedly) in self-defense

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Well I'm back in Canada - need two poutine, one jerk chicken and a shawarma asap

National Bird Day is January 5th. Celebrate by reading Chickadee Criminal Mastermind @monica_silvie Elina Ellis @KidsCanPress our @wccpba pick this week! @WLA_School @WALIBASSN

@HelloImCindy @rainbowitup 💯

Tonight the #CNTower will be lit red, white and green for Christmas Day. Merry Christmas! / Ce soir la #TourCN sera illuminée en rouge, blanc et vert pour le jour de Noël. Joyeux Noël! 🎄 🎄 🎄

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Reading is better with a buddy! 📖 📸 Sarah's Scribbles

The snow has arrived in Montréal. #montreal