Our 17 year old son, Raviv, saw Tall Tales Books (795 Fort Street
“Hey Mom,” Raviv exclaimed one day as we walked together past the store, “You’ve got to check this place out. They’ve even got a storyteller’s chair!”
Downtown Victoria
When we entered the store soon after it opened in September 2009, we discovered that the bright, young owners, Kate and Drew Lorimer, were looking for storytellers just as much as I was looking for places to tell.
Victoria Storytellers Guild members, Peg Hasted, Sandra Johnson, Pat Carfra and I have told participatory stories to enthusiastic young audiences there ever since. There’s often such a crowd on Wednesdays at 11 that the Lorimers moved their storyteller’s chair to a better spot to accommodate all the sweet babies, toddlers and preschoolers clapping, singing and smiling along with their parents and grandparents in tow.
This is a store with strong community ties. An award winning local interior designer, Ines Hanl of The Sky is the Limit, www.theskyisthelimitdesign.com created the novel decor. Lindsay
Erikson www.tailsandwings.ca , a regular at the Moss Street Market, rounds out the display with her playful artwork, featuring the "Recycled Bag Princess." Tall Tales donated a book prize for one of the young winners at the Greater Victoria Festival of the Performing Arts. Orca Book Publishers often launch their newest novels for children and youth there, recently featuring VSG member, Sylvia Olson, who wowed the record crowds.
This is a store with strong community ties. An award winning local interior designer, Ines Hanl of The Sky is the Limit, www.theskyisthelimitdesign.com created the novel decor. Lindsay
Erikson www.tailsandwings.ca , a regular at the Moss Street Market, rounds out the display with her playful artwork, featuring the "Recycled Bag Princess." Tall Tales donated a book prize for one of the young winners at the Greater Victoria Festival of the Performing Arts. Orca Book Publishers often launch their newest novels for children and youth there, recently featuring VSG member, Sylvia Olson, who wowed the record crowds.
You don’t have to borrow a baby to drop by the store for Storytime on Wednesdays at 11 or anytime you’re in the neighborhood Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm and Sundays from 11am to 5pm.
Shoshana Litman
