WELCOME PARENTS

Book Rapport isn’t just for teachers and students. It’s a terrific programme for parents too. Are you interested in knowing what Book Rapport is all about? Need suggestions for books your children should read? Or perhaps you want to know more about the security and privacy of our site. You’ll find all of that and more to help you understand the great benefits students can gain from our website.

What is there at WordFest for kids and teens?
What happens at a Book Rapport event?
Who can attend Book Rapport events?
What if we can’t attend the Festival?
Who is this website made for?
What will young readers find on this site?
Does Book Rapport offer support materials?
What security does this site provide for young readers?

What is there at WordFest for kids and teens?
Throughout the year and culminating with each Festival, WordFest presents an educational programme called First Calgary Savings Book Rapport. Events are held in at the Vertigo Mystery Playhouse and Studio, Glenbow Museum, and other Calgary and Area venues. WordFest also stages In-School events.

What happens at a Book Rapport event?
Children’s, and young adult authors do a variety of readings and fun performances appropriate to different age groups. Each event includes a question and answer session and book signing.

Who can attend Book Rapport events?
If you would like more information, or would like to make a booking, call the Book Rapport office at 645-4097 or email us at bookrapport@wordfest.com. Anyone can attend a Book Rapport event. We offer tickets for groups, families and individuals.

What if we can’t attend the Festival?
We realized that not everyone could attend First Calgary Savings Book Rapport, so here we are with our own interactive educational website, bringing the events authors and so much more to you at home.

Who is this website made for?
We have built this site directed at young readers to learn more about Canadian and world literature specifically created for them. The annual WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival has always been committed to bringing literature alive for students and our ever-popular First Calgary Savings Book Rapport is the result. Every year, thousands of students from across Calgary and outlying communities attend this event. If the thank you letters and gratitude of the teachers is any modest method to judge by, we are happy to continue this valuable program.

What will young readers find on this site?
On this site, you and your kids will be able to explore any number of fascinating and creative ways to learn more about your favorite authors for young readers. Included here are authors biographies, publications lists, a Bulletin Board Service to post ideas and comments and many other surprises and new stuff on the way. We hope you enjoy your visit and feel free to email us your questions, comments, or suggestions.

Does Book Rapport offer support materials?
Each year, WordFest develops a comprehensive Teachers’ Resource Guide (TRG) to accompany the Festival’s author line-up. The TRG contains detailed biographical and bibliographic information on each Book Rapport author. It also presents book synopses, activity and curriculum tie-in suggestions, and an extensive book, audio and video, and Internet resource list. The TRG's on-line companion available on this site contains everything from the current TRG volume, plus an extensive archive of past resources.

What security does this site provide for young readers?
We are very aware of the concerns parents have with issues of security and privacy with regards to their children and the Internet. Our production team is well versed in every aspect of designing a safe and above all, fun space for your children to learn while accessing our site. For more specific information about our security and privacy protocols on this site please feel free to check out our privacy and copyright regulations located on the bottom navigation bar.