Allison King

📍 Midtown Toronto 💻 Business Development and Strategy | Co-Host @ParticularWomen 💋 @Knixwear link below

[Allison King @allison_road]

✨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.📚🍁

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

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!

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[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

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.

[Matt Hemley @MattHemley]

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

[arianators wildin @arianatorswildt]

The devil works hard, but @wickedmovie’s marketing team is INSANE

Small visual thread of all their awesome work as of late:

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

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

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

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)!

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[Allison King @allison_road]

Starting a new role on Tuesday! Already ordered my new desk in preparation. 💻 https://t.co/mpz1ziTWat

[Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen]

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

https://t.co/mFdNT7otl0

I can smell the smoke coming out of certain people's ears...

[Mississauga Library @mississaugalib]

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

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

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

[Brian @dilfisland]

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

[Allison King @allison_road]

Get 20% off on Laid Back Snacks for your first order. Use coupon: REFALLISONMGV https://t.co/aTNl8h3Bcd

[The Impatient Tourist @ImpatienTourist]

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

[WCCPBA @WCCPBA]

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

[Allison King @allison_road]

@HelloImCindy @rainbowitup 💯

[CN Tower / Tour CN @TourCNTower]

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!

🎄 🎄 🎄

[Penguin Books UK @PenguinUKBooks]

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[Mackin Educational Resources @MackinLibrary]

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

[Montréal @Montreal]

The snow has arrived in Montréal.

#montreal