Another New Book Launch with Lydia Lukidis!

Requirements for Participation

• Authorization from school administrator
• Availability of personnel to attend planning meetings
• Minimum number of classrooms per school: 3 or 4
  Each participant must complete a registration form.
  Make sure each of your colleagues has completed theirs.
  Incomplete registration compromises your participation.

If you do not meet the criteria for the minimum number required to participate in this offer, please contact the resource person.

General Selection Criteria

In view of the popularity of certain project proposals and the number of spaces, selection criteria have been retained:

• A proportional representation of the targeted schools of the two English-language school boards in Montréal as a priority, and of the three French-language school service centers depending on the spaces available
• A representation of the cycles
• The participation of the individual in other offers of artistic and cultural mediation (current school year)
• The participation of the school in other offers of artistic and cultural mediation (current school year).

Description

Once again, Montreal’s very own Lydia Lukidis is launching a new book, and you can invite her into your classroom to discover it!

Book: Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog, The Pancake Panic! (a graphic novel)

In Groucho the Groundhog: The Great Pancake Panic, grumpy groundhog Groucho just wants to be left alone—preferably with a stack of syrupy pancakes. But when the evil Commander Hare E. Bun Bun steals every pancake in Critter Creek (and the secret recipe!), Groucho is forced to team up with his relentlessly cheerful neighbor, Blork, a glittery unicorn-pig who insists they’re best friends. Together, this odd couple must save breakfast, one reluctant crime-fighting adventure at a time!

Book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GRMUpdE-tRI?app=desktop

Lydia’s 1-hour classroom session kicks off with a lively introduction to the world of comics, featuring the publishing journey of Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog. Through interactive literacy games, students will explore how words and pictures work together to create characters, action, and humor on the page. Along the way, they’ll practice storytelling skills like writing, sequencing, and creative thinking—all while having fun with art and language.

Ideal for grades 2-5

Informations

Date(s): May 2026

Time: 1-hour sessions - 3 to 4 classes per school

Location: In-school

Participation mode: In person

Registration (partner or AMSFA): AMSFA

Additional information: Lydia is available from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm twice a week - these sessions are best suited for grades 2 - 5

Total number of classes or groups: 16
This offer is available in English.

Costs

No cost assumed by the school

A Montréal School for All covers the following costs:

• Materials

A Montréal School For All

Contact person
Nancy Saltarelli : nancy.saltarelli@education.gouv.qc.ca

Partner: Lydia Lukidis

All partners are committed to respecting the current health measures defined by Public Health and the CNESST in their various activities.