Biography
Kevin Sylvester is the bestselling author of Sports Hall of Weird. He is also a reporter, radio sports host, producer and documentary-maker, as well as an illustrator.#He has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English (with a minor in Latin) from St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, and is working on a degree in Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He has also worked for over a decade with CBC National Radio Sports.#Kevin lives in Toronto with his wife, Laura, and daughters Erin and Emily.
Awards
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Don’t Touch That Toad and Other Strange Things Adults Tell You
2012 - Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award, Ontario Library Association, Winner
2012 - Silver Birch Nonfiction Award, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner
2011 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, , Winner
Non-fiction
Don’t Touch That Toad and Other Strange Things Adults Tell You, 2010