Open Book: Toronto, along with Mabel’s Fables, hosted Mini Lit: An Indoor Family Picnic at Toronto’s Drake Hotel on Oct. 13. The event was packed with both authors and kiddies. (Photos courtesy of Lisa Myers/Open Book: Toronto)

Sean Dixon plays a little banjo.

Loris Lesynski reads from Dirty Dog Boogie.

One of the kid-friendly snacks available. (Where’s the tomato soup?)