Summer Reading Program: StoryWalk Books

[Emily]

This summer, we were able to post four different StoryWalks® in two different La Crescent parks! StoryWalks® are really cool because you can read a book while you're walking in the park. Each page of the picture book is posted on a frame so you can walk along a trail or sidewalk and read. Each of our StoryWalk® books matched our summer theme of Read Beyond the Beaten Path, encouraging individuals and families to get outside!

During June, we had a picture book called What Can You Do with a Rock? posted in Kistler Park. This story is really cool because it encourages kids to get outside and have fun looking for and learning about different kinds of rocks, and demonstrates several answers to the question: What can you do with a rock?

We also posted the book Climb On! in Vetsch Park in June. It was so cool that this story was along a hiking trail in a very hilly park, since it's a story about a father-daughter duo who go on a hike up a hill near their home. Their adventure is meant to inspire families to get outside and do their own hiking adventure. This story also incorporates words from the Creole language, and a fun search-and-find game for various animal characters within the pages of the book.

In July, we switched out the StoryWalk® books, posting two new stories in the same two parks. In Kistler Park, we had a story called A Way with Wild Things, about a kid who is more comfortable around bugs and animals, and more nervous around other people. Her grandmother, however, encourages her interest in bugs, and understands her nerves around people, calling her a Wildflower.

We also added a different book in Vetsch Park, this one called The Camping Trip, about a kid who starts out excited to go on her first camping trip with her aunt and cousin, but becomes frustrated when things don't go as she expected. Finally, after watching the stars and a good night's rest, she does have more fun on the second day of the trip.

Thank you to everyone who was able to visit our StoryWalks®! Do you have any recommendations for future StoryWalk® books?

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.