The event features the book "Con Pollo" by Jimmy Fallon and Jennifer Lopez.
Registration not required.
This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.
The featured book for this session is "In the Tall, Tall Grass" by Denise Fleming.
All ages are welcome to stop by and no registration is required. The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.
This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.
DERBY - Families will enjoy a self-guided Story Walk featuring a Caldecott award-winning book, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema, now through July 8, 2021 in Osbornedale State Park.
The park is across from the Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave.
Families and individuals of all ages are invited to walk around Bull Pen Pond as they read the story and learn about mosquitoes.
Story Walks, which inspire reading and outdoor physical activity, were created by Anne Ferguson from Montpelier, Vt. in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.
In this story walk, children walk from one posted story page to another along the trail, reading a West African tale in which a mosquito lies to a lizard.
This lie causes a series of events to happen in the story, including the sun not rising which leaves all the animals in darkness.
To find out if the sun will rise again and if the mosquito will tell the truth, families walk around the pond reading together and discover this myth of why mosquitoes buzz in people’s ears.
Along with the posted story are digital links to videos and information about mosquito behavior, including benefits and challenges of sharing space with them. June 20-26 is National Mosquito Control Awareness Month and the perfect time to learn about mosquitos and ways to reduce getting bitten by them.
Kellogg Environmental Center is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; masks are required inside.
The park trails are open from 8 a.m. to sunset daily and are free of charge.
This site is operated by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, State Parks Division.
For questions or directions to the center and/or the Story Walk contact donna.kingston@ct.gov or call 203-734-2513.
This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.
Join a not-spooky story walk (“The Great Pumpkin” by Angie Rozelaar) and a not-too-spooky hunt for over 30 Halloween cutout characters around the park.
The event will be self-guided from 10 a.m. Friday until 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Matthies Park on Pines Bridge Road in Beacon Falls.
Participants are asked to please maintain social distancing while enjoying this family-friendly outdoor event!
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