Several months ago a series of roofed frames appeared in front of the YMCA I
go to. Eventually the frames held pages from a child's picture book, and I
learned that the installation is a Story Walk.
The goal is to start at the first frame and walk along reading the pages.
However, I'm usually scurrying into the building for a fitness class and don't
take the time. Today, thanks to light traffic I had a couple extra minutes and
did exactly what the installers intended.
After crossing the street from the parking lot I doubled back to the start of
the walk. (The frames are covered in glass, and it was hard to get a good
photo without a reflection, but I did my best.)
The next frame held the cover of the book.
As I moved from frame to frame I turned the corner from one street to another,
passed the entrance to the building, and almost made it down the block to the
next intersection before the story concluded. I enjoyed the story of Jabari
and his decision to jump off the diving board. After his initial decision he
needed a little encouragement from his dad, but (spoiler alert) in the end he
did it.
The last frame said another story will be coming soon. I can't wait to see
what it is.
Five years ago today:
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Isn't that fun!
ReplyDeleteWe had a story walk like this at a provincial park near us!
That's a neat idea... will pass it on to our library
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever and fun idea! Encourages kids to read too!
ReplyDeleteA companion idea for the Little Free Library's in the neighborhoods.
ReplyDeleteYep.
DeleteThat's a lovely idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever creative idea!
ReplyDeleteAre the frames with pages at your height or a child's height?
ReplyDeleteThanks for asking, because I should have included that I had to stoop down to capture the photos. They're probably chest high for me.
DeleteThis is a pretty awesome idea. We have a lot of trails out here that could benefit from this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFun Summer activities!
ReplyDeleteIsn't this great? My local community also did this (in a local park along a walking trail by the river) with Chris Hadfield's book, "The Darkest Dark" about his childhood love for space and the night sky.
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I even bet kids who don't enjoy reading that much enjoy this so it is so good on so many levels!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea...fun and relaxing!
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