Beloved children’s books will come alive with "Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites," an imaginative, book-based experience for children ages birth to 8 years old, at ImaginOn from June 9 through September 9, 2018.
Storyland transforms seven beloved and award-winning picture books into three-dimensional play and bi-lingual (English and Spanish) learning environments that highlight the six pre-reading skills defined by the Public Library Association and Association for Library Services to Children (disposition to read, print awareness, letter knowledge, sound awareness, vocabulary and narrative skills, comprehension):
- "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter
- "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats
- "Where’s Spot?" by Eric Hill
- "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff
- "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
- "Abuela" by Aurthur Dorros
- "Tuesday" by David Wiesner
Admission to the exhibit is FREE. Tickets and reservations are neither required nor accepted and entry into the exhibit is always on a first-come, first-served basis. However, if you wish to combine your visit to the exhibit with any other building-wide activity and have a group, a group visit booking is required (visit imaginon.org for more details).
The exhibit is open at ImaginOn (300 E. 7th Street, Charlotte) during building hours: Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday-Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. ImaginOn is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day for summer hours. The exhibit will be at ImaginOn from June 9 to September 9, 2018.