Children’s Museum of Atlanta launches limited-time exhibit, Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, Jan. 15
Featured exhibit emphasizes expanding literacy skills
Beloved children’s books will come alive as Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites opens at Children’s Museum of Atlanta on Saturday, January 15. Storyland provides imaginative, book-based experiences for children ages birth - 8 years old, and models early literacy experiences to parents and other adult caregivers. The exhibit will continue through May 30, 2022.
Storyland transforms seven beloved and award-winning picture books – “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 Arthur Dorros; and “Tuesday” by David Wiesner. The exhibit transforms these classic stories 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 Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association: disposition to read, print awareness, letter knowledge, sound awareness, vocabulary and narrative skills and comprehension.
Children explore literacy skills and concepts through imaginative, interactive experiences and dramatic play. Families can immerse themselves in the world of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, children explore Peter Rabbit’s world as they build vocabulary and narrative skills while searching for Peter’s lost belongings, harvesting vegetables and playing in Peter’s burrow.
Little ones can sharpen their narrative skills and vocabulary by delivering news from inside a TV and searching for hidden frogs in “Tuesday”, a story about a town mysteriously visited by flying frogs. Children are encouraged to reflect on their Storyland experience by creating a drawing inspired by the books and writing a caption, title or story. A digital Drawing Cam will capture the paper image and visitors can add it to an electronic gallery of other postcards for visitors to see and email it home as a souvenir of their experience.
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites is presented by Target and Institute of Museums and Library Services, with support from Children’s Museum of Atlanta’s generous sponsors, including Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Fulton County Arts & Culture through the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
Prioritizing the health and safety of the community, Children’s Museum of Atlanta is implementing COVID-19 restrictions on in-person workshops. The Museum will only offer in-person programs to schools with mask mandates. All in-person activities are dependent on the state of COVID-19.
To book a program, reservations must be made at least four weeks in advance. Virtual workshop costs start at $185 and supply box costs start at $15, with in-person pricing beginning at $220. To reserve or learn more, please visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.
Annual Memberships provide the best value for guests and can be purchased online, in person and over the phone – providing families the gift of play and education through interactive, hands-on learning experiences all year long. Annual members receive unlimited, FREE timed entry for one year; discounted admission to select ticketed museum events, museum store purchases and parties and invitations to members-only exhibit sneak previews. All membership levels excluding the “Two of Us” level receive $5 admission coupons for guests.
