StoryWalks® at Noyes
Learn More about our previous StoryWalks®:
22nd Noyes StoryWalk® - BEfore she was harriet (Lesa cline-ransome)
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For its 22nd Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presented Before She Was Harriet, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James E. Ransome. This StoryWalk was availably in June 2023 as part of the Town of Kensington's 2nd annual Juneteenth Celebration.
Before She Was Harriet details the life of Harriet Tubman, beginning with Tubman as an older woman and moving backwards chronologically. The author outlines Tubman’s many roles: a suffragist, a boatman who ferried slaves across the Combahee River, a Union spy, a nurse for soldiers, a savior who helped her parents flee from slavery, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, an enslaved woman named Minty, and finally a young enslaved girl named Araminta. The award-winning book pays tribute to this Maryland native and true American hero through a powerful poem and exquisite watercolor paintings by Cline-Ransome’s husband, artist James Ransome. Click the images below for some crafts and resources! |
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21st NOYES STORYWALK® - steam train, dream train (Sherri duskey rinker, tom lichtenheld)
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For its 21st Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presented Steam Train, Dream Train, written by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Hosted in between May and June 2023, this Storywalk® was part of the celebration of 150 years of the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad and was presented in partnership with The Kensington Historical Society and Montgomery Preservation. The Kensington Train Station, the second oldest station in Montgomery County, is a short walk from Clum-Kennedy Park.
Steam Train, Dream Train has become a bedtime favorite, especially for children who love trains. The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. The rhythmic language accompanying the richly detailed illustrations draws children into the book’s colorful world. |
20th NOYES STORYWALK® - catch the sky (robert heidbreder, emily dove)
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For its 20th Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents Catch the Sky – Playful Poems on the Air We Share, by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Emily Dove. This StoryWalk was hosted between April and May 2023 as part of the Kensington Day of the Book, a family-friendly street festival featuring authors, poets, artists and literary and community organizations.
In this ‘lyrical’ picture book (Booklist) for ages 3-8, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed children’s poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares thirty memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wonderful things kids can see when they gaze at the sky, gorgeously illustrated by artist and naturalist Emily Dove. |
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For its 19th Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presented Cool Green: Amazing, Remarkable Trees and Verde Fresco: arboles asombrosas y extraordinarios, written and illustrated by Lulu Delacre. This bilingual book and StoryWalk was hosted between April and May 2023 in partnership with Montgomery Parks and the Oakland Terrace Elementary School PTA. OTES is a Two-Way Immersion program school.
Cool Green/Verde Fresco is the latest offering by Delacre, who lives in the area and has gained national recognition for writing and illustrating books like Olinguito, from A to Z!, an Orbis Pictus Honor book; and illustrating The Storyteller’s Candle by Lucia M. Gonzales, for which she received one of her three Pura Belpré Honors. |
18TH NOYES STORYWALK® - a library (Nikki giovanni, erin k. robinson)
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For its 18th Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presented A Library, written by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Erin K. Robinson. This StoryWalk was hosted between February and March 2023.
A Library is an “ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape.” The words of Giovanni – a world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner – combine with Robinson’s vibrant colors and evocative images to invite readers of all ages to imagine where their library can take them. |
17TH NOYES STORYWALK® - bear snores on (karma wilson, jane chapman)
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For its 17th Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presented Bear Snores On, written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman. Hosted along Antique Row in Kensington, MD, this StoryWalk was available between January and February 2023.
Published in 2005, Bear Snores On is the first in a series featuring a busy crew of forest friends. While Bear is hibernating during a cold winter, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! Readers will love what happens when Bear wakes up and wants to join the party. |
Click the images below for some fun activities to go along with this book!
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16TH NOYES STORYWALK® - we're going on a bear hunt (michael rosen, helen oxenbury)
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For its 16th free Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Families enjoyed this classic adventure story from Saturday, November and December 2022.
First published in 1989, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt has invited legions of young readers to splash, squelch, trip and tiptoe on a grand search for a bear. The rhythmic language and comical repetitions enchant children of all ages, while inspiring families to gear up for their own neighborhood “bear hunt.” |
15TH NOYES STORYWALK® - WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT (MICHAEL ROSEN, HELEN OXENBURY)
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For its 15th Noyes StoryWalk®, The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presented Never Show a T-Rex a Book. Written by Rashmi Sirdeshpande and illustrated by Diane Ewen, the book won the 2022 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award. This StoryWalk was hosted between September and October 2022.
Celebrating books and the power of imagination, Never Show a T-Rex a Book hits all the right notes for a back-to-school StoryWalk® as it follows the “supremely silly” possibilities when a T-Rex learns to read. Click the images below for some T-Rex crafts!
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14TH NOYES STORYWALK® - before she was harriet (lesa cline-ransome)
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The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, in partnership with Montgomery Parks, presented Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome as the 14th Noyes StoryWalk®. Families could enjoy this inspiring book from June to July 2022.
Before She Was Harriet details the life of Harriet Tubman, beginning with Tubman as an older woman and moving backwards chronologically. The author outlines Tubman’s many roles: a suffragist, a boatman who ferried slaves across the Combahee River, a Union spy, a nurse for soldiers, a savior who helped her parents flee from slavery, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, an enslaved woman named Minty, and finally a young enslaved girl named Araminta. While Harriet Tubman was not active in this part of Maryland, the award-winning book pays tribute to this Maryland native and true American hero through a powerful poem and exquisite watercolor paintings by Cline-Ransome’s husband, artist James Ransome. Please see the 22nd Noyes StoryWalk® section further up this page for the crafts and activities. |
