StoryWalks featuring Let’s go! haw êkwa! by Julie Flett are set up in parks and along trails in the Tri-Counties this summer as part of Western Counties Regional Library’s Summer Reading Club experience.
“Families can take a walk by their local library, along a trail, or in a park and read a book at the same time,” says Breanne Muise, Programs and Services Manager.
A StoryWalk is a fun activity that places a children’s book, page by page, on laminated poster boards along a path or in a park. Kids and their families have the opportunity to enjoy reading a book while strolling through their community.
Let’s go! haw êkwa! celebrates skateboarding, family, and community. The artist and author Julie Flett is a winner of the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award.
Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw êkwa! Let’s go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie’s yard —everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?
The StoryWalks will be:
- In Caie Courtyard at Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library, 405 Main St., Yarmouth, from June 17 to July 21;
- Outside the Isaiah W. Wilson Memorial Library, 84 Warwick St., Digby, from June 18 to July 21;
- Outside McKay Memorial Library from June 20 to July 21;
- In the park behind Clark’s Harbour library from June 20 to July 22;
- In Seacap Memorial Park, Lockeport, from June 20 to July 22;
- In Beacon Park, Yarmouth, from July 21 to Aug. 29;
- In Vaughn Van Tassell Memorial Park, 27 Shreve St., Digby, from July 21 to Aug. 28;
- In Windjammers Park, Pubnico, from July 22 to Aug. 28;
- In Meteghan Family Park from July 23 to Aug. 29;
- Outside Westport Library, 17 Second St. Westport, from July 24 to Aug. 28.
There will be bilingual versions at locations in Clare, Pubnico, and Yarmouth.