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Storywalks

The StoryWalk welcomes children and adults alike to walk down Main Street, enjoy a story, check out our downtown businesses, and maybe grab a treat while they're there.

What is a Storywalk?

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A StoryWalk is an innovative and engaging activity designed to encourage reading and promote literacy among children and families. It involves displaying pages of a children’s book in the windows of participating businesses, creating a walkable path that leads readers from one location to the next. As participants stroll through the community, they can enjoy reading the book, page by page, as they visit each participating business.

StoryWalk Project ® was conceived in Montpelier, Vermont by Anne Ferguson, in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. The StoryWalk welcomes children and adults alike to walk down Main Street, enjoy a story, check out our downtown businesses, and maybe grab a treat while they're there.

Stories are changed for each season, so look for new ones throughout the year. Each book or storywalk will stay up during the following months:

Winter - December, January, February

Spring - March, April, May

Summer - June, July, August

Fall - September, October, November

Current Storywalk

Fall 2025 - Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

Bear Snores On – Owlbooks.dk

Past storywalks

Winter 2024 - Winter Walk by Virginia Snow

Spring 2025 - If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson

Summer 2025 -  Chalk the Walk by Chelsea Tornetto

Fall 2025 - There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! by Lucille Colandro

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