StoryWalk® “On the Green”
What is StoryWalk?®
StoryWalk® is a fun, educational activity that combines the benefits of literacy, physical fitness, and family fun. As you stroll along the path of On the Green you will discover page after page of a children’s book and then you realize you are reading a story! We will be featuring 2 different books a month showcasing Mississippi culture, heritage, and our coastal environment.
Some to the books we will feature are as follows:
The Longleaf and Me A-Z by Sandra Cassibry, Jeffery Jones, and Kathryn Lewis & Meet My Mississippi by Patricia Neely-Dorsey
Oprah: The Little Speaker by Carole Boston Weatherford & The Mardi Gras Boat Parade by Perry Guy
I Can Name 50 Trees Today by Dr. Seuss & The Turtle Saver by Laurie Parker
The Watershed and Me A-Z by Sandra Cassibry, Jeffery Jones, and Kathryn Lewis & Marshes and Swamps by Gail Gibbons
Keeper of the Swamp by Ann Garrett & Mississippi Alphabet by Laurie Parker
You’ll Know When You See One by Allain C. Andry III & The Year of the Stars by Junior League of Jackson
The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass & The Mad Potter of Biloxi by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Louie the Bouy by Allain C. Andry III & Story of a Storm a book about Hurricane Katrina by Reona Visser & children of the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Memory Scrapbook A Pictorial Journey of Hope and Healing Past, Present, and Future by Connie Heitzmann and Janie Koch & Eight Dolphins of Katrina A true Tale of Survival by Janet Wyman Coleman
M is for Magnolia A Mississippi Alphabet by Michael Shoulders & Trick or Treat in Mississippi A Halloween Adventure in the Magnolia State by Eric James
Down in Mississippi by Johnette Downing & Everywhere in Mississippi by Laurie Parker
The Great Gulf Coast Seafood Festival by Perry Guy & Santa is Coming to Mississippi by Steve Smallman
About StoryWalk®
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. StoryWalks have been installed in 50 states and 12 countries across the world.
This project is made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area.
