Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites™
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites
Presented by George Jenkins Foundation
Immerse yourself in the world of 7 beloved & award-winning children’s 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. & John Archambault
Abuela
by Arthur Dorros
Tuesday
by David Wiesner
Explore bilingual learning environments that inspire a love for reading and strengthen early literacy skills. Designed for children birth through age 8.
Exhibit environments highlight 6 pre-reading skills*:
- disposition to read
- print awareness
- letter knowledge
- sound awareness
- vocabulary
- narrative skills & comprehension
*Defined by the Public Library Association and Assocation for Library Service to Children
© 2025 Minnesota Children’s Museum. All rights reserved. Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites™ was created by Minnesota Children’s Museum. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Book Artwork: ABUELA. © 1991 by Arthur Dorros and Elisa Kleven. Used by permission of Dutton Children’s Books, A Division of Penguin Young Readers Group, A Member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM. Text copyright © 1989 by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrations copyright © 1989 by Lois Ehlert. Used by permission of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. All rights reserved. Peter Rabbit™ © Frederick Warne & Co., 2011. Spot © Eric Hill/Salspot Ltd., 2011. THE SNOWY DAY. © 1962 by Ezra Jack Keats, renewed © 1990 by Martin Pope, Executor. Used by permission of Viking Penguin, A Division of Penguin Young Readers Group, A Member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE. © 2000 by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. TUESDAY by David Wiesner. Copyright © 1991 by David Wiesner. Used by permission of Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.