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Phoenix Pueblo Grande Museum’s Free Arizona Summertime Storytelling Has Gone Virtual
Join Arizona authors in a virtual storytelling of their books every Saturday starting July 18th through August 8th.
June 12, 2020
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Join Arizona authors in a virtual storytelling of their books every Saturday starting July 18th through August 8th. The FREE videos will be posted on the Pueblo Grande Museum Youtube Channel. Each week features a different book and craft to go along with it. Fun craft kits related to each story can be purchased online for $5 each through Activenet and includes a free child’s admission pass to visit the museum. Kits can be picked up Tuesday - Saturday, 8 am - 1 pm, beginning the week prior to the scheduled date of the virtual storytelling. Access to all
storytelling videos will end September 5.
July 18 - Panda Proud by Phoebe Fox and illustrated by Michael Hale
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Follow bumbly, tumbly Panda who is worried she’ll trip and fall in the upcoming fashion show. Knowing her best friend needs her, she is determined to make him proud.Panda Proud Craft Kit: Get ready to strut your stuff with your very own fashionable, panda-faced purse!
July 25 - Green on Green by Dianne White
Follow a child on a colorful journey through the seasons—yellow flowers and blue coral in spring and summer, orange pumpkins and green pine forests in fall and winter. All the while, there is another colorful change on the horizon—the birth of a new sibling.Green on Green Craft Kit: See all four seasons in 3D with your very own four seasons tree!
August 1 - What Do You Do When the Couch Eats Your Shoe? by Debi Novotny
Matthew who realizes that his favorite superhero is missing, so he takes his dog on a mission to find it. They search the whole house together, only to discover unimaginable surprises!Craft Kit: Create your own miniature couch that can store many things! Our miniature couch craft is pre-made and needs your decoration to come alive, just like in the book!
August 8 - Saved by the Burp by Rodo Sofranac
Follow Rogilla the Gorilla, the zoo’s most popular resident. At heart, she’s like a human kid. She loves to play, eat, drink, and play some more. One night she gets out of her enclosure and decides to eat and drink like a human kid. Oh my! What happens when she does?
Saved by The Burp Craft Kit: Make some noise with your very own gorilla rattle! This kit comes with all the materials needed for some apelike fun! Related Social Media Hashtags and Handles: @PuebloGrande #PGM Keywords: PGM, Storytelling, Literature, Children's literature, Crafts
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