Silver Maples of Chelsea and the Chelsea District Library are offering readers of all ages a chance to participate in a Picture Book Walk along the Silver Maples Community Wellness Path. Participants will walk the path while reading from large installations of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by acclaimed illustrator, Helen Oxenbury. Art installations will display large pages from the picture book and will be placed throughout the wellness path. The Picture Book Walk will open on Saturday, September 14 at 11am with a special ribbon cutting and celebration, including performances by local celebrity readers. The Picture Book Walk installation will be up for viewing through October.
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt tells the story of a brave family who must travel through forest, snow, and caves to track down a bear. With tremendous pace and humor, this beloved book is not to be missed. After completing the Picture Book Walk, kids can go on a bear hunt throughout Chelsea. Clue sheets will be given out at the Picture Book Walk ribbon cutting on September 14, or available at the Chelsea District Library starting September 14.
The Library partnered with Meg Gower, owner and Landscape Designer at Gower Design Group, and Lorin Kummer, teacher, artist, and therapist at Pathway to Renewal to determine the best locations along the fitness trail to represent the book–by looking for fun, yet safe, spaces in which to play-out the story. Gower and Kummer have designed, and will install, reusable display signage for the Picture Book Walk. The displays will be used for next year’s 5H Community Read, displaying a different children’s book in different outdoor location.
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The 5H Community Read is a district-wide initiative to promote a more active, and better-connected community, while encouraging a love of reading. The 5H Community Read engages more than 10,000 people in the communities of Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester, and Stockbridge by putting a book in their hands. The goal of the 5H Community Read is to bring all five communities together in dialogue on the topic of wellness, focus on the importance of getting people together, and staying active. For more information and a listing of events in all five communities, visit 5hcommunityread.wordpress.com or call (734)475-8732.
The 5H Community Read is a partnership between the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation, the Chelsea District Library, the Dexter District Library, the Jackson District Library in Grass Lake, the Manchester District Library, and the Capital Area District Libraries in Stockbridge. It is supported by a generous grant from our community partner, the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation.
