Story Walk at Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park

The Port Townsend Public Library is excited to welcome the new permanent StoryWalk®. Enjoy reading a story and strolling through Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park. The story starts at Landes Street and ends at Kearney Street. Stories will rotate  every couple of months.  

Current Story: The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool Through the Seasons by Linda Booth Sweeney

In this vibrant and poetic informational picture book, two curious siblings observe the hidden world of a vernal pool: a special kind of puddle habitat that pops up in the spring, dries up by summer, reappears in the fall, and freezes over in the winter―only to come back again in the spring.

Young naturalists and future water stewards will be encouraged to listen, watch, and wait to witness the seasonal changes of the ever-changing puddle and its inhabitants. As readers follow along with the rhythmic text, they will be fascinated to discover many familiar and not-so-familiar creatures that make up the surprising web of interrelationships living in these vital pop-up pools.

With buoyant, lyrical text and beautiful cut-paper collage illustrations, The Noisy Puddle is an immersive introduction to “now-you-see-me, now-you-don’t” wetland habitats.

"Readers will be delighted ... Nature offers up marvelous surprises at every turn―even via a humble puddle teeming with life."

― Kirkus Reviews - STARRED REVIEW

"A sensory experience promising to tickle the curiosity of young naturalists, whether in-classroom or on the scene."

― School Library Journal

"This picture book is especially appealing for its lively rhyming text combined with vibrant and complex collage-style illustrations done in eye-popping colour."

― Canadian Review of Materials

"This book literally has everything you would want in a science and nature title for younger readers ... Beautiful from tip to tail and back again."

-- Betsy Bird ― SLJ's A Fuse 8 Production

"[A] captivating tribute to underappreciated vernal pools and their role in supporting healthy wetland ecosystems."

― Publishers Weekly

Special thanks to Hilary Verheggen for her dedication in bringing StoryWalks® to town. Gratitude to our sponsor:  Port Townsend Public Library Foundation; the support of the City of Port Townsend’s City Council; Parks, Recreation, Trees, and Trails Advisory Board; and Parks, Planning, and Public Works Departments.

*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.

Read the PDN article on the project here.