Bring your kiddos to Fort Collins Nursery on June 29, July 13, and July 27  for some summer-reading fun!

We’re excited to bring back our Storytime event as a three-part series. Three wonderful groups of local children’s book authors and illustrators will be on-site to read the fabulous stories they have created. We’ll gather on our outdoor patio, nestled along the banks of Dry Creek and the Cache la Poudre River and surrounded by beautiful plants, trees and wildlife. These FREE events will also feature fun crafts and activities for the children and a fundraiser for Children’s Speech & Reading Center. Books will be for sale by The Crowded Bookshelf and can also be purchased in advance here. 

 Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for additional seating. Well-behaved pets on leashes are welcome!

 

June 29

Lynn Becker – MONSTERS IN THE BRINY

Julie Rowan-Zoch – NOT ALL SHEEP ARE BORING! 

Laura Resau – Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest

Michelle Schaub – Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market

Jo Renfro – PEG GETS CRACKIN 

Click here for more information and story descriptions for the June 29th event

 

July 13

Beth Anderson – THOMAS JEFFERSON’S BATTLE FOR SCIENCE: BIAS, TRUTH, AND A MIGHTY MOOSE!

Brooke Boynton-Hughes – Heart String

Tara Dairman –  THE GIRL FROM EARTH’S END

Ellen Javernick – The Birthday Pet

Claudia Mills – The Last Apple Tree

 

Click here for more information and story descriptions for the July 13th event

 

July 27

Jen Black – Seamus Goes to School

Jacqueline Crivello – Fireball Fox Saves the Forest

Cathy Morrison – Bryan’s Alphabet Garden

Melanie Peffer –  The Biology Adventurers: On the River

Brian Wilson – To the Moon, Mars, and Planets Afar

 

Click here for more information and story descriptions for the July 27th event

 

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The Crowded Bookshelf

The Crowded Bookshelf is a pop-up bookshop offering a curated selection of books for all ages that aren’t likely to be found on the bestseller lists. They also carry an assortment of gift items for readers including bookmarks, notebooks, literary prints, and more. Follow them on Instagram to see where they’ll be popping up next or visit their website where you can shop anytime. Instagram: @thecrowdedbookshelffc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Children’s Speech & Reading Center

Children’s Speech & Reading Center is dedicated to developing and providing innovative, high quality, affordable speech-language services to all children in Northern Colorado who experience speech, language, or reading delays. The Center’s services for communication disorders improve the independence, self-respect, and quality of life of children and their families. Their therapists are certified to provide treatment that builds communication skills affected by a variety of childhood disorders including autism, Down Syndrome, dyslexia, apraxia, articulation disorders, hearing impairment, learning disabilities and other development disorders.

Originally published on May 10th, 2024. Updated on June 18th, 2024.