Storytime at Desert Botanical Garden
May 26, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Event Summary
Summer Storytimes are back this summer. Desert Botanical Garden invites kids five and younger, and their caregivers, to enjoy different nature-themed books from 9 to 10 a.m. each Friday at Weisz Learning Center, and partake in songs and playtime while immersed in the garden’s landscapes. Included with general admission.
July theme: Desert Plants/Landscape
- July 14 | Over and Under the Canyon by Kate Messner
- July 21 | The Giving Tre of the Desert by Danielle Fradette
- July 28 | (Bilingual): El desierto es mi madre | The Desert is My Mother by Pat Mora
August theme: TBD
- Aug. 4 | Check back for book selection
- Aug. 11 | Check back for book selection
- Aug. 18 | Check back for book selection
- Aug. 25 | Check back for book selection
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