Join us March 2 – May 4 for Sunday Funday
Come with your family this Spring for Sunday Funday! The kiddos will read books promptly at 10 AM every Sunday at the Whittingham Discovery Center. The read-along will be accompanied by FREE snacks and an activity.
PLUS the first 25 participants will get a free copy of the book read that day!
March 2
"Hello Around the World" By Abracadabra Books
it’s a gateway to global cultures for young children. Designed for ages 2-6, this educational hardcover invites children to explore 20 different languages through vibrant illustrations, pronunciation guides, and fascinating cultural facts.
March 9
"A Song of Frutas" By Margarita Engle
he little girl loves visiting her grandfather in Cuba and singing his special songs to sell all kinds of fruit: mango, limón, naranja, piña, and more! Even when they’re apart, grandfather and granddaughter can share rhymes between their countries like un abrazo—a hug—made of words carried on letters that soar across the distance like songbirds.
March 16
"Dancing the Tinikling" By Bobbie Peyton
Lola calls, inviting him to leap between the clapping and slapping bamboo poles and dance the tinikling with her. Whirling, twirling, and singing in Tagalog, Jojo tries but trips. Lola dances between the two poles easily, the same way she dances between their American and Filipino cultures--Jojo knows that dance! And finally, spinning and hopping to the rhythm of his life, he’s dancing the tinikling!.
March 23
"Suki’s Kimono" By Chieri Uegaki
Suki‘s favorite possession is her blue cotton kimono. A gift from her obachan, it holds special memories of her grandmother’s visit last summer. When it‘s Suki’s turn to share with her classmates what she did during the summer, she tells them about the street festival she attended with her obachan and the circle dance that they took part in.
March 30
"Ohana Means Family" By Ilima Loomis
Join the family, or ohana, as they farm taro for poi to prepare for a traditional luau celebration. "This is the land that‘s never been sold, where work the hands, so wise and old, that reach through the water, clear and cold, into the mud to pick the taro to make the poi for our ohana’s luau.
April 6
"Pasta, Pasta, Lotsa Pasta" By Aimee Lucido
Nonna Ana from Catania only likes to eat lasagna. But Nonno Titi from Tahiti only eats his spaghettini! Zio Tony wants ravioli, Zia Trini wants rotini, the cugini want tortellini… Family dinners can be tricky when the guests are oh-so-picky! As the kitchen gets more and more chaotic, can family pasta night go off without a hitch?.
April 13
"Anansi and the Golden Pot" By Taiye Selas
the story of Anansi, the much-loved trickster, for a new generation. Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want.
April 27
"Come with me to Paris" By Gloria Fowle
The book begins by inviting the reader to come along on the journey and ends with a good night wish:
“Paris is a beautiful city in France; Please come visit, should you have the chance. The French call it Paree, and there is so much to see; Come with me and you’ll agree, it’s a great place to be!” At the end of our trip, au revoir and bonne nuit! Je t’aime my dear one, and je t’aime to Paree!”.
May 5
"My Day with the Panye" By Tami Charles
a young girl named Fallon wants more than anything to carry a large woven basket to the market, just like her Manman. As she watches her mother wrap her hair in a mouchwa, Fallon tries to twist her own braids into a scarf and balance the empty panye atop her head, but realizes it’s much harder than she thought. BOOM! Is she ready after all? Lyrical and inspiring, with vibrant illustrations highlighting the beauty of Haiti.