StoryWalk® at Fields Bridge Park!

The Library has teamed up with our Parks & Recreation Department to combine two of our favorite things:  reading books and exploring the great outdoors!  Together we invite you to the StoryWalk® at Fields Bridge Park.  

Fields Bridge Park is located at 821 Willamette Falls Drive and offers a paved trail that is accessible to all.  The total length of the StoryWalk® path is a quarter of a mile and the first panel begins at the playground.  Stories will be changed out on a regular basis.   

Our inaugural story was the classic We're Going On A Bear Hunt, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.  Our current story is Gracias-Thanks, written by Pat Mora and illustrated by John Parra.

Other titles we have featured include:

• The Family Book, written and illustrated by Todd Parr
• Wonder Walkers, written and illustrated by Micha Archer
• This Is A School, written by John Schu and illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
• In the Middle of Fall, written by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Laura Dronzek
• Chinese New Year Colors,  written and illustrated by Rich Lo
• I Love You Because I Love You, written by Muon Van and illustrated by Jessica Love
• Two Dogs on a Trike, written by Gabi Snyder and illustrated by Robin Rosenthal
• How to Say Hello to a Worm, written and illustrated by Kari Percival
• I Am Every Good Thing, written by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James
• Berry Song, a Caldecott Honor book, written and illustrated by Michaela Goade
• This Story is Not About a Kitten, written by Randall de Sève and illustrated by Carson Ellis
• Creepy Carrots,  written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown
• We all play = Kimêtawânaw, written and illustrated by Julie Flett
• So Much Snow, written by Kristen Schroeder and illustrated by Sarah Jacoby
• Bird House, written and illustrated by Blanca Gómez
• Chicken Story Time, written by Sandy Asher and illustrated by Mark Fearing
• Watercress, written by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin
• Blue Sky White Stars, written by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Kadir Nelson
• Mae's First Day of School, written and illustrated by Kate Berube
• It's Fall, written and illustrated by Renée Kurilla

This StoryWalk® is generously funded by the Holly Grace Jones Endowment of the West Linn Library Foundation.  Holly loved to read and spent countless hours at the West Linn Library.  She was also a devoted member of the Library’s Teen Advisory Board.  We’re Going on a Bear Hunt was one of her favorite books as a child.

What is a StoryWalk®? 

StoryWalk® is an innovative and delightful way for children – and adults! – to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time.  Laminated pages from a children’s book are displayed and installed along an outdoor path.  As you stroll down the trail, you’re directed to the next page in the story.  StoryWalks promote early literacy, physical activity, and family time together in nature.  They are also an opportunity to reach community members who may not come to the library.

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.