Kidsville Storybook Walk
Join Us for a Family Activity in the Park!
Make a family trip to visit our Storybook Walk trail in Centennial Park. Read the pages of the storybook that are displayed along the path while spending quality outdoor time with your children.
Storybook Walk Map
You can enjoy the walk anytime during park operating hours of 6 AM - 8 PM.
The walk starts at the edge of the circular patio on Lake Watauga. The Storybook Walk signs will be on the left side of the path...in line with the permanent Centennial Park History signs.
February’s Story
You Are a Garter Snake! by Laurie Ann Thompson
Come take a walk on the Centennial Park Walking Trail and read the pages of the storybook, You Are a Garter Snake! by Laurie Ann Thompson and illustrated by Jay Fleck. Move along with garter snake with a stretch, bend, and twist. Did you know that garter snakes that disappear between rocks or flowers, spray smelly stuff to scare off predators, sniff with their tongues, and cuddle together for winter? Discover all that goes into being a garter snake in this interactive book of movement and science.
March’s Story
And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano
Come take a walk on the Centennial Park Walking Trail around Lake Watauga and read the pages of the storybook, And Then It's Spring written by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin Stead, this story is about anticipation. A young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of brown after a snow-filled winter and resolve to plant a garden. They dig, they plant, they play, they wait . . . and wait . . . until at last, there is a sign that spring may finally be on its way.