Last year I was introduced to another great holiday event that connects to literacy by Mrs. Heidi Clarke. The Concord Museum in Concord, MA hosts an event each year called Family Trees from November 23rd through January 1st. The museum is decorated with Christmas trees fashioned to represent a variety of children's books. Information about the event can be found here: http://www.concordmuseum.org/visit/special_events_FamilyTrees.html. Different events take place during the holiday season that include crafts, author meet and greets, and character visits...including one with Santa! Some events have an additional cost, but to just check out the trees is the cost of admission ($10 adults, $5 children 6-17, and free for children under the age of 6).
Emily and I will be checking many of the books represented this year out of the library so we can appreciate their beauty when we visit. Here is the complete list of titles: http://www.concordmuseum.org/pdfs/2011%20Annotated%20Family%20Trees%20Books.pdf. I hope some of you are able to check out this wonderful event!
(One tip....if you do go on a day that there is an author scheduled, bring a book to have signed. There is a gift shop, but it is small so all the titles aren't available.)
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