Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3-7

What is a museum? This week at Sunday Story Time we will explore all the kinds of things you can see and do in museums. We will read The Museum by Susan Verde, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.Afterwards everyone will create a masterpiece of their own to take home! 

The Museum written by Susan Verde. Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, 2013.

Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3-7

This week at Sunday Story Time we are exploring the five boroughs of New York City. We will read I Live in Brooklyn by Mari Takabayashi and children will create an art project to take home. 

I Live in Brooklyn written and illustrated by Mari Takabayashi, 2004.

Support for Sunday Story Time provided by Macy's.

Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3-7

This week at Sunday Story Time we are exploring ballet and the importance of dance in New York City culture! We will read Brontorina by James Howe, illustrated by Randy Cecil and children will create a popsicle stick dancer puppet to take home.

Brontorina written by James Howe. Illustrated by Randy Cecil, 2010.

Support for Sunday Story Time provided by Macy's.

Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3-7

This September at Sunday Story Time we are celebrating being New Yorkers! This Sunday we are celebrating the arrival of autumn by reading Leaf Jumpers, by Carole Gerber. Following the story, children will create a leaf rubbing art project.

Leaf Jumpers written by Carole Gerber. Illustrated by Leslie Evans, 2017.

Support for Sunday Story Time provided by Macy's.

Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3-7      

This September at Sunday Story Time we are celebrating being New Yorkers! This week we will explore mail and sending letters. We will read A Letter to Amy by famous New York City Author, Ezra Jack Keats. This Sunday Story Time will feature a special craft making activity. Children will decorate postcards to send to someone special in their lives.

This September at Sunday Story Time we are celebrating being New Yorkers! It’s the start of the school year and this week we'll read Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by New York City author and illustrator, Mo Willems. 

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! © by Mo Willems [Hyperion Books for Children, 2003]​

Support for Sunday Story Time provided by Macy's.

Free with Museum Admission
All Ages

Most people have heard of Paul Revere, but did you know that there was another courageous Patriot who rode through the countryside to spread the word that the British were coming? Her name was Sybil Ludington. Come join us for a story time with Karen B. Winnick, author of Sybil’s Night Ride!  

Free with Museum Admission
All Ages

Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3-7

This month at Sunday Story Time we're celebrating African-American artists! Join us this week to read Henry Ossawa Tanner: His Boyhood Dream Comes True written and illustrated by Faith Ringgold.

Henry Ossawa Tanner was determined to be an artist. He worked endlessly with limited access to schooling and ended up studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He was the first African American painter to be celebrated in the United States and Europe.

Free with Museum Admission
Ages 3-7

This month at Sunday Story Time we're celebrating African-American artists! Join us this week to read Art From Her Heart by Kathy Whitehead, written by Shane W. Evans.

Clementine Hunter was a plantation maid by day and artist by night. Through her paintings, she recorded daily plantation life while facing racism and incredible adversity, but has become a celebrated icon of American art. 

Art from Her Heart written by Kathy Whitehead and Shane W. Evans, 2008.