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Take a magical walk through the forest and learn all about the wild beauty and wonder of mushrooms on this inspiring picture book journey!
A mushroom day is a day of exploring together and discovering some of the most incredible lifeforms on earth: fungi. In this lyrical, informational picture book structured around a walk through a summertime wood, a child and their caregiver share the sights, sounds, and smells of the forest as they observe and identify different varieties of mushrooms.
On a Mushroom Day encourages curiosity and a love of fungi in young children and normalizes safe, chaperoned joyful exploration of the fungal queendom all around us. Filled with fun, fascinating fungi facts and a visual catalog of mushroom species so that kids can enjoy their very own mushroom day in the pages of this book!
Chris Baker is an author, professional mushroom lover, and founder of Chicory Naturalist, a nature shop and community space rooted in Kingston, New York. Baker is also a certified forager and enthusiastic guide to the realm of fungi, leading forays in the Hudson Valley bioregion. Running through all of Baker’s professional endeavors is a passion for reconnecting broken chains of generational knowledge about the natural world. She lives a few blocks from the Hudson River with her spouse, child, and two calico cats.
Time: 11:00-11:30 am EST
Free!
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