Children's & Family's Storytime Celebrating National Poetry Month

Sun Apr 12 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:30 pm UTC-05:00

Ravinia Elementary School | Highland Park

Highland Park Poet Laureate, Laura Joyce-Hubbard
Publisher/HostHighland Park Poet Laureate, Laura Joyce-Hubbard
Children's & Family's Storytime Celebrating National Poetry Month
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Join Kathleen Rooney & Beth Rooney, Leaf Town Forever authors: Haiku reading, teaching, & activities! A Highland Park Poet Laureate program.
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Children's and Family's Storytime

Join us for a special Children's and Family's Storytime Event to celebrate National Poetry Month with Leaf Town Forever by local authors and sisters Kathleen Rooney & Beth Rooney, illustrated by Betsey Bowen!

The true story of a Midwestern “town” created with leaves, sticks, and children’s imaginations, Leaf Town Forever is written entirely in haiku. At this event, Beth and Kathleen will read the book, then offer prompts to write your own haiku, as well a prompt for a postcard drawing activity to help you commemorate your own beloved places.


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Author photo by Sandra Steinbrecher.

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Ravinia Elementary School, 763 Dean Avenue, Highland Park, United States

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