Enjoy Storytime from home! Join us every Thursday to look, listen, sing, and have fun with picture books. Recommended for families with children ages 18 months to 6 years. This week, Met educator Emily reads “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown and connects it to “The Gardener.”
Featured Artwork:
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891). The Gardener, 1882–83. Oil on wood, 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (15.9 x 24.8 cm), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967 (67.187.102)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437656
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Storytime with The Met: “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown
Enjoy Storytime from home! This week, Met educator Emily reads “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown and connects it to “The Gardener.”
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Georges Seurat
1882–83