Nature Storytime

Nature Storytime is a Member-only program that includes a special storybook reading and activity. Enjoy a fun moment especially for your toddler before the Aquarium opens.

This program is for children aged 2-4 years and their parent(s). Siblings under age 2 may attend if they remain in their stroller or carrier for the duration of the program. Other unregistered participants may not attend.

Check-in:
As early as 9:00 a.m.
No later than 9:10 a.m.

Story Time:
9:15 – 10:00 a.m.

As this event is before the Aquarium opens to the public, participants must remain with the group and will not be allowed to explore the Aquarium until it opens at 10:00 a.m. Guests must check in at the Welcome Center at 9:00 a.m. before the whole group is escorted up to the activity location. We cannot accommodate late arrivals.

Upcoming Dates

January

1.14.25
Hide and Snake
by Keith Baker
Postponed to a later date
1.23.25
The Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister

February

2.11.25
Shark Lady
by Jess Keathing
2.20.25
The Very Busy Spider
by Eric Carle

March

3.11.25
Anemone is Not the Enemy
by Anna McGregor
3.20.25
I Am the Rain
by John Paterson

April

4.15.25
A Home for Hermit Crab
by Eric Carle
4.24.25
Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt
by Kate Messner

May

5.13.25
If Only…
by Mies Van Hout
5.22.25
Little Turtle and the Changing Sea
by Becky Davies

June

6.17.25
I Love You Blue
by Barroux
6.26.25
Planting a Rainbow
by Lois Ehlert

July

7.15.25
I’m Getting a Shark!
by Brady Smith
7.24.25
Nobody Hugs a Cactus
by Carter Goodrich

August

8.12.25
Penguin Journey
by Angela Burke Kunkel
8.21.25
The Wind and The Trees
by Todd Stewart

September

9.16.25
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
by Kevin Sherry
9.25.25
If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant
by Ellen Fischer

October

10.21.25
Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth
by Eric Carle
10.31.25
The Deepest Dig
by Mark David Smith and Lily Snowden-Fine (Costumes are encouraged!)

November

11.12.25
Bird Feet are Neat
by Laurie Ellen Angus
11.20.25
Mister Seahorse
by Eric Carle

December

12.16.25
I Hear You, Ocean
by Kallie George and Carmen Mok
12.18.25
Hello, Moon
by Julie Downing

We strive to offer animal encounters at every storytime, but please note that it is not guaranteed.