Read outside on story seats across the Coast
10 seats, 10 stories, 10 parks…
10 seats, 10 stories, 10 parks…
Ten innovative Story Seats, located in the Sunshine Coast’s most stunning local parks have incorporated fabulous illustrations into their designs.
The eye-catching pieces of art have been purpose-built to provide outdoor literacy experiences for families that actively encourage you to talk, read, sing and play with your child every day.
The seats showcase artwork designed by popular children’s book authors and illustrators to encourage a love of reading.
The Story Seats are funded by First 5 Forever, a Queensland State Government family literacy program aimed at supporting strong language and literacy skills for children aged 0–5 years..
Story Seats locations:
- Pioneer Park, Landsborough Love animals by Bronwyn Bancroft
- Nelson Park, Alexandra Headland Tiddilik the Frog by Gregg Dreise
- Power Memorial Park, Mudjimba Wild about books by Katherine Battersby
- Muller Park, Bli Bli Guyu’s friend Mr Pelican by Hope O’Chin
- Russell Family Park, Montville Fun in the park by Peter Carnavas
- Kenilworth town park, Kenilworth Turtles all the way down by Philip Bunting
- Maroochy Lions Park, Maroochydore Pirate Cove by Dave Hackett
- Shelly Beach Park, Shelly Beach Bring a book by Caroline Magerl
- Grahame Stewart Park, Currimundi Veggie garden by Christine Sharp
- Brightwater Community Lake Park, Brightwater Beneath the sea, you and me by Sue deGennaro
Tips when visiting the seats
- Talk: Have a conversation with your child about the seat, the illustration and the characters. Ask them questions about what they think the characters are doing, what their names are and what stories they would create using the characters. Talk about everything and anything! Your little one is bursting with new ideas and questions and loves to talk to you.
- Read: If you happen to bring a book, great! If not, use the graphics on the seat to aid in early literacy by helping your child count or find the characters and point out colours. Help your little ones make up stories about the images or ask what they think is happening in the picture.
- Sing: Create silly songs using the images on the graphics. Sing nursery rhymes your child loves. Sing any song your child loves! Singing is one of the best ways for developing sound awareness skills in your little one that will ultimately help them be successful in learning to read.
- Play: As a parent/caregiver you are your child’s first and most important play mate. Play tag around the seat or use the images on the seat to help make up games. Let your child make up games and join in with them.
For more information about the story seats visit the Libraries website.