Forget action figures and video games. The "toy" of choice in Williston author Karen Sturtevant's new picture book is a no-frills cardboard box. Published in December, The Adventures of Gert & Stu and Zippy Too introduces the brown box as a vehicle that can move through time and space at will. New neighbors Gert and Stu hop in and travel to a fairy-tale land of rainbows and mermaids. They're joined by Gert's pet turtle, Zippy, inspired by Sturtevant's own Russian tortoise. But when a Suburban Box-Eating Dragon devours their ride, the friends must employ problem-solving skills to find their way home. Underhill illustrator Susan Bahr's dreamlike watercolors capture the action, which celebrates the power of a child's imagination.
Middletown Springs, VT
Theater in the Woods Vermont: Quality Time Our two-week day camp ignites and unites kids through their creativity and discovery of their talents. During two 2-week sessions of day camp in the hills of Middletown Springs in Rutland County, kids 7 through 17 create magical theater and kind community, in…(more)