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Sheridan’s Books and Crannies

Letters make words, words make sentences, and sentences make stories. Discover the magic of reading at this play bookstore!

Underwritten by The Souder Family Foundation, with additional support provided by the Public Museum Capital Grants Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois State Museum

Activities

  • Browse a wide range of books for children up to age 8
  • Climb up to the reading loft or take in a story in a reading nook
  • Open discovery boxes to find items to tell a story
  • Trace common handwriting shapes on motions in grooves on the wall
  • Turn spinners to match rhyming words or words that start with the same sound
  • Use a magnet wall to create a story and then act it out on a stage

 

Educational Benefits

  • Read words and books
  • Recall stories
  • Identify letters and sounds
  • Compare English to other languages

Good to Know

Exhibit Type

Ongoing

Focused Field Trips Aligned with this Exhibit

Sensational Senses

This exhibit is aligned with Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards.

Location

2100 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 832-6600

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Admission

V.I.P. (Very Important Play) Sessions available for reservation. The Museum is currently not open for general admission.

The Museum is closed for these holidays:
New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

All Museum coupons and passes expiring in 2020 or 2021 will be honored through 2022.

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