Join us for the fall edition of our outdoor, interactive storytelling experience, featuring 

Oh No, BEAR!

by bestselling and beloved author and Illustrator, Joanne Partis.

When a tempting smell drifts into Bear’s cave one morning, he wakes up HUNGRY. Bear’s clever nose leads him to the delicious food . . . but it belongs to his friends. Bear is sure he can resist.
Until . . . Oh no, Bear!

Start at Middleton Public Library to pick up a map and a free copy of the book for the first 600 kids. Follow the marked route to visit 17 stops around Downtown Middleton, each featuring an illustrated poster with a page from the book. 

About the author and illustrator

Joanne has always loved anything creative and from a young age has enjoyed painting, coloring, sticking and gluing – anything messy! Joanne studied Illustration at Loughborough College of Art and Design. She now lives in West Sussex with her husband, two boys, and two cats. Since graduating, Joanne has illustrated children’s picture books for many different publishers. She enjoys incorporating a variety of materials in her work to create bright, bold characters and loves drawing animals. She invites you to visit her online at: joannepartis.co.uk/

What is a StoryWalk®?

A StoryWalk® allows families to follow a book, page by page, by visiting stops throughout Downtown Middleton. Each numbered stop will have an illustrated poster featuring a page from the book. This is Middleton’s 13th StoryWalk®.

Some children will even receive their own copy of the book, while supplies last. “Thanks to the Friends of the Middleton Public Library, we are able to offer a free book to the first 600 kids who stop by the Middleton Public Library and pick up their StoryWalk® map," said Katie Ganser, head of youth services at Middleton Public Library.

Want to support the library’s next StoryWalk®?

If interested in donating toward the next StoryWalk®’s activities and book giveaways, please reach out to the Middleton Public Library at jsansing@midlibrary.org. Not all StoryWalks® can afford to provide free books to children and donations to the program help make this possible.

StoryWalk® is presented by Middleton Public Library, Downtown Middleton Business Association and Friends of the Middleton Public Library. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt., and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

StoryWalk® is a registered service mark.