Join us for the 1st Saturday of the month Guest Reader Storytime at the Greensboro Free Library while Greensboro resident Jerri Nash reads Louhi-Witch of North Farm.
This is a classic Finnish tale based on the poem, Kalevala, and is retold by Toni De Gerez accompanied by the beautiful drawings of Barbara Cooney.
The story recounts the saga of a troublesome witch who has stolen the sun and moon and locked them away behind the nine doors of Copper Mountain! It is a folk tale about the seasons. Waking up and putting on her cozy slippers, the powerful witch Louhi wonders what to do with her day. Bake? Make soup? Knit? The new snow outside is so lovely that she decides to go skiing. Unfortunately for THE ENTIRE WORLD she happens to see the Sun and Moon bending down to the earth the better to hear a harper's song. Unable to resist the temptation, she steals them and takes them home, leaving the rest of the world in frigid darkness. How will the story end?
All are welcome to this Free storytime! A small gift from the library will be given to participants. Children are welcome to bring or pick out a book they would like Jerri to read. Please call the library at 533.2531 or contact Emily Purdy, Youth Services Librarian at greensborokids@gmail.com with questions