Birds! Exhibit Event: Night Owl Night – PJ Storytime Author Visit & Activity
May 29 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Children and caregivers, come to Fivesparks for a fun bird-themed PJ Storytime!
Children learn fun facts about owls and try out their owl voices before a reading by author Susan Edwards Richmond of her Mass Book Award Honor title, NIGHT OWL NIGHT.
In the story, Sova follows her dream of encountering a favorite animal in the wild and helping her scientist mother gather information to protect it.
Participants are invited to chat with Susan after the reading and create an owl mask or puppet to take home.
Friday, May 29, 6:30pm. $10/child or $20 for families with 3 or more children/family. This program is great for kiddos 3-8 years old, but older and younger siblings and caregivers are welcome, wearing your favorite PJs!
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This workshop is being offered as part of the Birds! exhibit on view at Fivesparks from April 18 – May 30, 2026.
Susan Edwards Richmond is the award-winning author of The Great Pollinator Count, selected as an NSTA-CBC best STEM Book of the Year. Her other picture books include Bioblitz! Counting Critters, Bird Count, and Night Owl Night, a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Title and a Bank Street college of Education Best Children’s Book selection. Bird Count won the International Literacy Association’s Primary Fiction Award and is a Mathical Honor Book. Susan is also the author of Science Play, an activity book for preschoolers in Storey Publishing’s Busy Little Hands series.
A passionate birder and naturalist, Susan has taught preschool on a farm and wildlife sanctuary in eastern Massachusetts for more than a decade. She is happies exploring natural habitats with her husband and two daughters, and learns the native wildlife wherever she travels.
The Birds! curated art exhibit as well as the corresponding bird-related events and programs were planned in partnership with the Boxborough Birders Group.