MB: Noise was the point 🔊

Read time: 327 words, 1 minute.

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum was the first children’s museum in the world.

It opened in 1899.

At the time, the idea was radical.
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A museum designed only for children.
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Not quieter.
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Not simpler.
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Just different.

Adults worried it would feel chaotic.
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Founders argued that noise meant thinking.

That assumption shaped every children’s museum that came after.
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-Kabir & Sue

PS – Our new book drops next month
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Monthly Bucket – September
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​📚 Books

​Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery​
By Jane Kurtz (Illustrated by Giselle Potter)

​Find out how Mary Morland collected, studied, and drew fossils-and made extraordinary contributions to paleontology-before STEM fields were available to women in this fascinating picture book biography.
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​Marjory’s River of Grass: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Fierce Protector of the Everglades​
By Josie James

A picture-book biography about Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the remarkable conservationist and naturalist who worked tirelessly to protect the Florida Everglades.

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​​P Is for Poppadoms!​
By Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Hazel Ito)
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From C for chai to Y for yoga, our alphabet book takes young readers on a spirited journey to discover the people, places, lifestyles, & language of India. It’s helpful to know a few Hindi words.
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🎵 Music

​Sunny Side Up​
By Brady Rymer and the Little Band

Upbeat, feel-good album with folk and pop influences. The songs are energetic, making them a good fit for early fall routines, classroom movement breaks, or after-school listening.

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🍦 Extras

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​​How to make Kahwa – Sue’s secret recipe for this Kashmiri tea will warm you up.
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​The life of a children’s book maven – Educator & bookseller Amy Vandament on story time & safe environments.
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📅 Calendar

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November 8 – Diwali​
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📷 Photo
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Books & smiles
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📖 Readings​
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Hit reply if you’d like us to read in person or virtual at your school or library.
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​🪣 Everything

Indulge your curiosity for Indian culture with our complete collection of 10 books.

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