Our Books Alive program features several visits per year by beloved children's book characters. At each event, children can listen to a story, enjoy literacy activities and fun crafts, as well as meet the book character and pose for photos.

All activities are included with admission and FREE for members. Online reservations strongly suggested.

Llama Llama

Wear your own favorite pajamas and meet everyone's favorite camelid in his red pajamas, as he helps to promote the love of reading!

Friday, November 15, 10-10:30am >>

Friday, November 15, 2-2:30pm >>

Saturday, November 16, 10-10:30am >>

Saturday, November 16, 2-2:30pm >>

Recently, our beloved children's book characters couldn't visit the museum in person, so we recorded storytimes and museum staff lead us in crafts related to the books and characters. Those videos can be found here, on Facebook, or on our YouTube channel!

Thank you to our sponsors Eastern Bank Community Foundation, Shaheen & Gordon, Piscataqua Savings Bank, Frisbie Memorial Hospital, and Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation

Story Explorers

Story Explorers is a sponsored literacy program that the Children's Museum of New Hampshire brings virtually to Head Start centers in Strafford and Rockingham county. This free programs brings videos of storybook characters (same as Books Alive) to each center 3 times a year. Videos show Museum Educators reading stories alongside the characters and engaging children in book related activities. Each child receive a family of four free pass to visit the Children's Museum of New Hampshire, information about our EBT program and a free book at the end of the program. The program is a spin off of Books Alive and is sponsored by Eastern Bank, Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation, and the Cambridge Trust Charitable Foundation.