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My Lucky Leaf Book Event

Enjoy storytime and fall art activities with author Laura Smetana in the Children’s Garden.

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Join author Laura Smetana for an engaging storytime in the Children’s Garden with her new book, My Lucky Leaf, and be inspired to create your own lucky leaf art.

Tickets

This event is included with Arboretum general admission.

Purchase Arboretum general admission for Saturday, November 7.

Copies of My Lucky Leaf, by Laura Smetana, will be available to purchase at the event.

Program Schedule

Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Children’s Garden (parking lot P-1), East Side

Accessibility

The majority of the Children’s Garden can be reached by paved paths and accessible wooden bridges. The typical grade is 2%. Several areas of the Garden have other ways to enter by a rope bridge, stairs, or ladders.

Accessible restrooms, including a family restroom, are located in the Central Plaza near the picnic pavilion.

The partially covered picnic area, with accessible picnic tables, is typically available whenever the Children’s Garden is open.

Sensory Supports

The Children’s Garden has a wide variety of resources available for guests with sensory processing needs, including sensory bags, proprioceptive activity boards, and much more.

Please reach out to childrensgarden@mortonarb.org with any questions or accommodation needs before your visit to the Children’s Garden, or visit Accessibility and Inclusion at the Children’s Garden for more information.

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