Storybook Walk Family Fun Day

To celebrate the installation of the new Fancy Pants artwork at Storybook Walk in Aberfoyle Park’s Thalassa Park, City of Onkaparinga invites the community to a Storybook Walk Family Fun Day.

On Saturday 9 April families can come along and see the latest children’s book to be brought to life at the walk. Fancy Pants is a rollicking tale of Dingo and his friends preparing for the Outback Dance – written by Kelly Hibbert, illustrated by Amanda Green and published by Little Book Press.

Both the author and the illustrator call South Australia home. Kelly Hibbert is a true local, having grown up in Happy Valley and now living in Aberfoyle Park.

The Storybook Walk is a sculpture park created by council in 2007.  It is funded through a partnership with the Thalassa Parks and Garden Trust and council. Every two years three books are selected and the community are asked to vote for their favourite. Council then puts out an Expression of Interest to artists, inviting them to create an artwork based on the central character from the winning storybook.

To date there have been 15 permanent artworks installed on the walk which bring characters from some of the best loved children’s books to life

This year Sally Wickes won the commission to create the new Fancy Pants artwork. Sally is a sculptor, visual artist and industrial designer who works in traditional and new materials. She has created artworks for exhibition, public art and symposia and is inspired by nature and her creations are as diverse as they are enriched by individual concepts and stories.

Bring the family to Thalassa Park on Windebanks Road, Aberfoyle Park from 1.30 – 4pm to experience the Storybook Walk and get involved. There will be food, drinks, lots of fun activities as well as roving performers.

For more information contact Hub Library on 8384 0100 or follow the Onkaparinga Libraries Facebook event page.