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Book Launch! Mexikid Dreams with Pedro Martín

Fri 8/28 VIP: 5 PM, GA: 5:30-7:30

Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Award winning author and illustrator Pedro Martín launches Mexikid Dreams at The Rabbit hOle!

b/w photo Pedro Martín

Let's Take a Dive

Fri 9/11, 5:00-7:30 PM

Let's Take a Dive: Sweet Stories

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Fri 9/11, 5:00-7:30 PM

Come visit The Rabbit hOle for an 21+ evening at the museum.

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Book Launch! Mexikid Dreams with Pedro Martín

Fri 8/28 VIP: 5 PM, GA: 5:30-7:30

Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Award winning author and illustrator Pedro Martín launches Mexikid Dreams at The Rabbit hOle!

b/w photo Pedro Martín

Let's Take a Dive

Fri 9/11, 5:00-7:30 PM

Let's Take a Dive: Sweet Stories

Ages 21+

21+ Night

Fri 9/11, 5:00-7:30 PM

Come visit The Rabbit hOle for an 21+ evening at the museum.

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Book Launch! Mexikid Dreams with Pedro Martín

Fri 8/28 VIP: 5 PM, GA: 5:30-7:30

Let's Take a Dive

Fri 9/11, 5:00-7:30 PM

21+ Night

Fri 9/11, 5:00-7:30 PM

A drawing of rabbits and balloons with the information: "Opening Day March 12 2024".

Fall 2026 Field Trip applications open August 26 at 12:00 PM CST!

We shifted the application date because tickets for the Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival (October 1-3) go on sale this week. The festival includes a day for classrooms and families on Friday, October 2. This is an extraordinary opportunity for 1st-6th students to connect with leading children's book creators including Cece Bell, Matthew Burgess, Cátia Chien, Nina Crews, Shawn Harris, Mark Alan Stamaty and editor Taylor Norman!

Tickets, website and more info about the Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival coming this Wednesday!

Fall 2026 Field Trip applications open August 26 at 12:00 PM CST!

We shifted the application date because tickets for the Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival (October 1-3) go on sale this week. The festival includes a day for classrooms and families on Friday, October 2. This is an extraordinary opportunity for 1st-6th students to connect with leading children's book creators including Cece Bell, Matthew Burgess, Cátia Chien, Nina Crews, Shawn Harris, Mark Alan Stamaty and editor Taylor Norman!

Tickets, website and more info about the Lucky Rabbit Literature Festival coming this Wednesday!

Beatrice Schenk de Regniers was born on August 16, 1914 in Indiana. During her career she wrote more than 50 children's books, working with illustrators including Maurice Sendak, Beni Montresor and Edward Gorey.

She was also the founding editor of Scholastic's Lucky Book Club, which began in 1961.

Find May I Bring A Friend?, So Many Cats! and What Can You Do With a Shoe? as well as many more wonderful titles that end with exciting punctuation at Lucky Rabbit Books.

Beatrice Schenk de Regniers was born on August 16, 1914 in Indiana. During her career she wrote more than 50 children's books, working with illustrators including Maurice Sendak, Beni Montresor and Edward Gorey.

She was also the founding editor of Scholastic's Lucky Book Club, which began in 1961.

Find May I Bring A Friend?, So Many Cats! and What Can You Do With a Shoe? as well as many more wonderful titles that end with exciting punctuation at Lucky Rabbit Books.

In his new book, Mexikid Dreams, Pedro Martín takes us to the strawberry fields where he spent every weekend and summer growing up. 🍓

Heartwarming family hjiinks, immigration patrols, and musical daydreams shape a year of growth and change for a Mexican American boy and his family in this graphic memoir companion to the Newbery Honor winner Mexikid.

Join us for an adults-only (18+) book launch and celebration on Friday August 28 at 5:30 PM!

Pedro Martín will be in conversation with Daniel Miyares about the art of graphic memoir, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Tickets and more info (including a special pre-program reception for Rabbit hOle members) on our website!

In his new book, Mexikid Dreams, Pedro Martín takes us to the strawberry fields where he spent every weekend and summer growing up. 🍓

Heartwarming family hjiinks, immigration patrols, and musical daydreams shape a year of growth and change for a Mexican American boy and his family in this graphic memoir companion to the Newbery Honor winner Mexikid.

Join us for an adults-only (18+) book launch and celebration on Friday August 28 at 5:30 PM!

Pedro Martín will be in conversation with Daniel Miyares about the art of graphic memoir, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Tickets and more info (including a special pre-program reception for Rabbit hOle members) on our website!

LUCKY RABBIT LITERATURE FEST is coming October 1st - 3rd! 🎉

We're excited to welcome some of today's most inspiring children's book creators including Cece Bell, Matthew Burgess, Cátia Chien, Nina Crews, Shawn Harris, Mark Alan Stamaty and editor Taylor Norman!

The fest will include a day for classrooms and families, and an adults-only day for educators, writers and book lovers.

⭐️ More details, website and tickets coming next Wednesday, August 19th!

The Rabbit hOle is hosting the Lucky Rabbit Book Festival in partnership with the Missouri Humanities and with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund, Evergy, Central Bank of Kansas City, and Capitol Federal Foundation.

LUCKY RABBIT LITERATURE FEST is coming October 1st - 3rd! 🎉

We're excited to welcome some of today's most inspiring children's book creators including Cece Bell, Matthew Burgess, Cátia Chien, Nina Crews, Shawn Harris, Mark Alan Stamaty and editor Taylor Norman!

The fest will include a day for classrooms and families, and an adults-only day for educators, writers and book lovers.

⭐️ More details, website and tickets coming next Wednesday, August 19th!

The Rabbit hOle is hosting the Lucky Rabbit Book Festival in partnership with the Missouri Humanities and with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund, Evergy, Central Bank of Kansas City, and Capitol Federal Foundation.

Look at this felt concept sketch that Ruth Stiles Gannett made of Boris the baby dragon for her book My Father’s Dragon, which her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett illustrated. 😲

This is one of many incredible artifacts currently on display at The Rabbit hOle along with book dummies, puppets, family photographs and original illustrations.

Ruth Stiles Gannett was born on August 12, 1923 and lived to be 100 years old! Learn more about her extraordinary life and work with our My Mother’s Father’s Dragon exhibition, which closes Sunday, August 23!

Look at this felt concept sketch that Ruth Stiles Gannett made of Boris the baby dragon for her book My Father’s Dragon, which her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett illustrated. 😲

This is one of many incredible artifacts currently on display at The Rabbit hOle along with book dummies, puppets, family photographs and original illustrations.

Ruth Stiles Gannett was born on August 12, 1923 and lived to be 100 years old! Learn more about her extraordinary life and work with our My Mother’s Father’s Dragon exhibition, which closes Sunday, August 23!

This photo of our then in-progress Frog and Toad exhibit was taken almost exactly four years ago on August 9, 2022. 😮

Learn how some your favorite exhibits came to be from the Rabbit hOle fabricators and artists who made them! Join for our final 21+ Night & Con-FAB of the season this Friday, August 14 from 5-7:30 PM.

Tickets and more info on our website.

This photo of our then in-progress Frog and Toad exhibit was taken almost exactly four years ago on August 9, 2022. 😮

Learn how some your favorite exhibits came to be from the Rabbit hOle fabricators and artists who made them! Join for our final 21+ Night & Con-FAB of the season this Friday, August 14 from 5-7:30 PM.

Tickets and more info on our website.

Due to a family emergency impacting our presenters, our Story Rug events tonight (Friday, August 7) and tomorrow (Saturday, August 8) have been postponed.

Both Sophie and Phoebe and their publisher are committed to rescheduling these events, and we should be able to confirm new dates in the coming weeks.

Existing ticket holders have been contacted with their options, and that information is also available on our website.

We're very sorry for the inconvenience and sad that we had to postpone these events. But we look forward to celebrating Story Rug with Sophie and Phoebe as soon as possible! 🧡

Due to a family emergency impacting our presenters, our Story Rug events tonight (Friday, August 7) and tomorrow (Saturday, August 8) have been postponed.

Both Sophie and Phoebe and their publisher are committed to rescheduling these events, and we should be able to confirm new dates in the coming weeks.

Existing ticket holders have been contacted with their options, and that information is also available on our website.

We're very sorry for the inconvenience and sad that we had to postpone these events. But we look forward to celebrating Story Rug with Sophie and Phoebe as soon as possible! 🧡

On Friday, August 28 Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Award winner Pedro Martín will launch his new book, Mexikid Dreams, at The Rabbit hOle! 🍓

It’s a poignant and hilarious companion to his acclaimed graphic memoir, Mexikid. Adults 18+ are invited to join us for an insightful conversation with Martín and fellow graphic novelist @danielmiyaresdoodles. Each purchase includes a copy of Mexikid Dreams and one drink ticket.

Rabbit hOle educator members and their plus ones are invited to a VIP reception with food provided by @yolitortilleria before the program to mingle with the creators themselves!

Tickets and more info on our website and via link in bio.

On Friday, August 28 Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Award winner Pedro Martín will launch his new book, Mexikid Dreams, at The Rabbit hOle! 🍓

It’s a poignant and hilarious companion to his acclaimed graphic memoir, Mexikid. Adults 18+ are invited to join us for an insightful conversation with Martín and fellow graphic novelist @danielmiyaresdoodles. Each purchase includes a copy of Mexikid Dreams and one drink ticket.

Rabbit hOle educator members and their plus ones are invited to a VIP reception with food provided by @yolitortilleria before the program to mingle with the creators themselves!

Tickets and more info on our website and via link in bio.

Mike Blake brought his personal copy My Father’s of Dragon to our My Mother’s Father’s Dragon exhibition so he could compare its illustrations to the original lithographs! 🥹

He said he teared up a few times while examining the extraordinary work of Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett. 💚 We’re delighted that Mike and his family visited us all the way from El Paso, Texas!

See My Mother’s Father’s Dragon before it closes on Sunday, August 23.

Mike Blake brought his personal copy My Father’s of Dragon to our My Mother’s Father’s Dragon exhibition so he could compare its illustrations to the original lithographs! 🥹

He said he teared up a few times while examining the extraordinary work of Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett. 💚 We’re delighted that Mike and his family visited us all the way from El Paso, Texas!

See My Mother’s Father’s Dragon before it closes on Sunday, August 23.

We concluded our 2026 Summer Workshops with one of our favorites: Paper Mache Animal Head Jars. ❤️

This group of talented sculptors made dogs, rabbits, foxes, a chicken, a shark, a horse and much more!

Thanks to everyone who took part in our workshops in June and July! Now it’s time to get ready for fall field trips. 🤓

We concluded our 2026 Summer Workshops with one of our favorites: Paper Mache Animal Head Jars. ❤️

This group of talented sculptors made dogs, rabbits, foxes, a chicken, a shark, a horse and much more!

Thanks to everyone who took part in our workshops in June and July! Now it’s time to get ready for fall field trips. 🤓

Don’t let the last month of summer fly by without attending these events at The Rabbit hOle and Lucky Rabbit Books!

Please note: Sunday, August 23 is the final day of our My Mother’s Father’s Dragon exhibition and we will be closed August 25 & 26 for exhibit maintenance and installation.

🌟 AUTHOR EVENTS 🌟
• Fri, Aug. 7 at 5:30 PM - Adults 18+ evening with Sophie Blackall and Phoebe Wahl
• Sat, Aug. 8 at 11 AM - Family event with Sophie Blackall and Phoebe Wahl
• Fri, Aug. 28 at 5:30 PM - Adults 18+ Book Launch! Mexikid Dreams with Pedro Martín

🎟 ADULT PROGRAMS 🎟
• Fri, Aug. 14 at 5:30 PM - 21+ Night & Con-FAB
• Fri, Aug. 14 at 5:30 PM - Let’s Take a Dive

📚 BOOKSTORE PROGRAMS 📚
• Wed, Aug. 5 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (My Father’s Dragon)
• Thurs. Aug. 6 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug. 7 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (My Father’s Dragon)
• Wed, Aug.12 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (The Funny Thing)
• Thurs, Aug.13 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug.14 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (The Funny Thing)
• Wed, Aug. 19 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (Millions of Cats)
• Thurs, Aug. 20 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug. 21 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (Millions of Cats)
• Thurs, Aug. 27 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug 28 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (Snippy and Snappy)

Event tickets at rabbitholekc.org/programs

Don’t let the last month of summer fly by without attending these events at The Rabbit hOle and Lucky Rabbit Books!

Please note: Sunday, August 23 is the final day of our My Mother’s Father’s Dragon exhibition and we will be closed August 25 & 26 for exhibit maintenance and installation.

🌟 AUTHOR EVENTS 🌟
• Fri, Aug. 7 at 5:30 PM - Adults 18+ evening with Sophie Blackall and Phoebe Wahl
• Sat, Aug. 8 at 11 AM - Family event with Sophie Blackall and Phoebe Wahl
• Fri, Aug. 28 at 5:30 PM - Adults 18+ Book Launch! Mexikid Dreams with Pedro Martín

🎟 ADULT PROGRAMS 🎟
• Fri, Aug. 14 at 5:30 PM - 21+ Night & Con-FAB
• Fri, Aug. 14 at 5:30 PM - Let’s Take a Dive

📚 BOOKSTORE PROGRAMS 📚
• Wed, Aug. 5 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (My Father’s Dragon)
• Thurs. Aug. 6 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug. 7 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (My Father’s Dragon)
• Wed, Aug.12 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (The Funny Thing)
• Thurs, Aug.13 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug.14 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (The Funny Thing)
• Wed, Aug. 19 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (Millions of Cats)
• Thurs, Aug. 20 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug. 21 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (Millions of Cats)
• Thurs, Aug. 27 at 10:15 AM - Babies and Books
• Fri, Aug 28 at 10:30 AM - Story Hour (Snippy and Snappy)

Event tickets at rabbitholekc.org/programs

Yesterday we posted about how we've already transformed some of the many columns in our museum. Here's a look at one that's still in progress... 🐠

Check out this scale model for our exhibit celebrating one of @dahlovipcar's gorgeous picture books. It includes the gentle merman farmer, the sword he uses to cut fishing nets, his trusty seahorse and two spotted dogfish.

📗: Deep Sea Farmer written and illustrated Dahlov Ipcar (@rowmanandlittlefield)

Yesterday we posted about how we've already transformed some of the many columns in our museum. Here's a look at one that's still in progress... 🐠

Check out this scale model for our exhibit celebrating one of @dahlovipcar's gorgeous picture books. It includes the gentle merman farmer, the sword he uses to cut fishing nets, his trusty seahorse and two spotted dogfish.

📗: Deep Sea Farmer written and illustrated Dahlov Ipcar (@rowmanandlittlefield)

You might not notice it when visiting The Rabbit hOle today, but this 100+ year old warehouse has giant concrete columns every 22 feet, which poses a unique design and curatorial challenge. 🤔

Three summers ago we were in the process of transforming three of the columns into exhibits celebrating The Happy Day written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Marc Simont; Come Follow Me written and illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa; and Where the Sidewalk Ends written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein.

Tomorrow we'll share a sneak peak of another column we' currently working on!

You might not notice it when visiting The Rabbit hOle today, but this 100+ year old warehouse has giant concrete columns every 22 feet, which poses a unique design and curatorial challenge. 🤔

Three summers ago we were in the process of transforming three of the columns into exhibits celebrating The Happy Day written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Marc Simont; Come Follow Me written and illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa; and Where the Sidewalk Ends written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein.

Tomorrow we'll share a sneak peak of another column we' currently working on!

The new book Story Rug, written by @sophieblackall and illustrated by @phoebewahl, follows a classroom that weaves together scraps of fabric, with each piece holding a personal story, to create a communal rug

Tickets are going fast for our Story Rug events with Sophie and Phoebe! Join us for an adults only (18+) presentation on Friday, August 7 and our family program on Saturday, August 8.

Tickets and more info at rabbitholeckc.org

The new book Story Rug, written by @sophieblackall and illustrated by @phoebewahl, follows a classroom that weaves together scraps of fabric, with each piece holding a personal story, to create a communal rug

Tickets are going fast for our Story Rug events with Sophie and Phoebe! Join us for an adults only (18+) presentation on Friday, August 7 and our family program on Saturday, August 8.

Tickets and more info at rabbitholeckc.org

We're lucky to have some extraordinary volunteers, many of whom are current or former librarians and teachers! 💙

Earlier this year, volunteer Christa Bell was awarded one of @library_journal 2026 Movers and Shakers Team Player Award, which is given to people shaping the future of libraries. Christa is the District Library Media Specialist, Lafayette County C-1 School District, Higginsville, MO and we're so grateful to her for spending many of her non-working hours with us!

If you're interested in learning more about volunteering at The Rabbit hOle, join us for one of these upcoming info sessions.

• Thurs. Aug. 13 - 10-11 AM
• Sat. Aug. 15 - 10:15-11:15 AM

Register at rabbitholekc.org/volunteer

We're lucky to have some extraordinary volunteers, many of whom are current or former librarians and teachers! 💙

Earlier this year, volunteer Christa Bell was awarded one of @library_journal 2026 Movers and Shakers Team Player Award, which is given to people shaping the future of libraries. Christa is the District Library Media Specialist, Lafayette County C-1 School District, Higginsville, MO and we're so grateful to her for spending many of her non-working hours with us!

If you're interested in learning more about volunteering at The Rabbit hOle, join us for one of these upcoming info sessions.

• Thurs. Aug. 13 - 10-11 AM
• Sat. Aug. 15 - 10:15-11:15 AM

Register at rabbitholekc.org/volunteer

During our Letterpress Poster Summer Workshop participants created illustrations, which we turned into woodblocks; learned how to set type and used Vandercock proof presses to print their posters! 💪🏽

ImPRESSive, no?

During our Letterpress Poster Summer Workshop participants created illustrations, which we turned into woodblocks; learned how to set type and used Vandercock proof presses to print their posters! 💪🏽

ImPRESSive, no?

Pickles dropped in to remind us that 124 years ago on July 24, 1902 the author and illustrator of The Fire Cat, Esther Averill, was born! 🚨

Before creating her own books, Esther created her own publishing company, The Domino Press.

All the cats featured in her Cat Club series were inspired by her own felines or those she got to know around Greenwich Village. 😽

Pickles dropped in to remind us that 124 years ago on July 24, 1902 the author and illustrator of The Fire Cat, Esther Averill, was born! 🚨

Before creating her own books, Esther created her own publishing company, The Domino Press.

All the cats featured in her Cat Club series were inspired by her own felines or those she got to know around Greenwich Village. 😽

This morning at 10:02 AM we welcomed our 300,000TH VISITOR! 🥳

Today was Abigail's first time at The Rabbit hOle, and she gets to take home a t-shirt and exhibit book of her choosing. 🎉 Thanks to everyone who has helped us get to this incredible milestone in less than two and a half years!

And if you haven't visited yet, or recently, or today, there's still time to help us get to 400,000... 😏

This morning at 10:02 AM we welcomed our 300,000TH VISITOR! 🥳

Today was Abigail's first time at The Rabbit hOle, and she gets to take home a t-shirt and exhibit book of her choosing. 🎉 Thanks to everyone who has helped us get to this incredible milestone in less than two and a half years!

And if you haven't visited yet, or recently, or today, there's still time to help us get to 400,000... 😏

Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Award winner Pedro Martín will launch his new book, Mexikid Dreams, at The Rabbit hOle on Friday, August 28! 📗🚀

It's a poignant and hilarious companion to his acclaimed graphic memoir, Mexikid. Adults 18+ are invited to join us for an insightful conversation with Martín and fellow graphic novelist @danielmiyaresdoodles. Each purchase includes a copy of Mexikid Dreams and one drink ticket.

Rabbit hOle educator members and their plus ones are invited to a VIP reception with food provided by @yolitortilleria before the program to mingle with the creators themselves!

Tickets and more info on our website and via link in bio.

Newbery Honor and Pura Belpré Award winner Pedro Martín will launch his new book, Mexikid Dreams, at The Rabbit hOle on Friday, August 28! 📗🚀

It's a poignant and hilarious companion to his acclaimed graphic memoir, Mexikid. Adults 18+ are invited to join us for an insightful conversation with Martín and fellow graphic novelist @danielmiyaresdoodles. Each purchase includes a copy of Mexikid Dreams and one drink ticket.

Rabbit hOle educator members and their plus ones are invited to a VIP reception with food provided by @yolitortilleria before the program to mingle with the creators themselves!

Tickets and more info on our website and via link in bio.

Our latest Reading is Reinvention print was created in collaboration with 2026 Caldecott Medal Winner, @catia_chien. It depicts books transforming into flamingos, soaring over a city.

This limited-edition letterpress prints are available for purchase both online at rabbitholekc.org/shop and in-person @luckyrabbitbookskc!

Our latest Reading is Reinvention print was created in collaboration with 2026 Caldecott Medal Winner, @catia_chien. It depicts books transforming into flamingos, soaring over a city.

This limited-edition letterpress prints are available for purchase both online at rabbitholekc.org/shop and in-person @luckyrabbitbookskc!

This afternoon our volunteers are preparing for our upcoming events with two-time Caldecott Medal winner @sophieblackall and acclaimed artist @phoebewahl! 🤗

We're hosting two events celebrate their new book, Story Rug! Join us for an adults only (18+) presentation on Friday, August 7 and our family program on Saturday, August 8.

Tickets and more info at rabbitholeckc.org

This afternoon our volunteers are preparing for our upcoming events with two-time Caldecott Medal winner @sophieblackall and acclaimed artist @phoebewahl! 🤗

We're hosting two events celebrate their new book, Story Rug! Join us for an adults only (18+) presentation on Friday, August 7 and our family program on Saturday, August 8.

Tickets and more info at rabbitholeckc.org

You should have seen the Tons of Fun Room after our Clay Play summer workshop! 🫟 👀 We had so much fun sharing recipes and whipping up some fun concoctions!

Our final summer workshop is Paper Mache for ages 7-12 next Tuesday and Thursday. There’s just one spot left! Learn more at rabbitholekc.org/workshops

You should have seen the Tons of Fun Room after our Clay Play summer workshop! 🫟 👀 We had so much fun sharing recipes and whipping up some fun concoctions!

Our final summer workshop is Paper Mache for ages 7-12 next Tuesday and Thursday. There’s just one spot left! Learn more at rabbitholekc.org/workshops

Our newest exhibit celebrates Zen Shorts, written and illustrated by Jon J Muth! 🐼🌸

These images show some of the planning and fabrication that went into the exhibit, which was years in the making. Much like the meditative lessons the giant panda named Stillwater shares in the book, the creation of this exhibit was an exercise in patience and enlightenment for everyone involved.

Because of the intimate and quiet nature of the exhibit, it is ticketed (available at the front desk) and has several special requirements including wearing socks and a limit of 5 people for each 10 minute session.

Learn more about the making of our Zen Shorts exhibit in our latest blog entry on our website - link in bio.

📘: Zen Shorts written and illustrated by Jon J Muth (@scholastic)

Our newest exhibit celebrates Zen Shorts, written and illustrated by Jon J Muth! 🐼🌸

These images show some of the planning and fabrication that went into the exhibit, which was years in the making. Much like the meditative lessons the giant panda named Stillwater shares in the book, the creation of this exhibit was an exercise in patience and enlightenment for everyone involved.

Because of the intimate and quiet nature of the exhibit, it is ticketed (available at the front desk) and has several special requirements including wearing socks and a limit of 5 people for each 10 minute session.

Learn more about the making of our Zen Shorts exhibit in our latest blog entry on our website - link in bio.

📘: Zen Shorts written and illustrated by Jon J Muth (@scholastic)

See what's cooking with our NEW Educator Newsletter! 🔥

If you're a teacher, administrator, librarian or someone who's interested in upcoming education opportunities, this quarterly newsletter will share information about field trips, school author visits, Rabbit hOle educator member discounts, and more!

Sign up in link in bio.

See what's cooking with our NEW Educator Newsletter! 🔥

If you're a teacher, administrator, librarian or someone who's interested in upcoming education opportunities, this quarterly newsletter will share information about field trips, school author visits, Rabbit hOle educator member discounts, and more!

Sign up in link in bio.

“In a sense I have my mother’s hand in mine as I’m cutting,” Ashley Bryan said about creating the paper collage illustrations for Beautiful Blackbird.

Bryan, who was born on July 13, 1923, used his mother’s embroidery and dressmaking scissors to cut out the many colorful birds and shapes. ✂️

He included an image of the scissors in the book and by including the scissors in our exhibit we honor both his creative process and his mother. ❤️

“In a sense I have my mother’s hand in mine as I’m cutting,” Ashley Bryan said about creating the paper collage illustrations for Beautiful Blackbird.

Bryan, who was born on July 13, 1923, used his mother’s embroidery and dressmaking scissors to cut out the many colorful birds and shapes. ✂️

He included an image of the scissors in the book and by including the scissors in our exhibit we honor both his creative process and his mother. ❤️

When My Father's Dragon author Ruth Stiles Gannett was 10, she set sail with her mother on a ten-week freighter trip from New York to Malta, through the Mediterranean to Turkey; through the Dardanelles to Romania and back to Crete, Sicily, and Casablanca, Algeria.

Our special exhibition, My Mother’s Father’s Dragon: A Hero’s Journey and The Art of Living, brings together original illustrations from the book (on loan from @thekerlanumn), immersive environments, and a personal window into the extraordinary lives of Ruth Stiles Gannett and her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett.

Included with regular museum admission and on display now through August 2026!

When My Father's Dragon author Ruth Stiles Gannett was 10, she set sail with her mother on a ten-week freighter trip from New York to Malta, through the Mediterranean to Turkey; through the Dardanelles to Romania and back to Crete, Sicily, and Casablanca, Algeria.

Our special exhibition, My Mother’s Father’s Dragon: A Hero’s Journey and The Art of Living, brings together original illustrations from the book (on loan from @thekerlanumn), immersive environments, and a personal window into the extraordinary lives of Ruth Stiles Gannett and her stepmother Ruth Chrisman Gannett.

Included with regular museum admission and on display now through August 2026!

Story Rug, written by two-time Caldecott Medal winner @sophieblackall and illustrated by acclaimed artist @phoebewahl, braids together the joy of storytelling through the comfort of an age-old craft.

Celebrate this luminous new book with Sophie and Phoebe at our adults only (18+) presentation on Friday, August 7 and our family program on Saturday, August 8.

Tickets and more info at rabbitholeckc.org

Story Rug, written by two-time Caldecott Medal winner @sophieblackall and illustrated by acclaimed artist @phoebewahl, braids together the joy of storytelling through the comfort of an age-old craft.

Celebrate this luminous new book with Sophie and Phoebe at our adults only (18+) presentation on Friday, August 7 and our family program on Saturday, August 8.

Tickets and more info at rabbitholeckc.org

The Zabajaba Jungle's flora and fauna are like nothing ever seen before. 🌿🌴 Would you be brave enough to explore a petrified monster from its mouth and gullet all the way through to its "great cloaca"?

Written and illustrated by long-time @newyorkercartoons artist William Steig, this book follows the first human who has ever entered the jungle: a boy named Leonard.

📗: The Zabajaba Jungle written and illustrated by William Steig (@mackidsbooks )

The Zabajaba Jungle's flora and fauna are like nothing ever seen before. 🌿🌴 Would you be brave enough to explore a petrified monster from its mouth and gullet all the way through to its "great cloaca"?

Written and illustrated by long-time @newyorkercartoons artist William Steig, this book follows the first human who has ever entered the jungle: a boy named Leonard.

📗: The Zabajaba Jungle written and illustrated by William Steig (@mackidsbooks )

July’s adults-only events begin this Friday (7/10) with 21+ Night & Con-Fab, which gives you a chance to chat with some of our artists and fabricators about how our exhibits are made!

We hope to see you this month!
• Fri. July 10 at 5:30 PM - 21+ Night & Con-FAB
• Fri. July 24 at 5:30 PM - Let’s Take a Dive
• Fri. July 24 at 5:30 PM - 21+ Night

More info and tickets at rabbitholekc.org/programs

July’s adults-only events begin this Friday (7/10) with 21+ Night & Con-Fab, which gives you a chance to chat with some of our artists and fabricators about how our exhibits are made!

We hope to see you this month!
• Fri. July 10 at 5:30 PM - 21+ Night & Con-FAB
• Fri. July 24 at 5:30 PM - Let’s Take a Dive
• Fri. July 24 at 5:30 PM - 21+ Night

More info and tickets at rabbitholekc.org/programs

One year ago today, we opened our cover-to-cover immersive experience based on @tomiungerer's picture book classic, The Three Robbers! 💙

With this guided experience, you can follow the story of the notorious trio of highwaymen, who, with the help of a small orphan named Tiffany, find there’s more to life than thievery and hoarding treasure.

Tickets and more info at ThreeRobbers.org

One year ago today, we opened our cover-to-cover immersive experience based on @tomiungerer's picture book classic, The Three Robbers! 💙

With this guided experience, you can follow the story of the notorious trio of highwaymen, who, with the help of a small orphan named Tiffany, find there’s more to life than thievery and hoarding treasure.

Tickets and more info at ThreeRobbers.org

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The Rabbit hOle | An Immersive Museum for Children's Literature | Kansas City

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