Child and dog walking through trees, with mushrooms on the ground in front of them.
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Ellen Korbonski, Illustration for Mason Goes Mushrooming by Melany Kahn (Green Writers Press). © Ellen Korbonski.

Special Storytime: Melany Kahn

Artists & Authors
For Families
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Bobbie's Meadow
Free with Museum admission

Curious about mushroom foraging? In Mason Goes Mushrooming, a first-of-its kind foraging story, we follow a young Vermont boy and his four-legged pal, Buddy, to hunt edible mushrooms through lush woodland landscapes. They find morels in springtime, chanterelles and lobster mushrooms in summer, and black trumpets in autumn.

Author Melany Kahn will present an interactive reading of Mason Goes Mushrooming followed by a Q&A for families and a mushroom ID session where folks can touch, smell, and observe the details of the fungi.

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet
Author Melany Kahn

Melany Kahn

Author Melany Kahn started hunting for mushrooms in Vermont in 1968 when her family bought a farm in West Brattleboro. She attended Wesleyan University, (BA, English/Creative Writing). She holds a Masters in Social Work from Boston College and MFA in Film from The Tisch School at NYU. Melany lives in New Hampshire with her husband and children. You can find her leading mushroom walks or foraging at every opportunity.
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