Storytime at the Museum

Spark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.

Explore the war that changed the world through a unique storytime experience!

Join us to spark your child's love of history with WWII-themed children's books plus fun activities and crafts for kids ages 3 to 8.

Storytime is FREE and open to the public! Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the duration of the program.

For more information about Storytime at the Museum, email the Youth & Family Engagement Specialist at youthprograms@nationalww2museum.org.

Storytime Themes, Books, and Activities

May: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

  • Featured Book: Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese American Internment Camps of WWII by Marissa Moss
  • Families will create their own baseball pennants!

June: D-Day

  • Featured Book: Andrew Higgins and the Boats That Landed Victory in World War II by Nancy Rust and Carol Stubbs
  • Families will build their own Higgins boats!