Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College is proud to partner with Target to present the new Target Storybook Series of family-friendly performances inspired by classic and contemporary children’s literature.

The series aims to encourage the development of strong reading skills at home in children ages four to eight. Each show's Parents' Guide contains literacy-based activity sheets, reading tips, and discussion topics designed to give parents the opportunity to engage their children prior to attending the theater, and then again after seeing each show.

By introducing Brooklyn’s young audiences to exciting live adaptations of children’s books, Brooklyn Center hopes not only to entertain and create strong family memories, but also to assist more children in reaching a level of reading proficiency by the end of the third grade.

The four performance in this season's Target Storybook Series are:

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 2pm
Recommended for ages four and up

HOW I BECAME A PIRATE
Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 2pm
Recommended for ages six and up

THE LITTLE PRINCE
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 2pm
Recommended for ages eight and up
CLICK HERE here to download Parents' Guide

SLEEPING BEAUTY
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2pm
Recommended for ages four and up
CLICK HERE here to download Parents' Guide

To request copies of Parents' Guides from past performances,
please contact Joyce Disner, Education Manager, at
joycedisner@brooklyncenter.com