By Krista Nightengale
A 25-foot tall ship could seemingly take you to Neverland. A humongous, curved structure conjures up an image of a certain fruit featured in James and the Giant Peach. A little hut with whimsical features suddenly transports you to a world of talking trees in The Lorax.

And just a little further down the cheerful  path are two urban homes flanking a little garden. Children are asked to read a synopsis of City Green — a story in which one little girl gathers neighbors to create a community garden in a ghastly gap left behind from a torn-down home. Then the children are invited to take a stroll into another world.

All of these magical creations are part of “Storybook Playhouses,” an exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum that opened last week. Each one was designed by a different architecture firm in an effort to promote literacy and launch the 25th annual Dallas Blooms.

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