When Children’s Fairyland opened on Sept. 2, 1950, in Oakland, it made history as the first storybook theme park in the United States. Over the years, the park would draw visitors — 15,000 ...

Children’s Fairyland, an amusement park located right in downtown Oakland, Calif., has changed little in its 67 years. The park is full of storybook sets, rides, and live animals -- all ...

Three organizations around here help young kids do just that: Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness on Berkeley and the Habitot Children’s Museum ...