When the sun comes through my window

Authors

Sandra Gonzalez, St. Mary's UniversityFollow

Publication Date

Spring 2026

Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Department

English Literature and Languages

Keywords

Digital Museum Exhibit, Fairy Tales, Climate Change, Curator talk, Illustrations, Audio, Video, Essay, Infographic, Texas Mountain Laurel

LCSH Subject

Fairy Tales; Climate Change

Description

This student exhibit begins with a curator talk video that provides an overview of the six items included and reflects on key takeaways from the experience of creating this fairy tale. It includes the climate change fairy tale When the Sun Comes Through My Window, presented both as a written text and a recorded reading, along with an infographic detailing the Texas Mountain Laurel’s scientific name, habitat, characteristics, and notable facts. The exhibit also features an artifact entry using an image of the sun to represent the rhetorical bridge between climate change and fairy tales, a persuasive essay titled What Happens When We Stop and Listen that highlights the role of Native American storytelling in climate awareness, and a blog post discussing the pros and cons of the Texas Mountain Laurel in landscapes. Finally, an image of the Texas Mountain Laurel is included to visually support the exhibit’s focus on the tree and its environmental significance.

Collection

Speak For the Trees!

Format

Multiple

Size

Varying

Medium

Multiple

Document Type

Collection

Disciplines

Fiction | Folklore | Sustainability

Recommended Citation

Gonzalez, Sandra, "When the sun comes through my window" (2026). Speak for the Trees!. 2.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/fairytales2/2

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.