Betsy Bowen

Betsy Bowen

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Betsy Bowen has written and illustrated numerous children's books, including Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman (Minnesota, 2005); Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet Year ; and Big Belching Bog (Minnesota, 2010). She lives in Grand Marais, Minnesota.


1st September 2005

Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman

Beloved nature writer Helen Hoover tells a delightful children's fable that will stir a sense of wonder and discovery in... MoreGreat Wolf and the Good Woodsman

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21st May 2014

Plant a Pocket of Prairie

Author Phyllis Root and illustrator Betsy Bowen last explored the vast, boggy peatlands of northern Minnesota in their b... MorePlant a Pocket of Prairie

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24th May 2013

The Troll with No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway

Born and raised in Norway, Lise Lunge-Larsen, known to many as “the Troll Lady,” met her first troll at the age of three... MoreThe Troll with No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway

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3rd September 2010

Big Belching Bog

Cold, wet, and acidic, bogs appear to be extremely hostile to life, yet numerous plants and animals have adapted in fasc... MoreBig Belching Bog

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15th August 2016

One North Star: A Counting Book

Five toads hop, four brook trout swim, three elk graze, two loons call, and one beaver gnaws on a paper birch tree, all ... MoreOne North Star: A Counting Book

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2nd April 2019

The Lost Forest

The story of a forest “lost” by a surveying error-and all the flora and fauna to be found thereA forest, of course, does... MoreThe Lost Forest

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14th October 2025

Leaf Town Forever

The true story of a Midwestern “town” created with leaves, sticks, and children’s imaginations Leaf Town suddenly spring... MoreLeaf Town Forever

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