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.
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
Author Phyllis Root and illustrator Betsy Bowen last explored the vast, boggy peatlands of northern Minnesota in their b... MorePlant a Pocket of Prairie
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
Cold, wet, and acidic, bogs appear to be extremely hostile to life, yet numerous plants and animals have adapted in fasc... MoreBig Belching Bog
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
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
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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