S is for Sleeping Bear Dunes unveiled at Park headquarters
From staff reports
With fun poems, expository sidebar text, and stunning illustrations, S is for Sleeping Bear Dunes: A National Lakeshore Alphabet celebrates the splendor of Michigan’s most beloved destination. It is a stunning tribute to the National Lakeshore region.
Sleeping Bear Press is thrilled to announce that S is for Sleeping Bear Dunes illustrator, Gijsbert (Nick) van Frankenhuyzen will be available for a signing at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center on Thursday, July 23 at 11 a.m., followed by an event at the Dune Center Bookstore
Kathy-jo Wargin is the author of more than 45 books and has earned national acclaim through award-winning children’s classics such as Michigan’s official state book, The Legend of Sleeping Bear, Children’s Choice Award winner The Legend of the Loon, The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell, and many others. Wargin enjoys writing about nature, folklore, and its effect on all our lives. She is a frequent guest speaker and presenter for associations, school districts, and conferences throughout the country. She lives in Minnetonka, Minn.
Illustrator Gijsbert (Nick) van Frankenhuyzen, or “Mr. Nick” as many children affectionately call him during his school visits, illustrated his first children’s book, The Legend of Sleeping Bear, in 1995. And since then he has illustrated many more. Residing in Bath, Mich., Frankenhuyzen and his family share their 40-acre farm with sheep, horses, dogs, cats, turkeys, rabbits, chickens, pigeons and a revolving door of orphaned and injured wild life. The farm, the land and the animals make great subjects for the artist to paint. Mr. Nick travels to schools and conferences to share his passion for drawing — encouraging kids to make their hobby their career.
