Minn from Minnesota (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Karen Busch Holman (Illustrator)

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Product Description

Meet Minn--a lively white-footed mouse who arrives in northern Minnesota in a bushel of cherries from Michigan. A Swedish woman named Gerdie invites Minn to share her cozy cabin and the two become the closest of friends. When a series of events separate the pair, Minn embarks on a journey around Minnesota, trying all the while to find her way home to Gerdie and the cabin. On her travels, Minn meets many new friends, animal and human alike, and she will need her quick wits to face the challenges she faces on her own in the north woods.

Minn from Minnesota is the second book in the Mitt & Minn Series, a collection of stories about a pair of midwestern mice. Book One introduced Mitt from Michigan and told about his adventures searching for the wool mitten that he calls home. Each of the four books in the series will take place in a different midwestern state, allowing readers to learn about that state while they follow the adventures of Mitt and Minn.

About the Author

Kathy-jo Wargin is the bestselling author of numerous children's books, including Once Upon a Christmas Eve, and The Legend of Sleeping Bear. She has received many awards for her work, among them an International Reading Association Children's Choice Award for, The Legend of the Loon, and an IRA Teacher's Choice Award for, Win One for the Gipper. Kathy-jo was born and raised in northern Minnesota, and she currently lives in northern Michigan with her family, photographer Ed Wargin and their son Jake.

Karen Holman left the big city life of New York and moved to New Hampshire in the early 90s to live a more peaceful life. She was selected as the illustrator for,G is for Granite: A New Hampshire Alphabet Book, and its accompanying book, Primary Numbers. Her freelance clients include, among others, Accent Magazine, the University of New Hampshire, and AT&T. Karen works in several mediums, such as pen and ink, oil, pastel, and watercolor. She lives with her husband, Jeff, and two sons, Tyler and Todd. Her family enjoys the recent addition of a lively pair of mice.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 141 pages
• Publisher: Ann Arbor Media Group (October 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587263041
• ISBN-13: 978-1587263040
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #767,533 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting tail, oops, tale for children, November 9, 2006

By	armchairinterviews.com (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

Minn the mouse arrived in northern Minnesota, from Michigan, in a basket of cherries. He lived in a cabin with his best friend, Gerdie. His bed was a bureau drawer lined with scraps of blankets, scarves and old knit hats no longer in use.

Gerdie loved and cared for Minn and he was never lonely, nor did he wonder about any other family members that might exist.

Rink, a raven, was angry because he didn't think Gerdie liked him. Out for revenge, Rink came to Gerdie's cabin, grabbed Minn in his bill, and flew far, far away. After Minn gains his freedom, he begins his extraordinary journey to return to Gerdie.

Armchair Interviews says: Minn from Minnesota is an exciting tale that children will enjoy as they read and reread it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly written and entertaining, November 5, 2006

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Minn is a young mouse who arrives in Minnesota via a bushel of cherries from Michigan. Upon her arrival Minn is befriended by a kind old lady named Gerdie who is willing to share her cozy Minnesota cabin with Minn. But when disaster strikes, Minn becomes lost and must embark upon a danger-fraught journey around the state in order to find her way home to Gerdie and the cabin. This is the second book in author Kathy-jo Wargin's delightful series of superbly written and entertaining books for young readers showcasing this intrepid little mouse and her adventures. Also very highly recommended for school and community collections is the first in the series, "Mitt the Michigan Mouse".