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{ Monthly Archives } September 2010

Circle D Wildlife Refuge holds fundraiser for Kalamazoo River oil spill wildlife

The Circle D Wildlife Refuge is holding a Benefit Concert and Silent Auction for the Kalamazoo River oil spill wildlife this Thursday, September 16. This fundaiser will raise funds for the Circle D Wildlife Refuge and their amazing wildlife rescue and rehabilitation work. Carl and Jean are donating children’s nature picture books and movies, posters, bookmarks and one limited edition collector’s [...]

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Going green for kids: First Snow in the Woods: The Movie gets the green light

Going green for kids! Our biggest fans, Caroline-Daisy and Lainey-Marie, gave our new movie, First Snow in the Woods: The Movie, the green light. We received this charming card (shown at left) from them yesterday and are we ever pleased! “Scarecrow Love”, the song they refer to in the card, is the song from our new [...]

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“Kids’ Runway For Research” cancer fundraiser Sunday, September 26 in

“Kids’ Runway For Research” is a fashion show benefiting children’s cancer research. One of our dealers, Becky Smalley of Petey Possum’s Hangout in Newark, Delaware, is a sponsor of this event and is using our products to raise funds.   “Our company was invited to particpate in this event as a vendor of quality children’s products. The very [...]

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Reminder: See Carl and Jean at the Art and Apples Festival

Scroll down to see our blog post from September 3 (“Art and Apples Festival: Watch the deer eat the carrot nose on new 3d lenticular Stranger in the Woods book cover“) announcing that Carl and Jean will be at the Art and Apples Festival today and this weekend. Watch the deer eat the carrot nose on our [...]

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How sulfide mining will create sulfuric acid at Kennecott Eagle Mine

Cynthia Pryor from the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve explains how sulfide mining creates sulfuric acid in the short video below. What is Sulfide Mining? According to the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, ”sulfide mining extracts copper, nickel, and other metals from sulfide ores. When rain falls on the waste from iron mining, it makes rust; [...]

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Help save wildlife

You can help save wildlife! As our movies and nature books for kids teach children about wildlife and gentle lessons of nature, it’s only fitting that we support and work to help protect wildlife. Below is a list of items you can click on to help save wildlife. Action Item and Learn More Articles Stop [...]

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Update on bear baying: South Carolina State Senator Joel Lourie vows to rid state of cruel practice

Here’s an updated article,  ”Senator vows to rid bear baying“, about the cruel bear baying going on in South Carolina. South Carolina State Senator Joel Lourie plans to pre–file legislation to ban the practice of bear baying across the state. “I was appalled by the recent reports in the media detailing this barbaric practice. It needs to be outlawed,” [...]

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First Snow in the Woods: The Movie is in!

First Snow in the Woods: The Movie, the DVD so many of you have been waiting for, has arrived! Where to Buy We are currently shipping First Snow in the Woods: The Movie to our dealers. You will soon be able to purchase it at your local book or gift shop, this week or next. [...]

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Art and Apples Festival: Watch the deer eat the carrot nose on new 3d lenticular Stranger in the Woods book cover

Visit Carl and Jean at the Art and Apples Festival in beautiful downtown Rochester at Paint Creek Park the weekend of September 10-12.  New 10th Anniversary Stranger in the Woods Snowflake Edition See the cover of our new 3d lenticular 10th Anniversary Stranger in the Woods Snowflake Edition. Kids (and grown ups) will love watching the deer pull the [...]

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Harrisville Arts and Crafts show: Come view our new movie!

The Harrisville Arts and Crafts show is this Labor Day weekend, September 4th and 5th in Harrisville, Michigan on the grounds of the courthouse at US23 and M72. Carl and Jean will have their wildlife and nature prints, along with prints from their books available.  Pick up a couple of their best-selling children’s books, board books, award-winning DVD movies, and stuffed [...]

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