Carl and Jean signed books and answered questions this past Saturday during the grand opening of Sprout: Toys for Growing Minds, the new store inside the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum in Marquette, Michigan. Carl and Jean signed copies of their New York Times best-selling children’s picture books. Their award winning children’s nature movies, books and plush [...]
Healing Garden Journal features an article about Carl and Jean titled “Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick: Photographers on a Mission of Hope“. The article is wonderfully written by Linda Hasley, Managing Editor for Healing Garden Journal. Linda writes, “Upon meeting Carl and Jean, I immediately felt at ease, almost like a member of [...]
Our own popular children’s book authors Carl and Jean are featured in the article, “Local authors find success as self-publishing gains ground“, in The Oakland Press. Carl is quoted in the article saying, “We spent everything we had on this project. Our friends thought we were crazy. Twenty-thousand books is a lot. We never imagined we’d [...]
Carl and Jean made a very generous donation for kids a while back. They donated 1,000 copies of their children’s picture book Stranger in the Woods to the Head Start program in Pontiac, Michigan, giving children a special holiday. Carl and Jean also donated the plush snowman based on the character in the book. For [...]
Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick are blessed to have such wonderful customers and friends. They receive many letters of appreciation. We want to share just a few of them with you. Here’s a paragraph from a nice letter we received from Margaret, a customer who enjoys our book Stranger in the Woods: “We [...]
Carl R. Sams II is a graduate of Central Michigan University (CMU). He was recently interviewed for CMU’s “Window to the Arts”. Click on the photo above to watch it. Central Michigan University (CMU) conducted an author interview with Carl R. Sams II this past winter for their Window to the Arts program. Carl talks [...]
Caroline Daisy and Lainey Marie read our new board book When Snowflakes Fall at Carl Sams and Jean Stoick’s studio with office manager Becky Ferguson. This hilarious video shows how quickly young ones can learn about nature and wildlife.
The wildlife photography tips below are summarized from Philip Tulin’s website: Mr. Tulin first suggests to “be patient”. He says that “sometimes nature is on its own time table and you can not speed it up or or slow it down.” He also suggests realizing that “Nature Rules” and you may never be in the perfect [...]
I came across a terrific article in the Battle Creek Enquirer (MI) offering tips to keep wildlife safe and wild this time of year. The article mentions many animals, including raccoons: It says that if a female raccoon is in your attic or chimney, there are probably babies there too. The article says “If you [...]
I was reading Art Wolfe’s blog the other day and was captivated. He is an artist I admire not only for his wonderful photography, but for his dedication to environmental conservation. You may want to visit his website. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
