If you are looking for snowman prints, we’ve got them! Visit our gallery of snowman prints and other nature prints from our best-selling children’s books to choose your favorite. In the snowman print, “Carotene Thief”, at left, a deer discovers the stranger’s nose is a delightful treat. This popular snowman photograph is from the book, Stranger [...]
We were blessed today! National anti bullying speaker Gabrielle Ford and her family visited our studio to share Gabe’s book, Still Dancing, and wonderful stories. Gabrielle, Carl and Jean, along with Gabe’s parents Rhonda and Rick, discussed ways to promote Gabe’s powerful anti bullying message and book. Carl and Jean explained to Gabe the story [...]
A big thank you to all of you for making 2010 a good year! Great friends and some of our best Stranger in the Woods’ fans joined us to celebrate the holidays. Carl R. Sams II, Kirt Manecke, Ellie, Lainey-Bug, Bruce Montagne, Karen McDiarmid, Caroline-Daisy, Becky Ferguson, Todd and Dawn sing Jingle Bells in this [...]
For those of you interested in purchasing our children’s books, movies, stuffed toys, and nature prints (from our children’s books) online for holiday gifts from our website StrangerintheWoods.com, our new online shopping cart is live! New Shopping Cart On CarlSams.com Too! To order wildlife and nature prints from our gallery at CarlSams.com we also have a new shopping [...]
Good friends joined us today to celebrate the holidays. Our amazing friends Dawn, Todd, and their children, Lainey-Bug and Caroline-Daisy, along with Dawn’s wonderful and very fun mother Ellie, brought us a mouth watering smorgasbord lunch. Todd, Bruce, Carl and I may have set a new record for the amount of food eaten at [...]
This clever pine marten (a member of the weasel family) shows its skills as a thief after meeting a snowman in the short video below. This footage was shot by Carl R. Sams II while making the wildlife movie First Snow in the Woods: The Movie. The snowman is the character starring in our New [...]
The first annual Traverse City Children’s Book Festival is this Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the City Opera House from 10.am. – 4p.m. Meet Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick and join them for an exclusive screening of our new film, First Snow in the Woods: The Movie, based on our award-winning book First Snow [...]
Our art director Karen McDiarmid had a nice surprise yesterday! Her family visited our studio and spent time with Karen, Carl and Jean reviewing our new movie, First Snow in the Woods: The Movie. Karen’s Aunt Margie is a huge fan of Carl and Jean’s nature prints and children’s books and movies. Karen says that [...]
Our new lenticular book, the 10th Anniversary Snowflake Edition of Stranger in the Woods, is in the works. We expect this 3D lenticular book to be ready this fall. Kids (and grown ups) will love watching the deer get his favorite treat right on the cover of this collector’s edition of Stranger in the Woods. The [...]
Come see Carl and Jean this weekend at the Ludington Art Fair, officially known as the West Shore Art League Fine Art and Craft Show, in beautiful downtown Ludington, Michigan. Carl and Jean are in Booth D-39/40. Carl and Jean will have their nature prints and wildlife prints for sale along with their award winning [...]
