News For Immediate Release Date: December, 2004 Contact: Carl R. Sams II 1-800-552-1867 carlsams@carlsams.com © Copyright 1980-2006 Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick All Rights Reserved		Best-selling Midwest Authors’ New Children’s Book Finalist for 2004 Great Lakes Book of the Year As quietly as a newborn fawn enters the world, Lost in the Woods moved to the top of the Midwest's best-seller’s list within two weeks of its release. Snowballing off the phenomenal success of their award winning book Stranger in the Woods, Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick, introduce children and adults alike to this enchanting springtime fantasy. With an explosion of green foliage and colorful wildflowers along with an assortment of feathered and furry forest friends, the talented husband and wife duo transport readers into the world of a newborn fawn. Weaving a warm and loving story interlaced with astonishing photography, the animals of the woods become concerned believing the little fawn is "lost in the woods". The animals eventually discover the fawn isn't really lost. He is alone because Mother Doe instinctively knows she cannot stay with her fawn since her scent will attract predators. Through Lost in the Woods, Sams and Stoick hope people will learn that most often fawns found alone in the woods are not necessarily lost or abandoned. Being alone is nature's way of keeping them safe. Fawns are born without a scent and have spots which are nature's way of camouflaging vulnerable newborns. Subtle lessons, like this one, are found throughout the book and are the reason teachers have been such strong supporters of the couple's work. "Teachers have been after us to do another book," explained Stoick, a former middle school teacher. "We kept them in mind as we worked on Lost in the Woods. We wanted to include gentle lessons for children without preaching." Trust, patience and waiting for your time along with appreciation for the beauty of nature are messages the couple hope to instill. Sam's and Stoick's first children's book, Stranger in the Woods, published in 1999 and often referred to as a "classic", has earned numerous prestigious national and international awards. Most recently the National Humane Society awarded Stranger in the Woods the 2004 KIND award for promoting the humane treatment of animals. The book has appeared on the New York Times’ best-sellers’ list for five consecutive years during the holiday season reaching the #1 spot in December of 2002. More than one million copies are currently in print. "It was hard to follow the success of Stranger in the Woods, Sams said. "We wanted to be sure this book was as good, or even better." Judging from the response we've had so far, I think we've done it." Both of the books are available in bookstores around the country or can be ordered at www.strangerinthewoods.com. Their wildlife photography can be viewed at www.carlsams.com.

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