{"product_id":"mitt-minns-illinois-adventure-hardcover","title":"Mitt \u0026 Minn's Illinois Adventure - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy-Jo Wargin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Busch Holman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter exploring their respective home states, Mitt and Minn meet in Book Three at the Wisconsin Cheese Jamboree. At the conclusion of the exciting cheese-eating contest, they discover that they are indeed brother and sister. A Jersey cow from Illinois shares the news with them and tells them that she can help them reunite with their parents. Mitt and Minn decide against returning to Minnesota with Minn's beloved Gerdie and set off on a new adventure to the land of Lincoln. Will a happy reunion with their parents await the mice there?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathy-jo Wargin is the best-selling author of numerous children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Sleeping Bear\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eWin One for the Gipper\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2006 her first chapter book, \u003ci\u003eMitt, the Michigan Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to launch a series on the midwest states. She lives in Minnesota with her family, photographer Ed Wargin and their son Jake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaren Busch Holman, a BFA graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, is the illustrator for the Mitt and Minn Midwest Series. Karen's work as an illustrator first appeared in \u003ci\u003eG is for Granite, A New Hampshire Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e, and its companion book, \u003ci\u003ePrimary Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e, which solidified her career as an illustrator. She is also the creator of the art that adorns every New Hampshire Heirloom Birth Certificate. More of her work can be seen throughout New Hampshire in support of the Arts Council and in regional magazines and publications. She has actively shared her love of art with many elementary school children throughout New England. Karen now lives in Loveland, Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.78 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771287601440,"sku":"9781587263064","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d09ec0afce7d542ab300be6a0e6dd00d.webp?v=1780384198","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mitt-minns-illinois-adventure-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}