Sleeping Bear Press has impressed young readers, parents, teachers and booksellers with high-quality, beautifully illustrated picture books. As a small regional publisher based in Chelsea, Michigan, they’re proud to say that readers throughout the country know them by name. No matter their size, their goal remains the same: Provide books that enrich children’s lives through stories that blend entertaining text with educational content.

The winning bidder receives a Sleeping Bear Press tote-bag filled with 10 hardcover books - nine picture books and one chapter book. The picture books are:

• Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Tim Bowers - A bass-plying rooster meets up with jazz greats as he searches for just the right band to perform with in the upcoming barnyard talent show. A glossary of musical vocabulary and a jazz timeline from 1700 to the present day, helps young readers learn from and enjoy the story even more.


• Colors of Me by Brynne Barnes and illustrated by Annika M. Nelson - Intriguing collage illustrations frame this playful rhyme told through the eyes of a curious, creative young child who determine the whole world is full of color.


• Delia's Dull Day: An Incredibly Boring Story by author/illustrator Andy Myer - If Delia ever paid attention, she'd realize her life is quite exciting after all!


• A Giraffe Did One by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss - Young children will giggle and guffaw as they guess and ponder just what these animals are all doing, rught up until the end, when Mom says, "Please say, EXCUSE ME!"


• Moose on the Loose by Kathy-jo Wargin and illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello - Colorful, comic artwork highlights the hilarity that ensues when wildlife wanders indoors.


• Scout by author/illustrator Gordon McMillan - Scout the Scottie dog loses his favorite toy - a shiny, red ball. On his search for hs missing toy, Scout gets some help along the way and he learns that, while his ball is indeed special, it is not as special as his new friends.


• What's looking at You, Kid? by the 2011 U.S. Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and illustrated by Renee Graef - From the acclaimed poet and storyteller comes a delightufl exploration of the wildlife easily found in your backyards and along the seashore. Simple ryhyes and riddles are used to help the youngest of readers identify our wildlife neighbors, incuding birds, small mammal, and insects.


• Willow and Willow and the Snow Dance by Denise Brennan-Nelson and Rosemarie Brennan and illustrated by Cyd Moore - two inspiring, playful stories about one little girl doing her part to make the world a more beautiful, creative, and caring place.

The chapter book is:

• Stella Batts Needs a New Name by Courtney Sheinmel and illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell - When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself that doesn't rhyme with "Smella" but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine.

Get more information about Sleeping Bear Press' extensive catalog at www.sleepingbearpress.com