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Michigan Picture Books
If you're looking for a picture book about Michigan, or one that takes place in Michigan, we have you covered. Here's a list of fun picture books from the "mitten state."
M is for mitten: the Michigan alphabet book by Annie Appleford; illustrated by Michael Monroe
Gitchi Gumee by written by Anne Margaret Lewis; illustrated by Kathleen Chaney Fritz
Rascal makes mischief on Mackinac Island by Cynthia Furlong Reynolds; illustrated by Darrin Brege
The day the Great Lakes drained away by written and illustrated by Charles Ferguson Barker
Island magic by Martha Bennett Stiles; illustrated by Daniel San Souci
Kelly of Hazel Ridge by Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen; Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
An orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco
The log cabin church by Ellen Howard; illustrated by Ronald Himler
My Ol' Man by Patricia Polacco
Meteor! by Patricia Polacco
Mrs. Mack by Patricia Polacco
The twelve days of Christmas in Michigan by written by Susan Collins Thoms; illustrated by Deb Pilutti
The story of Michigan's Mill Creek by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen