Born: 1964   Tower , MN
Parents: Richard Dale (deceased) and Carol Marie Nelson
Spouse: Ed Wargin
Children: Jake
Address(es):
Duluth , MN
Contact Information:
Email : [email protected]
Website : https://sleepingbearpress.com/contributors/1504
Website : http://www.kathy-jowargin.com

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	S is for Sleeping Bear Dunes : a national lakeshore alphabet	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2015
	Mitt, the Michigan mouse - Mitt, the Michigan Mouse is the first book in a chapter book series of four stories about a family of mice and their journeys throughout the Great Lakes states. Mitt, the Michigan mouse, lives in the woods of northern Michigan near Cheboygan.	Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor : Mitten Press	2015
	Otter Out of Water	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2014
	F is for fireflies : God's summertime alphabet	Picture Book	Children	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zonderkidz	2014
	F is for Fireflies : God's Summertime Alphabet	Picture Book	Children	Grand Rapids, MI : Zonderkidz	2011
	Frank and Beans - I can read book series	Fiction	Children	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zonderkidz	2010
	Alfred Nobel : The Man Behind the Peace Prize	Biography , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2009
	Moose on the Loose	Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2009
	North Star Numbers: A Minnesota Number Book	Non Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2008
	Look & See Minnesota With Me - aka I Spy with My Little Eye: Minnesota. Photography by Ed Wargin.	Non Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2008
	Legend of Wisconsin	Non Fiction , Folklore	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2007
	Look & See Michigan With Me	Non Fiction , Michigan	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2007
	Mitt and Minn at the Wisconsin Cheese Jamboree - Two white-footed mice, one who lives in Michigan and one in Minnesota, are both seeking home and family when they meet at a cheese-eating contest in Wisconsin.	Fiction , Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Mitten Press	2007
	Mitt and Minn in their Illinois Adventure	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Mitten Press	2007
	The Voyageur's Paddle	Fiction , Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2007
	V is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet	Non Fiction	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2007
	Minn from Minnesota	Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Mitten Press	2006
	Mitt the Michigan Mouse	Fiction , Michigan	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Mitten Press	2006
	Prairie Numbers: An Illinois Number Book	Non Fiction	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2006
	The American Reader	Fiction	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2006
	The Frog Prince	Fiction , Folklore , Picture Book	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Mitten Press	2006
	The Legend of Minnesota	Folklore , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2006
	The Legend of Old Abe, A Civil War Eagle - During the Civil War many army units had live animals as mascots for their troops. One of the most famous mascots was Old Abe, a remarkable eagle from Wisconsin.	Folklore , Historical Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2006
	A Mother's Wish	Fiction	Children	HarperCollins Publishers	2004
	B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet	Non Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2004
	M is for Melody: A Music Alphabet	Non Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2004
	Once Upon a Christmas Eve	Fiction	Children	Ann Arbor, MI : Mitten Press	2004
	Win One for the Gipper: America's Football Hero	Biography , Michigan History , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2004
	The Legend of the Petoskey Stone - Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen	Non Fiction , Folklore , Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2004
	The Legend of Leelanau - Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen	Folklore , Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2003
	The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell - Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen.	Non Fiction , Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2003
	The Michigan Reader - Harking back to the turn of the last century, The Michigan Reader features poems, short stories, and word games to involve students while educating them about their state.	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2001
	The Legend of the Lady's Slipper - Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen	Non Fiction , Folklore , Michigan	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2001
	L Is For Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet	Non Fiction	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2000
	Legend of the Loon - Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen	Non Fiction , Folklore , Michigan	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2000
	The Michigan Counting Book - Illustrated by Michael Glenn Monroe This book links the state's resources to help children learn their numbers and beginner addition. Depicted are Soo Locks, Kirkland Warblers, Karner Blue butterflies, navy beans from the Thumb, maple syrup, Petoskey stones, moose, waterfalls and voyageurs.	Non Fiction , Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2000
	The Great Lakes Cottage Book - Photography by Ed Wargin	Non Fiction , Michigan , Travel	Adult	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	2000
	The Legend of Mackinac Island - Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Great Lakes Booksellers Association's Children's Book of the Year, 1999	Non Fiction , Folklore , Michigan , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	1999
	Michigan, the Spirit of the Land - Photography by Ed Wargin	Michigan , Travel	Adult	Stillwater, MN : Voyageur Press	1999
	M Is For Mitten: A Michigan Alphabet - Co-authored with Annie Appleford. Illustrated by Michael Glenn Monroe.	Non Fiction , Michigan	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	1998
	Scenic Driving Michigan - Co-authored and photographs with Ed Wargin	Non Fiction , Michigan , Travel	Adult	Helena, MT : Falcon Press	1998
	The Legend of Sleeping Bear - Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Named the Official Children's Book of Michigan in 1998. This has been turned into an animated film by Detroit's WDIV Channel 4 and Peterson Productions of Traverse City that is narrated by Jeff Daniels.	Folklore , Michigan , Non Fiction , Picture Book	Children	Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press	1998

What is the aim or goal of your writing: When Kathy-jo Wargin was a young girl, each night after dinner, her mother let her choose between washing the dishes or writing a poem. Before long, she decided that if she grew up to be a writer, she wouldn't have to do any dishes. She has since learned that even though she has published more than twenty award-winning books for children, she still has to wash the dishes.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
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