Born: 09/22/1918   Grand Rapids
Died: 03/31/1974
Parents: Leonard J. and Ruth Gringhuis
Spouse: Helen
Children: Richard L.

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Moccasin Tracks: A Saga of the Michigan Indian	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Children	Lansing: Michigan State University Museum	1974
	Werewolves and Will o' the Wispss; French tales of Mackinac retold	Non Fiction , Folklore , Michigan	Children	Mackinac Island Park Commission	1974
	Michigan's Indians	Non Fiction , Michigan History	Children	Hillsdale, Mich., Hillsdale Educational Publishers	1972
	Let's Color Michigan	Michigan	Children	Hillsdale, Mich., Hillsdale Educational Publishers	1971
	Lore of the Great Turtle; Indian Legends of Mackinac Retold	Non Fiction , Folklore	Children	Mackinac Island State Park Commission 1970	1970
	The Great Parade: Tall Tales and True of Michigan's Past - Collection of legends from Ice Age to present	Non Fiction , Folklore , Michigan	Children	Hillsdale, Mich., Hillsdale Educational Publishers	1970
	Giants, Dragons and Gods; constellations and their folklor - Tales that explain the origins of some better known constellations: Orion, Milky Way, Gemini, Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Hercules, and others.	Non Fiction , Folklore	Children	New York, Meredith Press	1968
	Stars on the ceiling; the planetarium story	Non Fiction	Children	New York, Meredith Press	1967
	Paul Bunyan, by Maxine W. Kumin - Illustrated by Dirk Gringhuis.	Folklore , Michigan	Children	New York, Putnam	1966
	Open Door to the Great Lakes - Based on the television show "Open Door to Michigan"	Non Fiction	Children	Hillsdale Educational Publishers	1966
	From Tall Timber	Non Fiction	Children	Chicago : Albert Whitman	1964
	Mystery at Skull Castle - An abandoned castle on the outskirts of a Dutch village on Lake Michigan becomes the hiding place for 2 boy's valuables	Fiction , Michigan , Mystery	Children	Chicago, Reilly & Lee	1964
	In Scarlet and Blue; the Story of Military Uniforms in America	Non Fiction , History	Children	New York, Dial Press	1963
	Of Ship and Fish and Fisherman	Non Fiction	Children	Chicago : Albert Whitman	1963
	Of Cabbages and Cattle	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Dial Press	1962
	Saddle the Storm	Non Fiction	Children	Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill	1962
	Rock Oil to Rockets	Non Fiction	Children	New York, NY : Macmillan	1960
	The Big Hunt and the Big Dig - Restoration of Fort Michilimackinac. Republished in 1962 as The big dig : a frontier fort comes to life	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Dial Press	1960
	The Eagle Pine - Takes place during Early Michigan lumber days (Publication Years: 1958, 1970)	Historical Fiction , Michigan	Children	New York: David McKay	1958
	Big Mac: The Story of the World's Biggest Bridge - The ABCs of the construction of the suspension bridge	Non Fiction	Children	New York, NY : Macmillan	1956 -1961
	The Young Voyageur: Trade and Treachery at Michilimackinac - Takes place in 1763 (Publication Years: 1955, 1969)	Michigan History	Children	Mackinac Island State Park Commission	1955 -1969
	Tulip Time	Fiction , Michigan	Children	Chicago : Albert Whitman	1951
	Here Comes the Bookmobile	Fiction	Children	Chicago : Albert Whitman	1948 -1952
	Hope Haven; a tale of a Dutch boy and girl who found a new home in America	Historical Fiction , Michigan	Children	Grand Rapids, W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.	1947

What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, " Dirk was a romantic and lived each book he wrote and illustrated. He loved history, particularly Michigan history. It was his desire that both children and adults could know some of their heritage and enjoy it. The past for Dirk was always a very alive and exciting time. Dirk was also an authority on American and French and British revolutionary uniforms. In addition, he did the murals for Fort Mackinac and Fort Michillimackinac as well as the mural for the East Lansing Library."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

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MeLCat Links:
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http://www.elpl.org/content/dirk-gringhuis-mural

Dirk Gringhuis papers are found at Michigan State University.

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