Excited to share news of this upcoming book (2027): THE CHRISTMAS FREIGHTER
Have you seen a Great Lakes freighter in a lock, on a lake or traveling SOOO CLOSE down the rivers that divides the U.S. and Canada? Like so many others, I was fascinated – and wondered about life onboard, especially during the holidays.
This picture book will feature a fictional (but research-based) story about one Christmas holiday for the Captain and crew on a Great Lakes Freighter.
Minnesota-based illustrator Hayley Cleary’s work is fantastic! And she also hails from a state touched by the Great Lakes.
So glad to be onboard for the first time with publisher Beaming Books and Editor Naomi Krueger.
Special thanks to Jennifer Mattson, formerly of Andrea Brown Literary Agency!
Much love to Dad, also a fan of these amazing freighters.
Yay for Julia, for helping create this announcement