Tears of Mother Bear

Written by Anne Margaret Lewis
Illustrated by Kathleen Chaney Fritz

Where do Petoskey stones come from? Perhaps the answer lies in the discovery that Mother Bear has been leaving her tears all over the beaches of Lake Michigan for hundreds of years.

Walk the shores of Lake Michigan with grandpa and his grandchildren on their rock hunting expedition, in search of the great Petoskey stone. Grandpa passes on the age old Ojibwe Sleeping Bear legend, and reveals the untold story of the Tears of Mother Bear.

So…take a stroll on the beach, and see if you can find any tears of Mother Bear. But wait! Once you find one, "make sure you kiss it and throw it back in the lake…they are the tears of Mother Bear for goodness sake!"

Anne Margaret Lewis

Anne Margaret Lewis has been writing children's books since the sixth grade when she 'wrote, designed and published' her first children's book.

Her stories have charming characters, inspirational themes and subtle, yet important messages. Her books are for children.

Anne loves to read to children all over the country, but most of all she loves to read to, and read with, her own children; Caitlin, Matthew, Patrick and Cameron.