Nature's Yucky children's books

02/09/2025

A fine review from someone who knows books: "I love your humor, and I learned about creatures I never even knew existed much less their unique characteristics. Wish I had a gobie to clean me and my house (I realize it's not alive). I wonder if some people don't communicate by farting even without realizing what their message is. I'm impressed with the lightning whelk's ability to turn its prey into liquid. If I could do this, I'm sure I'd spit out most guts.
As to your writing: it's clear, lively, and full of fun alliterations. It goes without saying that you and you co-writer have done a great job researching your choice of remarkable creatures".
-Dorothy K, retired high school and adult English teacher.

11/08/2024

In our 4th book Nature's Yucky! in the Sea has a section on plastics in the environment. We talk about balloons and how very harmful they can be for wildlife. On July 1, 2024, a Florida law went into effect to prohibit the intentional release of balloons. This is a BIG help to all marine life, particularly sea turtles, sea birds, and manatees who swallow the plastic or get entangled in the strings. Let's hope that Floridians know about and follow the new law.

11/02/2024

This day brought a bike ride to flowing 9 mile Creek and shooting hoops at our local basketball court perhaps the last day of the year when the weather will cooperate.

08/07/2024

Just discovered that people are using our book all around the country. How exciting

07/25/2024

This is Carol N., a volunteer with the National Park. During a long conversation, she mentioned that her English professor brother has written 8 mystery books taken place in RMNP. I replied that I have written children's books and was thrilled to see it on sale in the Park. "Which book?", she asked. "Nature's Yucky". She answers, "I know that book, I took it to Africa." ?!?! Turns out that during the off season, she goes to Namibia to teach English to deaf children. Her husband assists remote villages to dig shallow wells, for fresh and clean water. Neat couple!

07/24/2024

Yucky at the Moraine Park Discovery Center. The staff was happy and impressed to meet an actual author. One ranger took Lee Ann's picture. Thank you again, RM Conservancy.

07/23/2024

Look what Lee Ann found at the Alpine Visitor Center, (Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado).
THANK YOU Rocky Mountain Conservancy for carrying the book in your stores (and for all the other education you do).

07/19/2024

https://hoodline.com/2024/06/bloomington-s-own-karen-shragg-champions-environmental-education-with-unique-approach-in-nature-s-yucky-book-series/

Thanks Hoodline for republishing this story about Nature's Yucky 4,

Karen Shragg, an environmentalist from Bloomington, uses her "Nature's Yucky!" book series to educate children about nature's less appealing aspects.

07/07/2024

https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/07_24bf_pg.pdf

Nature's Yucky got some press from the city of Bloomington's newsletter

05/30/2024

As you learn in Nature's Yucky! in the Sea, balloons (especially filled with helium) are bad for the environment. Karen says they ARE ok if you wear them on your head to celebrate your 70th birthday!
P.S. This is a swan.

01/04/2024

Here is the backstory about how this book and our others
were written!!

It has been 20 years since the first book in a series exploring some of the unpleasant aspects of nature, and the authors of that book are still at it,