Farmer’s Hat Productions™ is the parent company for the Bur Bur and Friends™ product line. We offer fun, educational ways for children to engage with our diverse world. Bur Bur and Friends™ products inspire kids to cultivate their talents through sports, outdoor exploration and active play.
Kakie Fitzsimmons is vice president and founding partner of Farmer’s Hat Productions, which recently was awarded for Bur Bur and Friends™ Product Line
By Katie Mintz, courtesy of Sun Newspapers
One Apple Valley woman is turning her passion for writing, and literally her son, into an award-winning venture.
Kakie Fitzsimmons is co-author of the “Bur Bur and Friends” children’s book series with a cast of multicultural characters, including Mateo, who is based on her 7-year-old son. (more…)
By Kate Kunkel, Lake Minnetonka Magazine
February, 2008
The view from JoAnne Pastel’s living room window really does remind you of a storybook world. Trees frame the winter shoreline of Long Lake, sparkling in the sunlight that illuminates the ice on the branches. Look for a moment, it isn’t hard to imagine long summer days where a family fishes together from the shore before taking a stroll through a quiet lakeside neighborhood. It’s quite literally a scene from a children’s book. Several books, in fact. (more…)