Below is some beautifully illustrated artwork from some fans of the award winning Bur Bur and Friends children's book series. These very well mannered young children sent thank you notes for a reading done by Minnesota Author JoAnne Pastel at their school. We are grateful for the many kids who enjoy our book series and share it with us. Our story books use a cast of multicultural characters who educate kids about sports and outdoor exploration through a first time learning experience. We invite you to meet each of our characters here on the Bur Bur and Friends website. Thank you friends for expressing your gratitude! (more…)

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For Immediate Release: Mar 21, 2008 – The Mom’s Choice Awards is an annual competition that recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media products and services. These awards are designed to help teachers and parents choose excellent educational products for kids. For more information, go to http://momschoiceawards.com

Bur Bur and Friendsâ„¢ received this prestigious recognition from an esteemed panel of judges that include educators, media and other experts who are parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, authors, medical and business professionals and others. (more…)

Bur Bur and Friendsâ„¢ is our children’s book series. Bur Bur and Friends is a cast of multicultural characters who educate kids about sports and outdoor exploration. Recently the first three books in our series won awards based on educational content, quality, flow and aesthetics. When we found out about the awards we were excited and honored, as well as curious as to where these awards would lead us to next. We are proud that our books have won the following awards: (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Farmer’s Hat Productions, a Minneapolis company created by two mothers of bi-racial children, has recently been nationally recognized by the renowned iParenting Media Awards. The company won the award in the “2007 Greatest Products” category for its first three books in the Bur Bur and Friends children’s book series. (more…)

Farmer’s Hat Productions is proud to announce that our Bur Bur and Friendschildren’s books have been named among the Greatest Products through the iParenting Media Awards. The Bur Bur and Friends book series uses a group of multicultural characters who educate kids about self-esteem sports and outdoor exploration. The series was created by two mothers of biracial children who were unable to find any books of this kind in a series. The reviews were done by iParenting.com, a Disney Internet Group media property, is a premier media site focused on parents. This award-winning network includes more than 40 Web sites devoted to the entire family lifecycle and Points on Parenting radio show. The reviewer feedback emphasizes that these books should be on every parent and child’s wishlist. (more…)

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