Children will delight in this fantastic tale of a young girl's vacation in the Smoky Mountains. Wandering from her tent late one summer's night, Sara finds an invitation she just can't resist! She watches the grand ball from safely behind a tree until suddenly she is discovered. Author Lisa Horstman is the winner of the Dr.Seuss Picture Book Award for her first children's book Fast Friends. The Great Smoky Mountains Salamander Ball won the National Park Service First Place Award for Excellence.

The Great Smoky Mountains Salamander Ball

Children's Books

Hortsman, Lisa

Literature & Fiction

Smokies Life

Lisa Horstman, author and illustrator for such popular children’s books as The Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball and The Troublesome Cub has outdone herself this time with Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story. Sabrina is the tale of a special kind of squirrel who finds herself in a strange new home after a run in with an owl. Follow along as Sabrina learns how to survive, and then thrive, in her new environment. Sabrina and her ilk are denizens of the rich and rare spruce-fir forest that clings to the Smokies highest peaks. Horstman’s adorable illustrations are the result of a technique she has pioneered using handmade puppets” and her usual whimsical style of painting. A perfect sit on my lap and I’ll read you a story” book.

Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story

Action & Adventure

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The Great Smoky Mountains Salamander Ball

Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story