The Yooper ABCs: An A-to-Z Adventure Through Michigan's Upper Peninsula

By Dana D Saugstad

From Amasa to Zeba, come explore the UP

Way up north of the Mitten, there's a place where snow can fall from October clear through May, where waterfalls run the color of root beer, and where the lucky people who call it home are called Yoopers.

The Yooper ABCs takes young readers on a rhyming, letter-by-letter adventure through Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Cheer for sled dogs racing through the midnight snow. Say hello to a sturgeon older than Grandpa (but please, no riding ). Warm up with a pasty fresh from the oven, and watch the Northern Lights ripple green across the winter sky. Each letter pairs playful verse with kid-friendly facts about the real towns, wild creatures, and treasured traditions of the UP.

Part alphabet book, part love letter to Michigan, this A-to-Z adventure is for lifelong Yoopers, for families raising the next generation of explorers, and for anyone who has ever stood at the edge of Lake Superior and felt small in the best possible way.

There's always something to explore: we love the UP

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1971891053
• ISBN13: 9781971891057
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Sea Star Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3