Nancy Furstinger

Catskill Creatures Nancy Furstinger

Are you curious about the amazing Catskill creatures sharing your back yard? Your wild neighbors star in nature's outdoor theater, where exciting drama changes with the seasons. "Catskill Creatures" spotlights fifteen species of wildlife with intriguing facts and dramatic illustrations. Inside these pages you will discover: Who isn't scared of the skunks stinky sprayWhat warty secret weapon protects toadsWhere prime raccoon real estate is locatedWhen black bears head into their winter densWhy the little brown bat is nature's original bug zapperGet familiar with the fascinating creatures that crawl, walk, run, swim, slither, hop and fly through your backyard.

Then make your neighborhood wildlife friendly by following suggestions in the "How You Can Help section. The Golden Notebook Bookstore has been Woodstock New York's fiercely independent bookstore for close to fifty years. We launched the Golden Notebook Press in 2023 as a way to publish books and authors we believe in and that we know can sell to wide audience as our store reaches not only our artistic community, but thousands of annual tourists from around the world.

We hope to keep books in print that are vital to the artistic and literary needs of our diverse customer base, find new exciting subjects and voices, and promote the Catskills and Hudson Valley region we are so proud to call our home.