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ALAN PAGE retired as an Associate $17.95
Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Bee
after serving more than twenty-two years. PAGE / GEISTER
Alan played in the NFL with
Alan played in the NFL with
the Minnesota Vikings and Love
the Minnesota Vikings and
the Chicago Bears for fifteen Buzzzzzzzzzzz . . .
the Chicago Bears for fifteen
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years. He was the NFL’s Most ears. He was the NFL’s Most
years. He was the NFL’s Most
Valuable Player in 1971, was elected to “Help! Grandpa!
the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988,
and was named to the NFL 100 All-Time (Can Be Hard) Bee attack!”
Team in 2019.

In 1988 Alan and his wife, Diane, Otis wasn’t scared of many things,
founded the Page Education Foundation, but at the top of his list? Bees.
which has awarded more than $15 When Grandpa was younger,
million in scholarship grants. In 1991
Alan was named the National Education he was afraid of bees too. That
Association’s “Friend of Education”; is, until he learned more about
in 2017 Justice Page Middle School them. “Bees are amazing insects,”
was named in his honor; and in 2018 Grandpa tells Otis. “They’re
he received the Presidential Medal
of Freedom. pollinating powerhouses!” To
help Otis overcome his fear,

Growing up, KAMIE PAGE had Grandpa takes him to a bee
a real fear of bees. When she became farm, where he learns that while
a second-grade teacher at The Blake “bee love” can be hard, it is
School in Hopkins, Minnesota, she found also important.
she also had a real passion for teaching
Bee Love (Can Be Hard)
science. As a lifelong learner, she studies Lovely pastoral paintings
the importance of pollinators, like bees are the backdrop to this gently
and butterflies, and has grown to love told, delightfully relatable story.
and value both equally. This is Alan and
Kamie’s fourth picture book together. The book includes extended
information about bees,
beekeeping, and pollinators.
DAVID GEISTER is a
DAVID GEISTER
storyteller with a paintbrush.
storyteller with a paintbrush.
He has created artwork for
He has created artwork for
historic sites, publications, and private
historic sites, publications, and private oric sites, publications, and private
hist by Alan Page
collectors. He is the illustrator of more and Kamie Page
than twenty picture books, including All proceeds from the sale of
Grandpa Alan’s Sugar Shack, written arwork by this book help support the Page
by Alan Page and Kamie Page. Dave is $17.95 U.S. Education Foundation. To learn
a frequent visitor to schools, where he $17.95 David Geister more about the Foundation and to
shares his passion for art, toy soldiers, ISBN 978-0-578-68975-3 PAGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION order copies of the book, visit
and old monster movies. 51795> www.page-ed.org.

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