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Mike Wimmer has illustrated many books for children, including Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh, which was named an ALA Notable Children's Book and was called a "grand slam" in a starred review in Publisher's Weekly. He also illustrated Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh by Robert Burleigh, which received the Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction. He lives in Oklahoma with his family.

Mike Wimmer's Books

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George
George George Washington, Our Founding Father By: Frank Keating
Illustrated by: Mike Wimmer
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 6 - 9
Founding father George Washington’s boyhood defined our first president—see how in this picture book biography.As a boy, with the help of his teachers, George Washington created a list of the values of civility that...
Other Formats: eBook
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Stealing Home Jackie Robinson: Against the Odds By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Mike Wimmer
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 6 - 9
Man on third. Two outs. The pitcher eyes the base runner, checks for the sign. The fans in the jammed stadium hold their breath. Flapping his outstretched arms like wings, number 42 leads off again. It is September 1955, game...
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Theodore
Theodore By: Frank Keating
Illustrated by: Mike Wimmer
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2006
Ages: 6 - 9
His name was Theodore, but he is remembered as Teddy. As a young boy, he was a dreamer and a reader and had a curiosity about life he could never satisfy. As the youngest man to ever be president, he led a nation to greatness...
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Summertime
Summertime By: Dubose Heyward
Illustrated by: Mike Wimmer
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2002
Ages: 4 - 8
Summertime and the livin' is easy, Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high... Nothing captures the feelings of summer better than the much-loved song from Porgy and Bess, "Summertime." Its majestic imagery and deep...