Islandport Press

Lew-Ellyn Hughes dreams of leaving city life and finding a place where she can see her beloved Maine wilderness from her window each morning. Her dreams finally come true when she finds a...

As a growing flock of ravens circles the Stone Tower where they live, three scared mice send a desperate note to Hector Fox, seeking help. Was the long-feared Raven’s Revenge finally coming...

Shaken by problems at home, confused by the motives of a new love, and reeling from a public meltdown, high school hockey star Walt McNamara joins an exclusive new leadership program controlled by...

Nearly two decades after her debut novel, Ruth Moore writes a saltier tale of Downeast life in Second Growth (1962). Rife with violent deaths, natural disasters, and even attempted blackmail, the...

Since achieving statehood in 1820, Maine has developed into a sometimes mythical vacationland of moose and lobsters and lighthouses set against breathtaking vistas and endless natural beauty. But the...

At One: In a Place called Maine is a love letter to the state of Maine, lyrically and graphically celebrating its inspirational beauty from the wilds of Baxter State Park to the crashing waves of the...

Woodblock prints by artist Blue Butterfield make for a welcome and uncommon entry in the coloring book market. The artist’s hand-carved lines allow the colorer to bring more of his or her own...

Susan Daignault was practically born with a rod and reel in her hand. Nearly from her birth, she and her family spent entire summers surfcasting for striped bass along the coasts of Massachusetts and...

The iconic "Bert and I" stories were first created by Yale University students Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan in the late 1950s and performed around campus. The two amateur storytellers soon...

Northern Maine retains qualities of life that many people long for in today’s world. The pace can be slower, nature is close, the beauty is breathtaking, and the people are authentic. Kathryn...

Bert and I ... The Book features more than sixty classic stories from the legendary storytellers Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan, the godfathers of Down East humor, who together created the...

"Once there was a great big fisherman and a little fisherman. . . They sailed boats." So begins the classic story by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar. The book, now condensed into...

Tamra Wight keeps the adventures coming in Book 4 of the award-winning Cooper & Packrat series. The boys are down in the dumps - literally! Someone is dumping trash on the Wilder Family...

While fishing on Stony Brook, Hector Fox and his friend find an old map hidden in a floating bottle. Hoping to find a secret treasure, the friends set off into the woods on their latest adventure...

Building on the success of the award-winning Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook, this second volume is a new collection of more than 200 family recipes, stories and photos. The Maine Community...

I wish fairy tales were real, sighed little Lucy Skunk. Lucy's wish was all it took for Hector Fox and his merry band of woodland friends to set out on an adventure beyond the friendly Green Wood...

Jake's excited about going on a trip to an island, and he really, really, really wants to see a moose. But his dad insists: There are no moose on this island. Both Jake and a friendly moose would...

Cooper thought living at a campground would be cool, but ever since his parents bought the lakeside campground, he's had way more chores and way less time for his favorite hobby: nature-watching. As...

The allure of Maine lighthouses attracts thousands of visitors and enthusiasts each year. From the northern-most outpost of Whitlock Mills Light to Grindle Point Light on Islesboro, to the southern...

Retired Maine Game Warden John Ford has seen it all. He's been shot at by desperate prison escapees, been outwitted by wily trappers, and rescued scores of animals. As a tenacious and successful...