Ruth A. Zinn

See below for works in The Lost Series by writer Ruth A. Zinn.

After raising her family in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Ruth A. Zinn and her husband, Frank K., returned to her hometown only to discover she’s now a children’s author. If Ruth lost her gift as a writer, she found it right where she left it – Traverse City!    

Each story in Ruth A. Zinn’s original Lost Series begins with a child losing an item of importance – which happens to rhyme with the place where it’s lost. But that’s it for rhymes. Children enter a world of magical realism where animals take an interest in the lost article. Bonus timelines of the Belle Isle Zoo, Pinery Provincial Park, Zingerman’s Deli , and the Zinn Family Farmhouse (so far) add meaning to our relationship with places as they, and we, change over time. A former first grade teacher, Ruth writes with the delightful formality of a Dick and Jane primer that leaves us charmed and wanting more. We can’t wait for I Lost My Report…at the Resort!

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I Lost My Shoe… at the Zoo!
The first children's book in the Lost Series. Illustrated by Lauren Zinn. Features Belle Isle Zoo.
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I Lost My Shirt… at the Yurt!
The second children's book in the Lost Series. Illustrated by Lauren Zinn. Features Pinery Provincial Park.
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I Lost My Welly… at the Deli!
The third children's book in the Lost Series. Features places in Ann Arbor including Zingerman's Deli.
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I Lost My Pet Mouse… at the Farmhouse!
The fourth children's book in the Lost Series. Illustrated by Lauren Zinn.