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The Stormy Kromer Kitten by Erin Byrnes Bailey

victor February 25, 2026 December 18, 2025Children / Historical Fiction 0
A man and a kitten look out from the window of a black train car labeled "C. & N.W." The man is waving. In the foreground, green grass is visible. The book title and author’s name appear over the image.

Reviewer: Sharon Brunner Erin Brynes Bailey’s “The Stormy Kromer Kitten” was a delightful tale about a calico cat, a train engineer and a creative woman. The story took place at Kaakauna, Wisconsin, during the snowy winter of 1903. A historical fiction children’s book in which Ida and George Kromer were…

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The Stormy Kromer Kitten by Erin Byrnes Bailey

victor January 10, 2026 December 13, 2025Children / Historical Fiction Deborah K. Frontiera 0
A man and a kitten look out from the window of a black train car labeled "C. & N.W." The man is waving. In the foreground, green grass is visible. The book title and author’s name appear over the image.

Review by Deborah K Frontiera The Stormy Kromer Kitten by Erin Byrnes Bailey is a historical fiction picture book tells how the Stormy Kromer caps might have come to be. Set in 1903, George and Ida Kromer came up with an idea for a warm hat that would not blow…

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