About the Owner

Homesteaded by the late Mary Carey in 1962, McKinley view lodge is now owned and run by her daughter, Jean Carey Richardson, award winning author.

Jean leads two lives. In the summer she lives in Alaska, where she owns Mary's McKinley View Lodge in Denali Park. In the winter, she writes children's books and visits schools from her home in Houston. Jean holds a B.S. Degree in elementary education from the University of Texas at Austin, and taught school in seven states before beginning her writing career. She appears frequently on radio and television and is a popular speaker at schools and universities. Jean inspires children to read and express their own creativity through writing.

Her books include:

Tag-Along Timothy Tours Alaska (hardback)

$14.95

Tag-Along Timothy Tours Alaska (paperback)

$9.95

Tag-Along Timothy Tours Texas (hardback)

$14.95

Tag-Along Timothy Tours Texas (paperback)

$9.95

The Courage Seed (hardback)

$14.95

The Courage Seed (paperback)

$9.95

When Grandpa Had Fangs

$14.95

Dino the Dingbat Cat

$15.95

Return of the Dingbat Cat (hardback)

$15.95

Return of the Dingbat Cat (paperback)

$8.95

Grumpy Granny's Book of Good Manners (hardback) $15.95
Grumpy Granny's Book of Good Manners (paperback) $9.95
Postage and Handling per book $5.00