"Is there (really) a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?" In Mrs. Stetzel's hand-printed text, read about a boy's search for a rainbow's proverbial "pot of gold," then realizing he'd had it all along-with his friends.

This timeless classic by Charles Dickens has had many renditions and adaptations of Ebenezer Scrooge's transition from miserly and miserable to giving and generous, through a Christmas Eve visit from three spirits: Christmas Past, Present and Future. This is Bernadine Stetzel's adaptation. Mrs. Stetzel elegantly illustrates over a hundred pages in her detail oriented, American-primitive style of painting. The text is hand printed by Mrs. Stetzel in a lovely readable fashion which adds personal charm to her adaptation of this immortal tale.

Bernadine Stetzel, like many Americans, vividly recalls the earth shattering day in November 1963 when the grim news broke of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. She had always admired Kennedy and the hope and promise he brought his country. Upon his death she felt compelled to pay homage to the late president. As an artist, she chose to record, in her unique primitive style of painting, a remembrance of Kennedy. Over a period of twenty years, Mrs. Stetzel's series grew to a total of 71 paintings. Her dream of finding a permanent home for them-a place where they would be cared for and...

During the 1970s, Bernadine Stetzel and her husband Fred were quite active in local and state politics. When Senator John Glenn and his wife Annie campaigned in the Stetzel's home town in Ohio, Bernadine created a painting of this event and eventually presented it to the Glenns. The Senator and Annie not only became fans of her work, but a lasting friendship was born between them. Bernadine greatly admired both the Glenns. In particular she was inspired by Annie's personal challenges in overcoming her long-time stuttering, which compelled her to write "The Little Girl Who Stuttered" in hopes...