Chase Pagel is proof that some of the best stories can happen right in your backyard. The first of several books Pagel wrote will be released on Monday with her daughter’s Jersey steer Rosco stealing the pages. “Rosco’s Sweet Treats” is about a little farmer named Kiley who befriends the steer and shares treats with it, even popular foods like Pop-Tarts. Pagel says she developed the idea to come out with the book series because of the growing disconnect between families and farms. Pagel, who is part of Pagel’s Family Businesses that raises more than 5,000 cows in Kewaunee, says she wanted more people to learn about farms like theirs that do not necessarily have the opportunity to drive by, let alone visit, a dairy.

Her second book, coming out later this year, will explore different agricultural businesses in Kewaunee County, whether they are big dairy farms like theirs or small pumpkin patches and vegetable farms. She says the important thing to her is highlighting the families behind them.

Pagel says she is finalizing signings, story times, and other events to highlight the books.

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