Love can be a very creative and inspiring emotion. Such is the case with Grace Gore Sturdivant who first visited the King and Prince Resort with her then-boyfriend Micajah during an annual Sturdivant family vacation to the Island in 2008. The two married in 2009.
In 2013, Grace had an idea for a unique birthday gift for her husband: write a children’s book that weaves the Resort, our coast and St. Simons’ history into the narrative.
Her innovative birthday gift idea will soon give birth to a new hardbound book, The Princess and the Crab, to be published and available for purchase this month at the Resort. A delightfully inspired re-imagining of the beloved princess-and-the-frog fable (with a loveable, wise crab as the co-star), the book is wonderful, whimsical and wise. While the tale is fun, Grace’s use of historic Island sites in the unfolding story brings learning to the book’s magic and meaning. Adding to the book’s appeal are its delightful illustrations by ED Hose of St. Simons Island.
A doctor of Audiology and co-owner of Essential Play, Grace lives in Jackson, Mississippi with her two little princesses, Eleanor and Garnett, and her prince charming, Micajah.
