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CarolineArnoldArtandBooks
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Author/Illustrator Caroline Arnold's art and books focusing on the writing and illustrating process and her experiences with children and teachers at schools and libraries.
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The Intrepid Tourist
http://theintrepidtourist.blogspot.com/
Author Caroline Arnold's travel blog--a writer's journeys around the world, often to places beyond the normal tourist path. A personal view focusing on wildlife, ancient history, cultural events and outdoor activities.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1516 )
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POLKA DOTS: Yayoi Kusama at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. and Four...
Inside the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.“Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos.” Yayoi Kusama, 1968.Polka dots were everywher... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2017 TRAVEL -
MILAN, ITALY: Guest Post by Cathy Bonnell
Gothic Cathedral, Milan, ItalyMy friend Cathy Bonnell, a school librarian (now retired) in Phoenix, Arizona, loves to travel. Recently, she went to Italy,... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2017 TRAVEL -
Hatching Chicks in Room 6 in Grinnell Magazine
My summer issue of Grinnell Magazine just arrived and it includes an announcement of my book Hatching Chicks in Room 6 in its Artist's and Scholars... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
MONTREAL: Three Days in May, Day 3–Musee Des Beaux-Arts, Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall, Self Portrait, Musee des Beaux Arts, MontrealNote: This is a repost of my 6/19/17 post on my travel blog The Intrepid Tourist. Read more
Posted on 12 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
SIENA, ITALY, Guest Post by Cathy Bonnell
View of the Duomo, Siena, ItalyMy friend Cathy Bonnell, a school librarian (now retired) in Phoenix, Arizona, loves to travel. Recently, she went to Italy,... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2017 TRAVEL -
Egg-Citing Activities for Kids, Part 4: Cut-Out Hatching Chick Art Project
Here is a fun and easy activity you can do in conjunction with reading my new book, Hatching Chicks in Room 6. You can make a jaunty chick popping out of its eg... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
FLORENCE, ITALY: Guest Post by Cathy Bonnell
Michelangelo's David, replica in the Piazza della Signora, Florence, ItalyMy friend Cathy Bonnell, a school librarian (now retired) in Phoenix, Arizona, loves t... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2017 TRAVEL -
ALA Annual Conference, Chicago: Book Signing at Charlesbridge
In the Charlesbridge booth at ALA with Editor Karen BossOn Saturday and Sunday, June 24th and 25th, I attended the American Library Association annual conferenc... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
CLIFF TOP WALK, Santa Barbara, CA
View of Pacific Ocean from the Douglas Family Preserve, Santa Barbara, CASanta Barbara sits between the coastal mountains to the east and the great Pacific Ocea... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2017 TRAVEL -
Caroline Arnold Books at TeachingBooks.Net
I recently met (via email) Nick Glass, the founder and Executive Director of Teaching Books.net, through a mutual friend who noticed that both of us are... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
MONTREAL: Three Days in May, Day 3–Musee Des Beaux-Arts, Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall, Self Portrait, Musee des Beaux Arts, MontrealOn my third and last day in Montreal I headed to the Musee des Beaux Arts (Montreal Museum of Fine... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2017 TRAVEL -
SAVE THE DATE! ALA Chicago: Signing in the Charlesbridge Booth, Sunday, June 25...
SAVE THE DATE!If you are going to be at the American Library Association Conference in Chicago, June 22-27, 2017, I will be signing my new book Hatching Chicks... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
MONTREAL, Three Days in May, Day 2: A Walk to the Old Port
Place Jacques Cartier, Old Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBy the morning of our second day in Montreal, the rain had stopped, the skies were clearing and the sun was... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2017 TRAVEL -
HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6 at the Pioneer Bookshop in Grinnell, Iowa
On my recent trip to Grinnell, Iowa, for a college reunion, I stopped in at the college bookstore, the Pioneer Bookshop, now located in historic downtown... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada: Three Days in May, Day 1
Tulips near entrance to Botanical Garden, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaI have only just realized that the name Montreal is actually the French version of “Mount... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2017 TRAVEL -
Great Science Books for Kids
I was pleased to be included in a wonderful list of great science books for kids put together at the blogsite GeekWrapped. On the list of 100 titles is my book... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
BOTSWANA BIRDS, Guest Post by Ann Whitford Paul
Lilac breasted roller, Botswana, AfricaMy friend and fellow children's book writer Ann Whitford Paul and her husband Ron recently returned from a trip to... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2017 TRAVEL -
ABFE/CBC Silent Auction of Children’s Book Art at BookExpo in New York
Illustration of A Day and Night on the Prairie, 6:00 a.m.The ABC Children’s Group at ABA and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) are partnering to bring back the... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE -
CYCLING THROUGH SOUTH INDIA, Part 4: Cruising the Backwaters in Kerala, Guest...
A 60km morning ride from Kochi was interrupted by another sumptuous lunch served by the sea, at the home of a chef who owned a restaurant in a nearby town. Read more
Posted on 22 May 2017 TRAVEL -
David Wiesner Picture Book Illustrations at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Illustration from Mr. Wuffles by David Weisner at the Santa Barbara Museum of ArtDavid Wiesner, the recipient of three Caldecott Medals for his books, Tuesday... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE