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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1472 )

• REVIEW of MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE in Fall 2023 Issue of The Grinnell Magazine

  

  I am pleased to have MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE included in the Authors and Artists section of the fall issue of the Grinnell Magazine. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• “SO SMALL” MINIATURE ART AUCTION IN EUGENE, OREGON Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  Stone and driftwood picture by Julie Walsh (2" x 3") My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, showed miniatures... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2023 TRAVEL

• 15th BLOG ANNIVERSARY: Time to Celebrate!

  

  Fifteen years ago, in November 2008, I launched this blog. At first my plan was to use it to feature my art, which is why the link is carolinearnoldart. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE BIRDS OF NYANDUNGU, RWANDA, AFRICA, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski

  

  Black-headed Heron, Nyandungu Urban Wetlands Eco-Tourism Park, Kigala, RwandaMy friend Karen Minkowski, a frequent contributor to The Intrepid Tourist and... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2023 TRAVEL

• FOCAL AWARD PRESENTATION 2023: Celebrating Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

  

  Author Ernesto Cisneros being interviewed by Dewi Ochoa at LAPLOn Saturday, November 18th, friends, family, and members of FOCAL (Friends of Children and... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Scbwi Bookstop

  

  The holidays are here! Purchase a wonderful book by SCBWI members. Find amazing stories in our members’ novels and picture books, and discover intriguing... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LASCAUX CAVES, DORDOGNE, FRANCE: A Treasure House of Prehistoric Art, Guest...

  

  Lascaux Caves, Dordogne, France.My friend Susan Kean and her partner George recently went on a driving trip from Lisbon in Portugal, through Spain, to the... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2023 TRAVEL

• THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE (TSM) Contributors Luncheon

  

  I was invited to attend The School Magazine Contributors’ Luncheon held last Monday in Sydney. Australia. I have contributed a number of articles to The School... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dick Hewett and the Room 8 Cat

  

  Richard Hewett, 1987, photographing penguins at the San Francisco ZooThe story of the Room 8 cat has been making the rounds on Facebook. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ROAD TRIP: THE BEAUTIFUL DORDOGNE REGION OF FRANCE, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Market in Sarlat, town in the Dordogne region of France.My friend Susan Kean and her partner George recently went on a driving trip from Lisbon in Portugal,... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2023 TRAVEL

• VIDEO BOOK TRAILER Now on YOUTUBE for My Friend from Outer Space

  

  A short (1 minute 40 second) video book trailer of MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE is now on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch? Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE, Available on Amazon

  

  Illustration from My Friend from Outer SpaceDoes Sherry really come from outer space, or is she just wearing her Halloween costume? Read the book. Then you... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ROAD TRIP: LISBON TO THE PYRENEES, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  The Pyrenees, on the border between Spain and France.My friend Susan Kean and her partner George recently went on a driving trip from Lisbon in Portugal, throug... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2023 TRAVEL

• FREE BOOK! My Friend from Outer Space--HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!

  

  HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE FREE BOOK! 5 DAYS ONLY (Oct 27—31) Order your Kindlecopy now! Does Sherry really come from outer space, or is she... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2023 CLCSC AWARDS CEREMONY: Celebrating Books and Reading for Children

  

  Book signing at the CLCSC Award CeremonyOn Saturday, October 21, 2023, the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California (CLCSC) held their annual... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CRETE: HOME OF THE ANCIENT MINOANS, Guest Post by Steve Scheaffer and Karen Neely

  

  View of seaside village at Lygria, on the north coast of Crete, just west of Iraklio.My brother Steve and his wife Karen traveled to the Greek island of Crete i... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2023 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISIT at MOUNTAIN AVENUE SCHOOL, Glendale, CA

  

  Mountain Avenue School, Glendale, CaliforniaOn Tuesday, October 17th, I had a wonderful day at Mountain Avenue school in Glendale, California. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPAIN PHOTO ALBUM, Part 2: Granada, Cordoba, Toledo

  

  Courtyard in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.In the spring of1991, I met my daughter for a ten day driving trip through central and southern Spain. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2023 TRAVEL

• SUN FUN: WATCHING A SOLAR ECLIPSE (safely)

  

  Image of Eclipse through a pinhole. Illustration by Caroline Arnold in Sun Fun.No "ring of fire" but lots of crescent shaped suns as the partial eclipse passed... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REMEMBERING EVE BUNTING: My Friend, My Mentor, My Role Model

  

  Eve Bunting, 2017. Santa Cruz, CAMore than forty years ago I was invited to a party to celebrate the publication of Eve Bunting’s 100th book. I was in awe. How... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE