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• ON THE “ROOF OF NORWAY” – IN THE JOTUNHEIMEN MOUNTAINS: Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  Kyrkja (north face), Jotunheimen National Park, Norway.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took the photos in... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2026 TRAVEL

• CENTRAL 100 COLOR-BY-NUMBER READING CHALLENGE : Los Angeles Public Library, Los...

  

  A beautiful coloring page depicting the murals in the library rotunda has been created in celebration of the Los Angeles Central Library's 100th anniversary. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY 15TH ANNIVERSARY to THE INTREPID TOURIST: Sunday at the Pyramids—Notes fro...

  

  Teotihuacan, Mexico. Pyramid of the Sun.Fifteen years ago, in April 2011, I launched The Intrepid Tourist. Its original purpose was to publish my accumulated... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2026 TRAVEL

• HAPPY EASTER! Making Ukrainian Easter Eggs

  

  Eggs have long been associated with Easter is a symbol of renewed life. I became fascinated with the beautiful designs on Ukrainian Easter eggs (called psanky)... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MANET/MORISOT EXHIBIT at the Legion of Honor Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

  

  Portrait of Berthe Morisot Reclining, by Edouard Manet, 1873Note: This post describes my visit to the exhibit of the paintings of Edouard Manet and Berthe... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2026 TRAVEL

• Author Visit at Wpc Preschool

  

  Wiggle and Waggle sock puppets.Last Friday I made my annual author visit at the WPC Preschool in Los Angeles, sharing my books with four classrooms of children. Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  In January, my brother Tom Scheaffer did an overnight visit to Anza Borrego Desert State Park, about an hour and a half drive from his home in San Diego. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2026 TRAVEL

• ART PRINTS OF MY BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS, Available at My Etsy Site

  

  Penguins Jumping, illustration from A PANDA'S WORLD (PictureWindow Books, 2006.)Animal prints at my Etsy site are on sale at new lower prices! Suitable for... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TIME CAPSULE--100 YEARS AGO IN LOS ANGELES, Exhibit at the Los Angeles Central...

  

  Copper time capsule boxes, from 1881 on left, 1925 on right, at the Los Angeles Central Library.In May1925, as the cornerstone for the new Central Los Angeles... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TWO NORWEGIAN FJORDS Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Nærøyfjord, Norway.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took the photos in this post in July 2025. Why Norway?... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2026 TRAVEL

• COPPER CANYON TRIP, Chihuahua, Mexico, Part 3, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Deer Dance in El Fuerte, Mexico.In January my friend Susan Kean and her partner George took a ten-day Road Scholar trip to Copper Canyon in Mexico, a canyon... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2026 TRAVEL

• BATTLE OF THE BOOKS and LITERACY FAIR, Red Hill Elementary, Tustin, CA

  

  Book display at Red Hill Elementary Battle of the Books and Literacy Fair.On Monday March 2nd, Read Across America Day, I was one of seven authors with an... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REMEMBERING LIGHTKEEPER JULIA FISH NICHOLS During WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  

  Juliet Fish Nichols, Angel Island Lighthouse Keeper, 1902-1914.Since 1987, March has been designated as Women's History Month, a time to celebrate the... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• COPPER CANYON TRIP, Chihuahua, Mexico, Part 2: Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Descending into Copper Canyon.In January, my friend Susan Kean and her partner George took a ten-day Road Scholar trip to Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, Mexico--a... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2026 TRAVEL

• THREADS OF LOS ANGELES by Ashley Walker, Celebrating the City's Cultural...

  

  Threads if Los Angeles by Ashley Walker, Los Angeles Public Library.When I was at the Los Angeles Central Public Library in early February I encountered six... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• COPPER CANYON TRIP, Chihuahua, Mexico, Part 1: Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Chihuahua, Mexico.In January my friend Susan Kean and her partner George took a ten-day Road Scholar trip to Copper Canyon in Mexico, a canyon four times greate... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2026 TRAVEL

• EYES ON THE WORLD: Photos by Alessandra Gutierrez-Arnold

  

  Street in Downtown San Francisco.My granddaughter Alessandra has a new camera and she brought it with her when she came to California for the Christmas holidays... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2026 TRAVEL

• RICHARD HEWETT'S HOLLYWOOD: Program Feb 18 at LAPL, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Richard Hewett (1929-2006) was a Los Angeles based photographer who illustrated nearly fifty of my books for children. He also took photos for books by his... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REMEMBER THE CARD CATALOG: Celebrating LAPL’s 100th Anniversary

  

  Souvenir catalog card with anniversary stamp of the Central Branch of the Los Angeles Public LibraryDo you remember thumbing through the library card catalog,... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2026 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NORWAY’S LOFOTEN ISLANDS Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Svolvær, Lofoten Islands, Norway.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took the photos in this post in June 2025... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2026 TRAVEL