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• SANGRE DE NOPAL/BLOOD OF THE NOPAL: Exhibit at the Fowler Museum, UCLA, Los...

  

  Sangre de Nopal exhibit at the Fowler Museum, UCLA.One of my favorite museums in Los Angles is the Fowler Museum on the campus of UCLA, with its focus on art an... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2025 TRAVEL

• CALIFORNIA STORIES: Caroline Arnold Books About California

  

  I live in California, and not surprisingly, the subjects of nearly fifteen percent of my 170 books for children are found in California. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 from THE INTREPID TOURIST

  

  Caroline, ice skating at Bottineau Park in Northeast Minneapolis, 1950."By New Year’s Day, the pine needles of the Christmas tree are dry and brittle. It is tim... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2025 TRAVEL

• HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 from CAROLINE ARNOLD ART AND BOOKS

  

  Caroline, ice skating at Bottineau Park, Northeast Minneapolis, 1950."By New Year’s Day, the pine needles of the Christmas tree are dry and brittle. It is time... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY HOLIDAYS from CAROLINE ARNOLD ART AND BOOKS

  

  Scheaffer family Christmas in apartment at NENH, 1950."On Christmas Eve, after my brothers and I are asleep, my parents arrange “Santa’s” gifts under the tree. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY HOLIDAYS from THE INTREPID TOURIST

  

  Scheaffer family in apartment at NENH, 1950."On Christmas Eve, after my brothers and I are asleep, my parents arrange “Santa’s” gifts under the tree. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024 TRAVEL

• BOOKLIFE PRIZE (Publishers Weekly) Review of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL

  

  I was pleased to receive the following positive review from BookLife Prize (Publishers Weekly) of my memoir, SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AUSTRALIA: IT’S FOR THE BIRDS (SERIOUSLY!) Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  An emu, as tall as me (5'2" or 1.57 m)My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took these photos in Australia in... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 TRAVEL

• 16th BLOG ANNIVERSARY: Time to Celebrate!

  

  Sixteen 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 13 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S QUILT, Exhibit at the Eugene Public Library, Guest Post by...

  

  Many thanks to Caroline Hatton for contributing this report of the quilt exhibition at the Eugene Public Library in Eugene, Oregon. The exhibit ended November... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2024 TRAVEL

• MEMORIAL BRICK at the CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, Chapel Hill, NC

  

  In 2012, my daughter ‘s Jennifer and her family purchased a memorial brick in honor of my books in support of the new Chapel Hill Public Library. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH STAMPS: The Joy of Stamp Collecting

  

  Stamps from Chile.From the time I was small I loved collecting postage stamps, following in the steps of my father who often spent his evenings sorting,... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2024 TRAVEL

• FOCAL AWARD PRESENTATION 2024: Celebrating COOKIES AND MILK by Shawn Amos

  

  FOCAL Award Ceremony, LAPL, with Shawn Amos and Dewi Ochoa.On Saturday, November 16th, I joined friends, family, and members of FOCAL (Friends of Children and... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BICYCLE TRIP to the WISCONSIN DELLS, 1942: Discovering My Parents’ Past

  

  Postcards of Devils Lake State Park, Wisconsin, 1942.Still going strong, Biked 40 miles yesterday and stayed at Okee last night on the Wisconsin River. Got to... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2024 TRAVEL

• CHECK IT OUT! Read SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL at Your Library

  

  Little by little, my memoir, SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at North East Neighborhood House, Minneapolis, Minnesota is being added to library... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AUTHOR VISIT AT JEFFERSON SCHOOL, Glendale, CA

  

  Thomas Jefferson Elementary, an award winning school, Glendale, CA.On Monday, Nov 18th, I had a good day at Jefferson Elementary School in Glendale, California. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WHEAT PASTE MURALS CELEBRATE LOCAL HISTORY, Grinnell, Iowa

  

  Wheat Paste Mural, Grinnell, Iowa. Edith Renfrow and her Three Sisters, 1941. L-R: Evanel, Edith, Alice, Helen .On a beautiful fall day, September 28, 2024,... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2024 TRAVEL

• CONVERSATIONS WITH ART: My Book Illustrations on Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Caroline with her art on display at Belmont Village Senior Living, Los Angeles, CA.On Thursday, November 14, I had the pleasure of participating in the opening... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPRING FLOWERS at THE BURREN, COUNTY CLARE, IRELAND: Guest Post by Marianne...

  

  Flowers blooming in Burren National Park, Ireland.Many thanks to my friend Marianne Wallace, for sharing her beautiful photos of spring wildflowers in Burren... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2024 TRAVEL

• Clcsc Gala Awards Ceremony 2024

  

  At the Luminarias Restaurant for the CLCSC Fall Gala.A week ago I attended the gala awards ceremony of the Children’s Literature Council of Southern... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE