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• DELICIOUS DANISH DELICACIES: Eating Out In Copenhagen

  

  Roast pork open-face sandwich (Smorbrod) a typical Danish specialty.It seems that for the week of Thanksgiving, it is appropriate to talk about food, so I am... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2022 TRAVEL

• Review of KEEPER OF THE LIGHT by Ronna Mandel at Goodreads with Ronna

  

  Many, many thanks to Ronna Mandel for her enthusiastic and detailed review of my book KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog,... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GRAND HERRENHAUSEN GARDENS, Hanover, Germany: From Baroque to Contemporary

  

  Gate to Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, GermanyOn our recent visit to Europe, Art and I spent three days in Hanover, once the seat of the Saxon Kings of Germany. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2022 TRAVEL

• VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISIT AT R.D. WHITE SCHOOL, Glendale, CA

  

  Authors and Illustrators Day at R.D. White School, Glendale, CA, sponsored by the Glendale Assistance LeagueOn November 4, 2022, I had an excellent Zoom author... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MODERN ART AT THE EDGE OF THE SEA: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark

  

  Two piece reclining figure by Henry Moore, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, DenmarkOne of our four days in Denmark was devoted to an excursion to the stunning... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2022 TRAVEL

• STORIES IN STONE: On the November SCBWI Recommended Reading List

  

  I am pleased to have my book STORIES IN STONE: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans featured on this month’s SCBWI recommended reading list in the nonfiction... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A DAY AND NIGHT IN THE DESERT, at the Morris Graves Museum...

  

  At the Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA. I have just returned from the Humboldt County Children’s Author Festival, four days of celebrating books and... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE FREAK ALLEY GALLERY IN BOISE, IDAHO: A STREET ART WALK, Guest Post by...

  

  One of the Freak Alley Gallery murals in downtown Boise, IdahoMy friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, enjoyed... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2022 TRAVEL

• HUMBOLDT COUNTY CHILDREN'S AUTHOR FESTIVAL: Four Days Celebrating Books and...

  

  Author visit at Ambrosini School, Fortuna, CA, for the Humboldt County Children's Author FestivalI am home now in Los Angeles and am thinking about all the... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FOUR DAYS IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Old and New Along the Canals

  

  Copenhagen in Danish is Kobenhavn ("Koben Harbor")Why Copenhagen? 1. We had never been there before. 2. We are big fans of Danish TV—Borgen, The Bridge,... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2022 TRAVEL

• In Memory of Children's Book Author, Joan Hewett (1929--2022)

  

  My good friend, children’s book writer Joan Hewett, author of more than 20 books, passed away last week. (Joan’s obituary is in the LA Times, Sunday, October 16. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF DENMARK: Stunning Inside and Out

  

  National Library of Denmark, View from top level.A highlight of our recent trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, was a visit to the National Library (The Royal... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MOROCCO: GARDENS AND MORE Part II, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Cape Spartel lighthouse.I thank my good friend Susan Kean for sharing her excellent photographs and impressions of her recent trip to Morocco. This is a... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2022 TRAVEL

• FUN ART FOR KIDS at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark

  

  Big Bird overlooking the sea by Alex da Corta at the Louisiana Museum, DenmarkA highlight of my recent trip to Denmark was a visit to the stunning Louisiana... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MOROCCO: GARDENS AND MORE Part I, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  In the Medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco. My friend Susan Kean recently returned from a trip to Morocco which focused on the variety of Moroccan gardens. I thank... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2022 TRAVEL

• KERLAN COLLECTION: Archiving My Book Materials

  

  Kerlan Collection archive, University of Minnesota LibrariesThe Kerlan Collection at the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CLOSE-UP WITH DINOSAURS AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Triceratops skeleton. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyOn a recent visit to the Dinosaur Hall at the NaturalHistory Museum of Los Angeles County, I... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2022 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISITS at the PLUM CREEK LITERACY FESTIVAL, Seward, Nebraska

  

  Book signing at Plum Creek Literacy Festival, Seward, NebraskaLast week I spent three full days, along with eighteen other children’s book creators at The Plum... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A TRIP TO ENGLAND: YORK AND LONDON, Guest Post by Jennifer Arnold

  

  York Minster Cathedral, York, EnglandMy daughter Jennifer, a professor at the University of North Carolina, recently went to England for a conference, but also... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2022 TRAVEL

• Project: Keeping a Weather Log

  

  KEEPER OF THE LIGHT by Caroline Arnold, illustrated by Rachell SumpterJuliet Nichols, the lighthouse keeper on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay from 1902 to... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE