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• 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

• SPAIN PHOTO ALBUM, Part 1: Madrid, Avila,

  

  Walled town of Avila, SpainIn the spring of1991, I met my daughter for a ten day driving trip through central and southern Spain. Jennifer, doing a semester... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2023 TRAVEL

• THEN AND NOW: Revisiting a Childhood Book, Summer Outing

  

  Caroline (age 4) and her brother SteveMore than half a century ago, when I was four years old, my parents took a photo of me holding a book called Summer Outing... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE BROAD: Exciting Contemporary Art in Downtown Los Angeles

  

  Tulips by Jeff KoonsIt was my first visit to The Broad museum of contemporary art in downtown Los Angeles and I was unprepared for the power of the art, much... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2023 TRAVEL

• BEDTIME STORY JAM at Westwood Charter Elemenrary, Los Angeles, CA

  

  At Bedtime Story Jam, Westwood School, Los Angeles, CAWith many thanks to parent Parisi Sooferi for inviting me to the annual Bedtime Story Jam last Friday at... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KEITH HARING, ARTIST AND ACTIVIST: The Broad Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Keith Haring, Art is for Everyone at The Broad Museum in Los AngelesFor months I had seen light pole banners along the streets of Los Angeles promoting the Keit... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2023 TRAVEL

• Celebrating 500,000 Page Views of the Intrepid Tourist

  

  "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page."--St. AugustineHurray! This week marks a total of 500,000 all time page views of The... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2023 TRAVEL

• MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE: Book Quilt Square

  

  My Friend From Outer Space: Detail of Quilt made by students and parents at Taft Primary School, Taft, CaliforniaOne of the most treasured souvenirs of my many... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MAGIC IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE - AN EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL...

  

  Drawing of a 14th Century buttercat, a butter-stealing spirit, at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, Oregon. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2023 TRAVEL

• PAPER PLATE DINOSAURS: Art and Writing Projects Make Books Come Alive

  

  Paper Plate Dinosaurs In the good old days of my author visits to schools (the 1990s), everyone had read at least one of my books before my visit, and every... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• VISITING MUSEUMS IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Wax figure at the Saga Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, visited a few museums... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2023 TRAVEL

• INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH KALB About MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE

  

  I was pleased to be interviewed by journalist Deborah Kalb about my new book MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE. She has posted it on her blog Book Q As with Deborah... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KEEPER OF THE LIGHT, Keystone to Reading Book Award, 2023-2024, Intermediate List

  

  I was pleased to discover my book Keeper of the Light: Juliet fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog on the Intermediate List of the Keystone to Reading... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HÚS ÁSGRÍMS JÓNSSONAR A PAINTER’S HOME IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND Guest Post by...

  

  Mt. Esja, seen from Vinaminni by Asgrimur Jonsson, 1910.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, visited this museu... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2023 TRAVEL

• MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE Now Available at My Etsy Site

  

  You can now find my book MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE at my ETSY SITE along with giclee prints of my cut-paper illustrations from some of my other books."Sherry... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HULIHE’E PALACE, Kona, Hawaii, A Peek at Hawaii's Royal Past

  

  Hulihe'e Palace, Kona, Hawaii, is a heritage site of Hawaii.On Alii Drive in the center of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii is Hulihe’e Palace, an elegant... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2023 TRAVEL

• A SEA TURTLE'S JOURNEY in the August Issue of BLAST OFF (The School Magazine,...

  

  I am pleased to have my article A Sea Turtle's Journey republished in the August issue of BLAST OFF, one of the school magazines of the New South Wales... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE