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• It's Caterpillar Time! Learn About Painted Lady Butterflies

  

  Infographic from Carolina Biological SupplySpring and summer are the perfect time to raise painted lady butterflies. This infographic from Carolina Biological... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JACARANDA TIME AT THE UCLA SCULPTURE GARDEN, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Maja by Gerhard Marcks, Franklin Murphy Sculpture Garden, UCLAMy favorite time of year to visit the Franklin Murphy Sculpture Garden at UCLA in Los Angeles is i... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2022 TRAVEL

• VIRTUAL PANEL: PICTURE BOOKS TO INSPIRE at Books of Wonder, NYC

  

  I was thrilled to participate yesterday in a virtual picture book panel sponsored by Books of Wonder in New York. I loved learning about the other authors new... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Art Project: Flowers in the Garden

  

  Spring Flowers, Lu Sutton Elementary School, Novato, CAMy brother Tom, a third grade teacher in Novato, California, loves to garden and loves to do art... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ABORIGINAL FABRICS FROM AUSTRALIA a Feast for the Eyes at the Fowler Museum,...

  

  Australian aboriginal fabrics and Lorrkkon (hollow log coffin)at Fowler Museum, UCLA.If you like textiles and fabric art as much as I do, you will love the... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2022 TRAVEL

• REVIEW OF PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 at THE NONFICTION DETECTIVES

  

  I was delighted to discover PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6: From Seeds to Salad reviewed on THE NONFICTION DETECTIVES, the excellent blog by librarians Cathy Potte... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REVIEW in BOOKLIST of KEEPER OF THE LIGHT

  

  The following review of KEEPER OF THE LIGHT appeared in Booklist, April 15, 2022. Keeper of the Light: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog. By... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS a Yearly Tradition

  

  In Ukrainian Orthodox churches, Easter in 2022 will be celebrated on April 24th, a week after the celebration in Protestant and Catholic churches. That is... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2022 TRAVEL

• Ukrainian Easter Eggs

  

  As I do most years in the days before Easter, I made Ukrainian eggs, this time with my granddaughter. Her egg is on the left. I added mine to our collection of... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BEHIND THE STORY: The Birth of the Idea for KEEPER OF THE LIGHT

  

  Ferry landing at Angel Island State Park, San Francisco Bay, CaliforniaI love to travel and sometimes, when I least expect it, a travel experience becomes the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MADEIRA, PORTUGAL: Islands in the Sun, Guest Post by Steve Scheaffer and Karen...

  

  Promenade frente mar, Funchal, MadeiraMy brother Steve and his wife Karen recently returned from a relaxing vacation in Madeira. I have never been there and I... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2022 TRAVEL

• REVIEW in SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL of KEEPER OF THE LIGHT

  

  The following review, by Elissa Cooper, appeared in the April 1, 2022, issue of School Library Journal. PreS-Gr 2—In a story inspired by real journals, this... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PUBLICATION DAY! KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San...

  

  Today is publication day for KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog (Cameron Kids/Abrams), beautifully illustrated with watercolo... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 11th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTREPID TOURIST: Celebrating My New Book KEEPER OF THE...

  

  Ferry landing at Angel Island State Park, San Francisco Bay, CaliforniaTomorrow is the 11th anniversary of my first post at The Intrepid Tourist, a report of a... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2022 TRAVEL

• CELEBRATING PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 at HAYNES SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Caroline with Jennifer Best, Haynes Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles, CAMonday was the Big Day, celebrating the publication of PLANTING A GARDEN IN... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TSAVO NATIONAL PARK, KENYA: Not Your Typical Safari, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Tsavo River, Tsavo National Park, Kenya.Our friend Owen Floody has recently returned from an unusual safari in Kenya, a walking trip across Tsavo National Park. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2022 TRAVEL

• CELEBRATE THE EARTH at the SCBWI April Reading List with PLANTING A GARDEN IN...

  

  PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 is one of the books featured on the SCBWI reading list for the month of April. Hurray! The April theme is "Celebrate the Earth". Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK: My First Library

  

  Central Avenue Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota, built in 1915National Library Week (April 3 - 9, 2022) is a time to celebrate our nation's libraries, library... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE PLANT CYCLE: Foldable Project Teaches the Plant Growth Cycle, by Debbie...

  

  Project by Debbie Gonzales at LitLinksI discovered this easy foldable project by guest blogger Debbie Gonzales at LitLinks (Patricia Newman's blog linking... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• VIRGINIA ROBINSON GARDEN: Southern California History Preserved in Beverly Hills

  

  Virginia Robinson Garden, Beverly Hills, CAOnly recently did I learn of the Virginia RobinsonGarden, a horticultural and architectural treasure tucked into a... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2022 TRAVEL