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• GUEST POST AT LITLINKS: Plant a Garden, Grow a Reader!

  

  Guest post at Lit Links, March 16, 2022How does a school garden sprout young readers? Find out in 4 easy lessons! This week at LitLinks you can find my article... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A COUNTRYSIDE NAADAM (SPORTS FESTIVAL) IN MONGOLIA: Guest Post by Caroline Hatto...

  

  Mongolian horseman. Picking up the wooden stick at top gallop My friend Caroline Hatton, a frequent contributor to this blog, can’t believe it’s already been... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2022 TRAVEL

• CHARLOTTE HUCK CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL, Redlands, CA

  

  Book signing at the Charlotte Huck Children's Literature FestivalA week ago (March 11-12) I took part in the 25th anniversary Charlotte Huck Children's... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PUBLICATION DAY! PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6: From Seeds to Salad

  

  Happy Book Birthday! Hooray! Today is the publication day for my new book PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6: From Seeds to Salad (Charlesbridge, 2022), the third... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: Native Plants in a Spectacular Setting

  

  California lilac (Ceanothus), Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, California.In early February I spent a lovely morning at the beautiful Santa Barbara Botanic... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2022 TRAVEL

• CELEBRATING READ ACROSS AMERICA with a Zoom Author Visit at Calvert Elementary...

  

  Last Wednesday morning (March 2nd) I did a very enjoyable Zoom author visit with kindergarten, first and second graders at Calvert Charter for Enriched Studies... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKE IN THE OAKLAND HILLS, CA: Anthony Chabot Regional Park

  

  Anthony Chabot Regional Park, Oakland, CAJust a fifteen minute drive from our house in Oakland is one of our favorite places to hike–the MacDonald Trail in... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2022 TRAVEL

• VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISIT AT VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL, Glendale, CA

  

  Zoom author visit at Valley View School, Glendale, CA, with Ms. Jenks, her umbrella cockatoo, and her second grade students.On February 28, 2022, I had an... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REVIEW IN KIRKUS of KEEPER OF THE LIGHT

  

  KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog (Cameron Kids/Abrams, April 12, 2022)The first review of KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KING TIDE RENDEZVOUS IN OREGON Guest Post by Caroline Hatton at The Intrepid...

  

  Bandon Beach, Oregon, December sunsetMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton went on this trip in December 2021and took the photos in this... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2022 TRAVEL

• ZOOM VISIT WITH KINDERGARTENERS in Redlands, CA

  

  This morning I had a wonderful virtual visit with Mrs. Huynh’s kindergarten class in Redlands, California. The children have planted a garden and my visit was a... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE MONARCHS ARE BACK: A Visit to the Coronado Butterfly Preserve, Goleta, CA

  

  Monarch Butterflies. Coronado Butterfly Preserve, Goleta, CAIn early February, Art and I did a short trip to Santa Barbara, about two hours north of our home... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2022 TRAVEL

• ACCESS BOOKS: Creating School Libraries

  

  Last Saturday I volunteered, along with dozens of other literacy enthusiasts many of them high school students, to sort books, label them, and prepare them for ... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DISCOVERING COLORFUL PUBLIC ART ON THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO, Guest Post by...

  

  Mural in Balmy Alley, San Francisco, CAI thank my friend Karen Minkowski, a frequent contributor to The Intrepid Tourist, for her report on some of the amazing... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2022 TRAVEL

• ADVANCE COPY: KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco...

  

  KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog(Cameron Kids/Abrams)TA-DAH! My first advance copy of KEEPER OF THE LIGHT: Juliet Fish... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SAN CLEMENTE BEACH TRAIL: A Walk at the Edge of the Pacific

  

  Beach trail at San Clemente State Beach, CaliforniaOn a recent Sunday, when the temperature was in the 70s and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky (a perfect... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2022 TRAVEL

• SNOWSHOEING TO CRATER LAKE, OREGON, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton at The Intrepi...

  

  Crater Lake, Oregon. Wizard Island, in the middle, is a volcanic cinder cone. My friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton, a frequent contributo... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 TRAVEL

• SLJ Review of PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6

  

  The first review is in for my book PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 and it's a good one! It's from School Library Journal. I am so pleased! Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WEEKEND IN MORRO BAY ON CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST: Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Morro Bay is known for Morro Rock, an ancient volcanic mound at the end of Morro Rock Beach. The rock sits within Morro Bay State Park, home to lagoons, trails... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2022 TRAVEL

• Miniature Model Garden: Perfect Companion for My New Book PLANTING A GARDEN IN...

  

  Depiction of Farmer McGregor's garden in the Tale of Peter RabbitA miniature garden featuring a scene from the Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter is a... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE