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• Celebrate Earth Day with Butterflies

  

  Painted Lady ButterfliesEarth Day 2021 is Thursday, April 22nd. What better way to celebrate than with the miraculous transformation of tiny caterpillars into... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAWAII TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN: Hilo, Hawaii by Caroline Arnold at The Intrepi...

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 16Heliconia bihai, Hawaii Tropical Botanical GardenThe Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, a treasure trove of tropical plants from around... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 TRAVEL

• CELEBRATE THE EARTH with A WARMER WORLD on the SCBWI Recommended Reading List

  

  Look for my book A WARMER WORLD on the SCBWI recommended reading list for April in the section for nonfiction books. (The list is alphabetical, so go to the end. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GARDEN OF FLOWERING FRAGRANCE: Chinese Garden at the Huntington, San...

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 15Zigzag Bridge in the Chinese Garden, The Huntington, San Marino, CAIn the Chinese Garden at The Huntington, in San Marino, California,... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2021 TRAVEL

• NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, April 4-10, 2021

  

  Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library, LAPLDid you know that April 4-10 is National Library Week? This year's theme is "Welcome to Your Library," reminding us that... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ukrainian Easter Eggs

  

  HAPPY EASTER!Every year at this time I get out my Ukrainian Easter Egg tools to make new eggs to add to my collection. Using a kistka (a tool with a hollow... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• IMAGINARY WORLDS at the Atlanta Botanical Garden by Caroline Arnold at The...

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 14Peacock living sculpture inside the orchid house at the Atlanta Botanical Garden(Note: This article was originally posted in July 2018. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2021 TRAVEL

• Remembering Beverly Cleary (1916-2021)

  

  The summer I was eight years old, I discovered “chapter books” in the library, falling in love with Henry Huggins (1950), Ellen Tebbits (1951) and Henry and... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CSLA BLOG: Celebrating Children's Book Illustrators

  

  I was delighted to discover that the CSLA Blog this month is featuring the image from my book A Panda's World that I donated for use on products in the Library... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BACK YARD WILDLIFE, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski at The Intrepid Tourist

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 13 Hooded oriole (male)My friend Karen Minkowski, a dedicated wildlife watcher and keen photographer, has made the most of her Covid... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 TRAVEL

• Butterfly Craft with Yarn and Pipe Cleaners

  

  With thanks to the Craft Train, here is an easy way to make decorative butterflies with yarn, craft sticks and pipe cleaners. https://www.thecrafttrain. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BIRDS, BEACH AND SUN: A Spring Weekend in La Jolla, CA, by Caroline Arnold at Th...

  

  Week 12: 52 Places to GoSurfers and gulls at La Jolla Shores, CaliforniaUntil I moved to California I never knew how to pronounce La Jolla, the name of the beac... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2021 TRAVEL

• HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! A Visit to Ireland

  

  Newgrange Passage Tomb, circa 3200 BCHAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!I've only been to Ireland once, and that was in October 2004. It was, indeed, an Emerald Isle. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GREAT WILDEBEEST MIGRATION, TANZANIA by Owen Floody at The Intrepid Tourist

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 11Migrating wildebeest crossing the Mara River, Tanzania, AfricaOur friend Owen Floody, who recently retired from a career of teaching... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2021 TRAVEL

• Butterfly Bookmark Project

  

  Soon it will be butterfly season! To grow your own butterflies, you can order caterpillars from Insect Lore or other companies on the internet. To learn about... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ANIMALS OF HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE by Karen Minkowski at The Intrepid...

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 10Impala at Hwange National Park, ZimbabweMy friend Karen Minkowski spent several months in Africa in 2018-2019 and sent me some of her... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2021 TRAVEL

• Plant a Butterfly Garden

  

  You can attract butterflies to your yard by planting flowers. You can buy packets of seeds at your local garden store. Then find a sunny spot and follow the... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AKUMAL, MEXICO, Place of the Sea Turtles by Caroline Arnold at The Intrepid...

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 9Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas. On the beach at Aventuras Akumal, Mexico.Turtles have been swimming in the oceans of the world since... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 TRAVEL

• The Terrible Hodag

  

  As a child, I spent my summers at a small camp in northern Wisconsin, originally called Camp Hodag, now called Camp Bovey. In the evenings we sat around the... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING THE ANDES, the HUAYHUASH TREK: Owen’s Peruvian Adventures, Part 2, Guest...

  

  Week 8: 52 Places to GoGlacial Lakes on the Huayhuash Circuit, PeruIn 2017 our friend Owen Floody was in the midst of a series of three treks in Peru--Machu... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2021 TRAVEL