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• TRAPPED IN TAR at SCBWI BOOKSTOP, Now Extended to Dec 15

  

  BlackFriday and CyberMonday are almost here. Check out my book TRAPPED IN TAR on SCBWIBookStop for the perfect holiday gift.SCBWIBookStop has over 1300 books fo... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving, whereever you are celebrating! Even animals at the zoo will enjoy special treats. Instead of pumpkin pie, the orangutan... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A YEAR IN WALES COMES TO AN END: A Brush with Royalty, From the Memoir of Caroly...

  

  Valle Crucis Abbey near Llangollen, WalesPerhaps the original intrepid tourist was Carolyn Arnold, my husband’s aunt. A single school teacher in Des Moines,... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2020 TRAVEL

• ZOOM AUTHOR VISIT AT CERRITOS SCHOOL, Glendale CA

  

  Screen shot of the set-up in my home office for my Zoom visit to Cerritos SchoolOn November 17, I did a Zoom author visit with kindergarten, first and second... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AN EXCHANGE TEACHER IN WALES, 1953-54: From the Memoir of Caroline T. Arnold,...

  

  Wales. Welcome to Mold.Perhaps the original intrepid tourist was Carolyn Arnold, my husband’s aunt. A single school teacher in Des Moines, she began traveling... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2020 TRAVEL

• 68th BREAKFAST WITH THE AUTHORS, Santa Barbara, CA, Pajama Party Zoom Edition

  

  Screen shot of authors and participants at the Santa Barbara 68th Breakfast with the AuthorsOn Saturday, November 14, I and eighteen other authors participated... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Remembering My Editor, Virginia Buckley (1929-2020)

  

  Virginia Buckley, 2005Amid all the momentous events of the past days, I learned that Virginia Buckley, my editor for more than ten years at Clarion Books, passe... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• OAKLAND, CA, A Few Fun Facts and Places to Go, by Caroline Arnold at The Intrepi...

  

  All text and photos, copyright Caroline Arnold. www.theintrepidtourist.blogspot.com My second home is Oakland, California, and one of its charms are the shops... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2020 TRAVEL

• CLCSC Virtual Fall Gala and Award Ceremony: Nonfiction Award for Butterflies in...

  

  Caroline with CLCSC Award for a Notable Work of Non-Fiction for Butterflies in Room 6Yesterday, November 7, 2020, the Children's Literature Council of Southern... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PHOTO TIP #5 for Illustrating Your Next Book: THINK ON YOUR FEET

  

  For many years I worked with professional photographers who illustrated my books with their photos. We worked as a team--I wrote the text and the photographer... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING ALONG THE MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR EUGENE, OREGON, Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  The McKenzie River, OregonMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton took the photos in this post in 2019-20 when she enjoyed this free... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2020 TRAVEL

• BREAKFAST WITH THE AUTHORS in Santa Barbara, Virtual Edition, Nov 14, 2020:...

  

  TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! I am looking forward to the 68th annual Breakfast With the Authors in Santa Barbara, Pajama Party Zoom Edition, to be held Saturday,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY Announcement of JULIET'S LIGHTHOUSE

  

  The announcement of my book Juliet's Lighthouse, to be published in the spring of 2022 by Cameron Kids, appeared in this week's issue of Publisher's Weekly. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PHOTO TIP #4 for Illustrating Your Next Book: DIFFERENT SETTINGS, ANGLES and...

  

  For many years I worked with professional photographers who illustrated my books with their photos. We worked as a team--I wrote the text and the photographer... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TATIO GEYSERS IN THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile, by Caroline Arnold at The Intrepid...

  

  Tatio Geysers, Atacama Desert, ChileIn December 2009, Art and I spent five days in the Atacama Desert in the far north of Chile, staying at Tierra Atacama in Sa... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2020 TRAVEL

• PHOTO TIP #3 for Illustrating Your Next Book: TELLING A STORY

  

  For many years I worked with professional photographers who illustrated my books with their photos. We worked as a team--I wrote the text and the photographer... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ANCIENT PETROGLYPHS IN THE ATACAMA DESERT OF CHILE, by Caroline Arnold at The...

  

  Petroglyphs in the Atacama Desert in Northern ChileIn December 2009, Art and I spent five days in the Atacama Desert in the far north of Chile, staying at Tierr... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2020 TRAVEL

• Letters from Students

  

  I always love receiving letters from students, especially in response to an author visit. Last February I visited third and fourth grade students in Elizabeth... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PHOTO TIP #2 for Illustrating Your Next Book: Double Page Spreads

  

  For many years I worked with professional photographers who illustrated my books with their photos. We worked as a team--I wrote the text and the photographer... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MALIBU LAGOON STATE BEACH, CA: A Walk to the Beach, by Caroline Arnold at The...

  

  Tidal flats along Malibu LagoonWhile Malibu Lagoon State Beach is only a half hour drive from our home in West Los Angeles, we had never been there until a few... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 TRAVEL