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• LITLINKS GUEST POST: Kids See Chicks Hatch With Their Own Eyes

  

  This article first appeared on September 16, 2020, as a guest post at Patricia Newman's blog, LitLinks, Authors, Educators, Scientists sharing the natural... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SCBWI BOOKSTOP, FALL 2020: Trapped in Tar

  

  Please check out my webpage featuring TRAPPED IN TAR: FOSSILS FROM THE ICE AGE at the SCBWI Bookstop, Fall 2020 page. The "Buy the Book" feature takes you... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING IN THE THURSTON HILLS NATURAL AREA NEAR EUGENE, OREGON Guest Post by...

  

  North TrailheadThurston Hills Natural AreaSpringfield, OregonMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton shares her visit to another one of the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2020 TRAVEL

• Banned Books Week: Sept 27 - Oct 3

  Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read, launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, California: McClure’s Beach

  

  McClure's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, CaliforniaIn mid-August Art and I spent a day at Point Reyes National Seashore and I wrote the report below. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2020 TRAVEL

• FOCAL AWARD WINNER: TODOS IGUALES: Un Corrido De Lemon Grove by Christy Hale

  

  The 2020 FOCAL Award Winner!Todos Iguales: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove = All Equal: A Ballad of Lemon GroveChristy Hale - author/IllustratorCongratulations to... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PHOTO TIP #1 for Ilustrating Your Next Book

  

  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 23 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 16 DAYS IN MOROCCO, Part 2: Guest Post by Tom and Susan Weisner

  

  Fez, Morocco. Our friends Tom and Susan Weisner went on a tour of Morocco last year and have kindly agreed to share a few of their wonderful photos and... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2020 TRAVEL

• LITLINKS: Kids See Chicks Hatch with Their Own Eyes, Guest Post at Patricia...

  

  This week at LitLinks: Kids See Chicks Hatch with Their Own Eyes you can find my article about how you can use my book Hatching Chicks in Room 6 in connection... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 16 DAYS IN MOROCCO, Part 1: Guest Post by Tom and Susan Weisner

  

  Chechaouen, "The Blue City", MoroccoOur friends Tom and Susan Weisner went on a 16 day tour of Morocco in June 2019 and have kindly agreed to share a few of... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2020 TRAVEL

• MUSIC LESSONS FOR ALEX: The Making of a Photo Illustrated Children's Book

  

  On August 3, 1985, the first copies of my new book, Music Lessons for Alex, arrived in California–just in time for the Suzuki Institute at UCLA. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TEMESCAL CANYON HIKE: Nature at the Edge of the City, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Trail to waterfall from Temescal Gateway Park, Pacific Palisades, CAOn a recent weekday afternoon, we set off for Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles for a hike... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2020 TRAVEL

• CLCSC AWARD FOR NONFICTION: Butterflies in Room 6

  

  I am so pleased to learn that my book Butterflies in Room 6: See How They Grow will be receiving the nonfiction award from the Children's Literature Council of... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WALKING IN ALTON BAKER PARK IN EUGENE, OREGON, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Walkers, runners, and cyclists share this path along the Willamette River in Alton Baker Park, Eugene, OregonMy friend and fellow children’s book author Carolin... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2020 TRAVEL

• RAY BRADBURY, My Neighbor

  

  Gate to the property where Ray Bradbury once lived.This week marks the 100th anniversary of Ray Bradbury, the author of The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MORCOM ROSE GARDEN, Oakland, CA: A Refreshing Retreat

  

  Oakland Municipal rose Garden, Oakland, CATucked into a wooded glen in a residential neighborhood of Oakland, California, the Morcom Rose Garden is a... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2020 TRAVEL

• Ray Bradbury Centennial Celebrations

  

  The Palms-Rancho Park Library in Los Angeles is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of author Ray Bradbury.I recently received this notice from my... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE SPECTACULAR EASTERN SIERRAS: Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, CaliforniaMy brother, Tom Scheaffer, loves the outdoors and recently took a trip with two friends from their home in San Diego, CA,... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2020 TRAVEL

• Kangaroo Coloring Page

  

  A sulphur-crested cockatoo looks on as a young kangaroo stands up tall and punches with its paws. During play fights, young kangaroos do not hurt one another. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BALLONA LAGOON NATURE WALK, Marina Del Rey, CA

  

  Path along Ballona Lagoon, Marina Del Rey, California Hidden among the Marina Del Rey condos near the beach in Los Angeles, is one of our favorite nature walks. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2020 TRAVEL