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• 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

• TO EVEREST (ALMOST) AND BACK: Guest Post by Caroline Hatton at The Intrepid...

  

  Week 7: 52 Places to GoMount Everest (in the middle) beyond the Hotel Everest View (in the trees)My friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton, on... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2021 TRAVEL

• CYCLING THROUGH CUBA, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle at The Intrepid Tourist

  

  Street in the town of Trinidad, CubaWeek 6: 52 Places to Go My friend and fellow children's book writer Gretchen Woelfle went on an exciting two week cycling... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2021 TRAVEL

• WALKING THE CORNWALL COAST: Part I, by Caroline Arnold at The Intrepid Tourist

  

  Week 5: 52 Places to Go Cornwall Coast: View of Tintagel from End of Rocky ValleyA Week of Fresh Air and Ancient History (September 1998) The slate cliffs of th... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2021 TRAVEL

• EASTER ISLAND'S GIANT STATUES: How Did They Move Them? by Caroline Arnold at...

  

  Easter Island's Giant Statues (Moai)WEEK 4: 52 Places to Go The first European visitor to Easter Island was a Dutch sea caption, Jacob Roggeveen, who landed on... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2021 TRAVEL

• MARY ANNING, FOSSIL GIRL, Discoverer of Ancient Giant Sea Reptiles

  

  Mary Anning. Illustration by Laurie Caple for Giant Sea Reptiles of the Dinosaur Age by Caroline ArnoldLast night I watched the movie Ammonite, about Mary... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TURKEY: EPHESUS AND SIGHTS AROUND SELKUK, by Caroline Arnold at The Intrepid...

  

  The Ancient Greek City of Ephesus, Temple of HadrianusWEEK 3: 52 Places to Go Until I visited Turkey, I never realized the breadth of the ancient Greek and Roma... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 TRAVEL

• Cards and Prints at Etsy

  

  Cards and giclee prints of illustrations from my Day and Night books are still available at my Etsy site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CarolineArnoldArt . Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE