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• VIENNA, AUSTRIA: Art, Food and Music

  

  Vienna, Austria. Saint Stephen's CathedralWhy go to Vienna? The answer is easy--the food, the music, the art and architecture. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2019 TRAVEL

• AAAS/SUBARU Children's Science Picture Book Award--Short List

  

  I am happy to learn that BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6 is on the short list for the AAAS/Subaru Children's Science Picture Book Award short list. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BEAUTIFUL LAKE COMO at the Base of the Italian Alps

  

  View of Lake Como from Villa Vigoni, Menaggio, ItalyMore than two hundred years ago, Heinrich Milius, son of a German banking family, came to Italy and... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2019 TRAVEL

• WRITING and ART PROJECTS REINFORCE READING: Preparing for an Author Visit

  

  Cut-paper sloths and penguins circled the space for my slide presentation. I am always impressed by the wonderful activities teachers and librarians do with... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DUBLIN CELEBRATES THE IRISH, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  The Irish Influence: Display at EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, IrelandMy friend and fellow children's book writer Gretchen Woelfle loves to... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2019 TRAVEL

• ANDY WARHOL: From A to B and Back Again, Exhibit at SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA

  

  Andy Warhol, Self Portrait, at SFMOMA exhibit Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again At the end of August, when I was in Oakland, I took the BART to San... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2019 TRAVEL

• AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

  

  I have just learned that Butterflies in Room 6 has made it to the longlist for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DIVE INTO BOOKS: Humboldt County Children’s Author Festival 2019

  

  The theme this year at the Humboldt County Children's Author Festival, Eureka, CA, was Dive Into Books I am just home from the bi-annual Humboldt County... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• VENICE, ITALY: Torcello and the Outer Islands

  

  View of Torcello and the Venice Lagoon from the top of the Bell Tower During our recent visit to Venice, we spent a day on Torcello, one of the small outer... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2019 TRAVEL

• Glendale Assistance League Author Visit to Monte Vista Elementary, Glendale, CA

  

  Signing books at Monte Vista Elementary School, Glendale, CAOn Monday, a week ago, I was one of five authors visiting classrooms at Monte Vista Elementary Schoo... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• VENICE, ITALY: Glittering Jewel at the Edge of the Sea

  

  Venice, Italy. Campanile and domes of Saint Mark's Basilica. View across the Grand Canal from Punte della Dogana on the Dorsoduro. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2019 TRAVEL

• SCBWI BOOKSTOP Promotion Now Live!

  

  I have created a page for my book Butterflies in Room 6 on the SCBWI BookStop site. BookStop features new titles in 2019 by SCBWI members. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MOUNTSFIELD PARK: One of London's Many Green Spaces, Guest Post by Gretchen...

  

  Autumn colors, London style. Mountsfield Park, Hither Green (South London)My friend and fellow children's book writer Gretchen Woelfle loves to travel and... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2019 TRAVEL

• Los Angeles Times Guide to READING BY 9

  

  Each time a child picks up a book, he or she enters a world of learning. It doesn’t matter if the main character is a boy wizard, a famished caterpillar or a... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GETTING TO KNOW GREENLAND – PART 3: ILULISSAT, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Midnight sunlight on icebergs, windows, and waterMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton and her husband Bill visited Greenland in July 2019... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2019 TRAVEL

• BEDTIME STORY JAM: Author Visit at Westwood Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Banner displaying participating authors' books welcomed families to the Bedtime Story JamLast Friday evening the children of Westwood Charter Elementary in Los... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GETTING TO KNOW GREENLAND - PART 2: NUUK Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, has been growing since Danish colonial timesMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton and her husband Bill... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2019 TRAVEL

• SHADOWS ON A WALL: The Autobiographical Writings of Lester Lewis Scheaffer...

  

  My father's memoir, SHADOWS ON A WALL: The Autobiographical Writings of Lester Lewis Scheaffer, is finally up at Amazon as an ebook. (I am the editor. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GETTING TO KNOW GREENLAND - PART 1: NARSARSUAQ Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  From the plane: the Greenland Ice Sheet, glaciers, and lakes with clear blue to milky beige waters. My friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2019 TRAVEL

• LIVING FOSSILS Now Available in Paperback!

  

  LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past (Charlesbridge, 2016) is now available in paperback! Hurray! I'm glad to have a paperback edition that will help expand the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE