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• SEPTEMBER IN SARDINIA, Part I: Ancient Crossroads of the Mediterranean, by...

  

  Su Nuraxi: Bronze Age tower and village built about 1500 B.C.WEEK 2: 52 Places to Go Grazing sheep, olive groves, and ancient vineyards stretched on either... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2021 TRAVEL

• New Plan for My Travel Blog, THE INTREPID TOURIST

  

  I have two blogs--this one, CAROLINE ARNOLD ART AND BOOKS, on which I post items related to my work as an author/illustrator, and THE INTREPID TOURIST, on... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CHICHEN ITZA: At the Heart of Mexico's Ancient Mayan World, by Caroline Arnold a...

  

  Chichen Itza, El CastilloWEEK 1: 52 PLACES TO GO The ancient city of Chichen Itza, with its towering pyramid, 13 ball courts, many temples, giant market, and... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2021 TRAVEL

• Best Wishes for the New Year

  

  As we look forward to a new year, I share with you fortune cookie message I got with my recent order of take-out food from a local Chinese restaurant."We must... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BRIONES REGIONAL PARK, LAFAYETTE, CA: Open Space Perfect for a Family Outing,...

  

  Briones Regional Park, Bear Creek Staging Area, Lafayette, CAOn the Thanksgiving weekend, when we were in Oakland, we enjoyed a family hike and picnic at Brione... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 TRAVEL

• HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Caroline Arnold at The Intrepid Tourist

  

  Christmas window display at Alpine Village, Torrance, CA On this longest day of the year, I send you best wishes for aHAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2020 TRAVEL

• Happy Holidays, 2020

  

  Window display at Alpine Village, Torrance, CAOn this longest day of the year, Caroline Arnold Art and Books sends you best wishes for a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Favorite Children's Books

  

  The Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise BrownPerhaps my favorite book when I was a child was The Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ALEXANDER CALDER SCULPTURES at SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA, by Caroline Arnold at...

  

  Fish Bowl by Alexander Calder at SFMOMAMaking a mobile is not only an exercise in creating visual balance, but actual physical balance of the various elements. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 TRAVEL

• THANK YOU CARDS from CERRITOS SCHOOL

  

  In response to my virtual author visit on November 17 at Cerritos Elementary School in Glendale, California, I recently received thank you notes from each... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HIKING ALONG THE SILTCOOS RIVER ON THE OREGON COAST Guest Post by Caroline Hatto...

  

  The Siltcoos River looping toward its estuary on the Oregon Coast My friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton took the photos in this post in... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 TRAVEL

• FOCAL Award Ceremony, November 14, 2020

  

  FOCAL Award CeremonyTwo weeks ago, on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00pm, FOCAL held its annual awards ceremony online on Zoom. (FOCAL, Friends of Children and... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SALZBURG, AUSTRIA: Hiking in the Surrounding Countryside, Guest Post by Tom...

  

  Countryside near Salzburg, Austria. Salzburg is on the border of Germany, with views of the Eastern AlpsMy brother Tom recently returned from a trip to Salzburg... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2020 TRAVEL

• 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