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• RAY BRADBURY, Remembering the Place Where He Once Lived and Wrote

  

  Sign on the gate of the property in West Los Angeles where Ray Bradbury once lived.“Living at risk is jumping off a cliff and building your wings on the way... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2020 TRAVEL

• CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK, May 4-10, 2020. Celebrate #BookWeek2020atHome

  

  Children's Book Week is an annual celebration of children's books, authors, illustrators and publishers. This year's celebration, May 4-10, 2020, is the 101st! Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Projects for Kids: A GARDEN IN YOUR KITCHEN, Carrots

  

  Sprouted Carrot TopsLook around your kitchen. Some of the things we eat are seeds. Some of the things we eat have seeds in them. And some, such as pineapples an... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ANTELOPE CANYON, ARIZONA, October 2019: A Natural Wonder of Light and Color,...

  

  Sunbeam in Lower Antelope Canyon, near Page, Arizona My friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton visited Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon in... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 TRAVEL

• Projects for Kids: A GARDEN IN YOUR KITCHEN, Citrus Fruits

  

  Lemon seedsLook around your kitchen. Some of the things we eat are seeds. Some of the things we eat have seeds in them. And some, such as pineapples and carrots... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FIVE NESTS (1980), Fortieth Anniversary of My First Book

  

  Forty years ago on April 1, 1980, my first book, Five Nests, was published by E. P. Dutton and was illustrated with beautiful art by Ruth Sanderson. For both... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE VIRTUAL TOURIST: Celebrating 9 Years of The Intrepid Tourist--In My Own...

  

  A token of cheer placed along a neighborhood walking route in West Los Angeles The world as we know it has been forever changed by the Corona pandemic. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2020 TRAVEL

• Projects for Kids: A GARDEN IN YOUR KITCHEN, Birdseed

  

  Bird feeder filled with seedsLook around your kitchen. Some of the things we eat are seeds. Some of the things we eat have seeds in them. And some, such as... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• UNDER THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE and A WALK IN THE REDWOODS: Marin County, CA

  

  View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Baker, Sausalito, CAIf there is one image that symbolizes San Francisco it is the Golden Gate Bridge, the soaring... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2020 TRAVEL

• Projects for Kids: A GARDEN IN YOUR KITCHEN, Herbs and Spices

  

  Look around your kitchen. Some of the things we eat are seeds. Some of the things we eat have seeds in them. And some, such as pineapples and carrots, will... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• STUCK AT HOME SCIENCE from the California Science Center

  

  The California Science Center in Los Angeles is closed until further notice, but their website has all kinds of fun activities that kids can do at home. Every... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NOT IN AUSTRALIA NOR IN NEW ZEALAND FOR EASTER Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Chocolate Easter Bunnies, New ZealandMy friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline visited New Zealand in March 2020. She is now safe at home in... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2020 TRAVEL

• Projects for Kids: A GARDEN IN YOUR KITCHEN, Fresh Vegetable Seeds

  

  Fresh peas can be dried and planted to grow more pea plants.Look around your kitchen. Some of the things we eat are seeds. Some of the things we eat have seeds... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE NEW ORLEANS PHARMACY MUSEUM Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum My friend and fellow children’s book author Caroline Hatton visited New Orleans, Louisiana, in December 2017. She took all the... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 TRAVEL

• Projects for Kids: A GARDEN IN YOUR KITCHEN, Dried Beans and Peas

  

  Sprouting a bean seedLook around your kitchen. Some of the things we eat are seeds. Some of the things we eat have seeds in them. And some, such as pineapples... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A WEEKEND TRIP TO NORMANDY: Guest Post by Mike Mayone

  

  Bayeux, NormandyMy nephew-in-law, Mike Mayone, who often travels for business, recently had a chance to visit Normandy in France on one of his trips. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2020 TRAVEL

• A PILGRIMAGE THROUGH THE CHURCHES OF A SMALL AMERICAN TOWN by Judith Stiehm

  

  My friend Judith Stiehm, a professor at Florida International University in Miami, has written a memoir, A Pilgrimage through the Churches of a Small American... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AVILA ADOBE AT OLVERA STREET: The Oldest House in Los Angeles

  

  Avila Adobe, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA During the Christmas holidays we had guests at our house in Los Angeles, which inspired a round of visits to the... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2020 TRAVEL

• THANK YOU CARDS from Nevada Avenue School

  

  Cards from 2nd Grade students at Nevada Avenue SchoolI love receiving cards and letters from students after I do an author visit at their school. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD: Paper Plate Project from The Geography Book

  

  Did you turn your clocks forward one hour last Sunday?As we change our clocks to Daylight Savings Time, it is a good time to look at the time zones of the world. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE