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• DISCOVERING SANTORINI'S MAGIC, Guest Post by Catherine Mayone

  

  The island of Santorini, Greece. Oia architectureMy niece Cathy and her husband Mike just returned from a wonderful vacation on Santorini and sent me this... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 TRAVEL

• READING TAKES YOU EVERYWHERE: Author Visit at Encino/Tarzana Library for Summer...

  

  Encino/Tarzana Branch of the Los Angeles Public LibraryYesterday afternoon I spent a wonderful hour with kids and their parents at the Encino/Tarzana Public... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK, New York: Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  When my friend and fellow children's book writer Gretchen Woelfle was in New York recently, she was visiting relatives in Brooklyn and discovered the joys of... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 TRAVEL

• OBSERVING OUR OWN NATURAL HISTORY at Esperanza Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA

  

  The natural habitat garden at Esperanza Elementary School, Los Angeles, CAOn May 30, 12:55 pm three white-tailed swifts were soaring above the palo verde... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MOUNTAINS, GRIZZLIES AND MAGIC, the "Real Alaska" Part 2, Guest Post by Nora...

  

  Fireweed in bloom on the Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaMy friend Nora and her husband Frank went on a memorable trip to Alaska in August, 1996. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2018 TRAVEL

• NEW CHICKS: Author Visit with Campbell Hall Kindergarten Students, Los Angeles,...

  

  Day-old chicks in the Kindergarten classroom at Campbell HallWhen I first met librarian Linda Pechin at the CLCSC workshop two weeks ago and she told me that th... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MOUNTAINS, GRIZZLIES AND MAGIC, the "Real Alaska" Part 1, Guest Post by Nora...

  

  Denali National Park, AlaskaMy friend Nora and her husband Frank went on a memorable trip to Alaska in August, 1996. Nora recalled the trip in a recent essay sh... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2018 TRAVEL

• Project Book Bag: Building Personal Libraries at Kipp Raices Academy in CA

  

  Book Bags Ready to be Distributed to StudentsEvery year just before summer break, Project Book Bag gives young students at Kipp Raices Academy, an elementary... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WET BOTSWANA, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Botswana, AfricaOur friend Owen Floody, who recently retired from a career of teaching and research at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, has had the good... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 TRAVEL

• Sharing Hard Truths in Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults: CLCSC Spring...

  

  Last Saturday I attended an inspiring and informative workshop sponsored by the California Literature Council of Southern California called “Sharing Hard... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Art Donation to the 2018 ABC/CBC Silent Art Auction at BookExpo

  

  I have donated a giclee print of an illustration from my book A Wombat’s World to the 2018 ABC/CBC Silent Art Auction to Benefit ABFE and Every Child a Reader. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SIX DAYS IN LONDON, Part 2: Guest Post by Paige Arnold

  

  Shakespeare's Globe Theater, LondonMy granddaughter Paige, age 12, spent six days in London with her parents during her spring break. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 TRAVEL

• NEW CHICKS IN ROOM 6: A Classroom Visit

  

  Four day old chicks. The thermometer monitors the temperature in the cage.The children in Mrs. Best’s kindergarten class in Room 6 at Haynes School in Los... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMALS, Now Available as a Kindle Book

  

  My book, SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMALS is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Morrow Junior Books in 1999 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SIX DAYS IN LONDON, Part 1: Guest Post by Paige Arnold

  

  Tower Bridge, London, EnglandMy granddaughter Paige, age 12, spent six days in London with her parents during her spring break and kept a diary of her daily... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2018 TRAVEL

• STORIES IN STONE: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans is Now Available as an...

  

  My book, STORIES IN STONE: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Clarion Books in... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TREKKING THE CORDILLERA BLANCA in PERU, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Trekkers in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian AndesOur friend Owen Floody, an avid trekker, recently hiked the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2018 TRAVEL

• Author Visit to the WPC Preschool, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Last week I made my annual visit to the WPC Preschool in West Los Angeles, California. I first visited the group of three-year-olds where I read Noisytime for... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GARDEN OF FLOWERING FRAGRANCE: Chinese Garden at the Huntington, San...

  

  Zigzag Bridge in the Chinese Garden, The Huntington, San Marino, CAIn the Chinese Garden at The Huntington, in San Marino, California, the exotic plants,... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2018 TRAVEL

• Visit to the Kona Library in Hawaii

  

  Last week, when I was on the Big Island of Hawaii, I stopped in at the Kona Public Library to visit my friend Denise Stromberg. We met twelve years ago on my... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE