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• DOTS AND SWIRLS, ALEXANDER CALDER TAPESTRIES, Western Washington University Art...

  

  Detail, Alexander Calder Tapestry, Western Washington University Art Gallery.When you think of artist Alexander Calder, you picture his colorful mobiles and... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GORDON HOUSE BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (SILVERTON, OREGON) Guest Post by Carolin...

  

  The Gordon House in Silverton, Oregon, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog,... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2025 TRAVEL

• HOLY FAMILY PAINTING by MERCY ANN LOCKRIDGE: A 6000 Mile Journey from New York t...

  

  The Holy Family by Mercy Ann Lockridge, reproduction of a painting by Raphael.When I was growing up, a beautiful, large, ornately framed painting hung in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2025 TRAVEL

• THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE CITY OF MOROCCO, CHEFCHAOUEN: Guest Post by Lucas...

  

  Chefchaouen, Morocco.My grandson Lucas, a student at Skidmore College, spent a semester abroad last spring in Madrid, Spain. While there, he and some other... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2025 TRAVEL

• TANGIER, HISTORIC PORT AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN: Guest Post by...

  

  Tangier, Morocco.My grandson Lucas, a student at Skidmore College, spent a semester abroad last spring in Madrid, Spain. While there, he and some other... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2025 TRAVEL

• KERLAN COLLECTION: Donation of Book Materials

  

  As I continue to clean out the closet in my office where I keep the working materials from my published books, I have been donating manuscripts, letters,... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TOTEM POLES AND MORE: Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC, Vancouver, BC:

  

  Great Hall, Museum of Anthropology, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.A “must see” when you are visiting Vancouver, BC, Canada’s gateway to the Pacific, is the Museum of... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2025 TRAVEL

• WHERE IN THE WORLD? World Map Project, 2006, by Antonia Hirsch

  

  Equal Countries A-Z, from the World Map Project, 2006, giclee print on paper, edition 5/5. By Antonia Hirsch.On my recent trip to Vancouver, Canada, I... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DINOSAURS, ROCKS, MINERALS AND MORE: Hands-On Science at the Pacific Museum of...

  

  Amethyst crystals and Lambeosurus skeleton, Pacific Museum of Earth, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.How do dinosaur fossils, rocks and minerals, petrified wood,... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2025 TRAVEL

• Thank You Letters from Esperanza School

  

  Illustration on letter from student at Esperanza School, Los Angeles, CA.I am always delighted to receive thank you letters from students after I do an author... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CRUISING THE RHINE, Part 2: Castles, Churches, Cuckoo Clocks and More, Guest Pos...

  

  Strausberg, Germany.My friend and fellow Grinnellian, Monique McLay Shore, went on a one-week cruise of the Rhine River last May with her mother and sister... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2025 TRAVEL

• WHEN MAMMOTHS WALKED THE EARTH: Meeting Wooly Mammoths in the Natural Science...

  

  Wooly Mammoth models at the Natural Science Museum, Bergamo, Italy.In 2002, my book WHEN MAMMOTHS WALKED THE EARTH was published by Clarion Books. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CRUISING THE RHINE, Part 1: Castles, Churches, Cuckoo Clocks and More, Guest Pos...

  

  Windmills of KinderduikMy friend and fellow Grinnellian, Monique McLay Shore, went on a one-week cruise of the Rhine River last May with her mother and sister... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2025 TRAVEL

• WIGGLE AND WAGGLE ACTIVITIES: Teachers' Tuesdays Educator Guide by Christine...

  

  Thanks so much to Christine Van Zandt for promoting my book Wiggle and Waggle and its wonderful activity guide on her Teacher Tuesday posts for this week. She... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FIVE NESTS ILLUSTRATION BY RUTH SANDERSON, On Display at the Free Library of...

  

  I was delighted to learn from my friend, librarian Carol Koneff, that an illustration by Ruth Sanderson for my very first published book, Five Nests, is on... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BRIAN CZAJA’S MINIATURE DREAM HOUSES Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Mini-house by Brian Czaja (31" long, 10 1/2" high)My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, met architect Brian Czaj... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2025 TRAVEL

• READ ABOUT SHARKS DURING SHARK WEEK and Beyond

  

  IT'S SHARK WEEK!--the annual celebration of sharks on the Discovery Channel. What better time to read about sharks! You can find the e-books of my books WATCH... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION: THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR Now Available as an E-Book

  

  My book, ON THE BRING OF EXTINCTION: THE CALIFORNIACONDOR, illustrated with photographs by Michael Wallace, is now available as an e-book on Amazon. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SCOTLAND GEOLOGY; The Northwest Highlands, Guest Post by Paige Arnold

  

  View of Sango Bay, Scotland.With many thanks to my granddaughter Paige, a student at Amherst College, for sharing her photos of her trip to Scotland in June... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2025 TRAVEL

• SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL at ALA, Displayed in the Combined Book Exhibit

  

  SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL displayed at the ALA Combined Book Exhibit, June 2025With many thanks to Colleen Paeff for stopping by the Combined Book Exhibit booth at... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE