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• YOSEMITE VALLEY IN WINTER: Surprisingly Warm and Uncrowded

  

  Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National ParkEarlier this past year I signed up for a conference in Yosemite for the first weekend in February, expecting to see... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 TRAVEL

• YOSEMITE: CSLA Conference 2018--Elevating Learning Through Reflection

  

  Yosemite ValleyI had a great weekend at the California School Library Association conference at Tenaya Lodge just outside Yosemite National Park, presenting wit... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TREKKING EVEREST, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Everest with the famous Khumbu Icefall; view from Kala PattharOur friend Owen Floody has embarked on numerous treks in the past year and a half, including the... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 TRAVEL

• Four Fun Art Projects at the BOOK TALK TEA, An Afternoon with Four Children’s...

  

  Last Sunday afternoon I joined three other author/illustrators--Priscilla Burris, Joe Cepeda, and Tim Egan--for a BOOK TALK TEA at the Thousand Oaks Library in... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TEOTIHUACAN: City of Water, City of Fire at the De Young Museum, San Francisco

  

  At the entrance to the de Young Museum in San Francisco with an image from the Teotihuacan ExhibitTeotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire at the de Young Museu... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 TRAVEL

• Save the Date! Book Talk Tea, Thousand Oaks Library, CA

  

  I will be joining three other author/illustrators--Priscilla Burris, Joe Cepeda, and Tim Egan--for a BOOK TALK TEA at the Thousand Oaks Library in Thousand Oaks... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia, Part 2: Hanson Bay, Seal Bay and Kingscote

  

  Hanson Bay Beach, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaWhy do people go to Kangaroo Island? For the beaches and outdoor sports, for wildlife viewing and for the delicious... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 TRAVEL

• Chicken and Egg Jokes: Part 2

  

  Why did the chicken cross the road?Here are some more chicken and egg jokes to celebrate the one year birthday of the publication of HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia, Part 1: Penneshaw, American River, Flinders Chase

  

  Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South AustraliaFor many years, people have told us--if you like watching wildlife and spending time outdoors, you should go t... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2018 TRAVEL

• Chicken and Egg Jokes: Part 1

  

  Why did the chicken cross the road?Today is the one year birthday of the publication of HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6. Let's celebrate by telling some chicken and... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How Do i Know I'm in Australia?

  

  Koala joey at Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Kangaroo Island, AustraliaI love going to Australia. Since my first trip in 1983, I have been back five times,... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2018 TRAVEL

• Cut-Paper Animals by Students at Coastal Grove School

  

  I was away for the month of December and came home to a pile of mail including an envelope with wonderful cut-paper art and note from Jenny Hales, the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CYBILS Literary Award: Hatching Chicks in Room 6 is a Finalist

  

  GOOD NEWS!Happy New Year! I am back at my desk after a month away and opened my email this morning to discover (via a post on Facebook from Melissa Stewart) tha... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• South Australia: Wine Country, Victor Harbor, Cape Jervis

  

  Kangaroo signs are common along highways throughout Australia, as are eucalyptus treesIn early December, the beginning of the southern hemisphere summer, we... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2018 TRAVEL

• Happy Holidays

  

  Nativities from around the world displayed in the Connecting Cultures Mobile Museum remind me of our own collection, gathered over the years, often as we have... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2017 TRAVEL

• Happy Holidays

  

  Nativities from around the world displayed in the Connecting Cultures Mobile Museum remind me of my own nativity collection, gathered over the years, often as w... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wiggle and Waggle Video

  

  Wiggle and Waggle sock puppetsFollow Wiggle and Waggle, two wormy best friends, through five wormy chapters as they dig in the dirt, work hard, and have fun... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA:: A Walking Tour of the CBD

  

  Sydney Opera House viewed from The Rocks, with one of the many harbor ferries passing byI recently spent two weeks in Australia, beginning with three days in... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2017 TRAVEL

• A Visit to the Eltham Public Library Near Melbourne, Australia

  

  Eltham Library, a Yarra Plenty Regional Library, near Melbourne, AustraliaAs I often do when I travel, I like to stop in at the local library, meet the... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WATCHING DESERT WILDLIFE, Now Available as a Kindle Book

  

  WATCHING DESERT WILDLIFE is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Carolrhoda Books in 1994 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE