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• HOMAGE TO SUNDIALS: Eight Year Anniversary of The Intrepid Tourist

  

  Giant wall Sundial at Redlands University, Redlands, CAEight years ago I launched The Intrepid Tourist as an outlet for my travel writing. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2019 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISIT at ECHO HORIZON SCHOOL, Culver City, CA

  

  Wiggle and Waggle puppets help sing the Wiggle and Waggle digging songLast Thursday, I had a wonderful visit with second and third graders at Echo Horizon... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JAPAN, Hakone National Park: The Pleasures of Staying at a Ryokan, from the...

  

  Room at Traditional Japanese InnMy husband's aunt, Carolyn T. Arnold, traveled to Japan in the 1960's and 70's as the leader of a tour group. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2019 TRAVEL

• BOOK SIGNING of BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6 at Children’s Book World, Los Angeles, CA

  

  This morning I had a fun book signing and storytime at Children’s Book World, a wonderful children’s bookstore in Los Angeles, California, not far from where I... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPRINGTIME IN THE SONORA DESERT: At Tohono Chul Gardens, Tucson, AZ

  

  Horse sculpture at the Tohono Chul Botanical Garden, Tucson, Arizona It was springtime in the desert in southern Arizona. Wildflowers were blooming among the... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2019 TRAVEL

• BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6: Where Do Ideas Come From?

  

  Jennifer Best, Kindergarten teacher at Haynes School for Enriched StudiesSeveral years ago, when I was doing an author visit at a school in Los Angeles, I met... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CELEBRATING BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6 with Mrs. Best, the Children and Their Families

  

  Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Best and Me in Room 6, Haynes Elementary, LAUSDLast Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Best, the children in Room 6, their families and I... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ASIA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Taichung, Taiwan: Triangles and Flowers

  

  At Asia University, on the outskirts of Taichung, Taiwan, is the new Asia Museum of Modern Art, a striking steel and concrete building designed by Japanese... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2019 TRAVEL

• Charlotte Huck Children’s Literature Festival, Redlands, California

  

  The Charlotte S. Huck Children's Literature Festival is held every year at Redlands University, in CaliforniaA week ago, on March 8 and 9, I participated in... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SAVE THE DATE! Sat. March 30, Book Signing at Children's Book World of...

  

  BUTTERFLY STORYTIME BOOK SIGNINGCaroline ArnoldSaturday, March 30, 10:30 a.m.Ages: 4-8Join award-winning local author Caroline Arnold for an introduction to... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HOORAY! It’s Publication Day for BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6

  

  HOORAY! Today is the official publication day for BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6, my new book about a kindergarten class raising painted lady butterflies. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE COLCHAGUA MUSEUM, Santa Cruz, Chile: From Shark Teeth and Pre-Columbian...

  

  Pre-Columbian sculpture from the Chancay Culture on the central coast of Peru at the Colchagua Museum, Santa Cruz, ChileI never expected to find the giant jaws... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2019 TRAVEL

• WHY I WRITE FOR CHILDREN, Panel Discussion at LAPL Sponsored by FOCAL

  

  FOCAL Panel: Caroline Arnold, Michelle Markel, Hope Anita Smith at the Los Angeles Public LibraryLast Sunday I spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the Los... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ZIMBABWE, Birds of Hwange National Park, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski

  

  Yellow-billed Hornbill in Hwange National Park, ZimbabweMy friend Karen Minkowski is spending several months in Africa and sent me some of her wonderful photos... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2019 TRAVEL

• HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY from SCBWI! Celebrating BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6 and Other New...

  

  For the next two weeks the Society of Children’s Book Writers will be featuring my new book, BUTTERFLIES IN ROOM 6: Watching Them Grow, along with books by othe... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Glendale Assistance League Author Visit at Balboa Elementary, Glendale, CA

  

  Six authors visiting Balboa Elementary School, Glendale, CALast Wednesday I was one of six authors visiting classrooms at Balboa Elementary School in Glendale,... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ZIMBABWE, Animals of Hwange National Park, Guest Post by Karen Minkowski

  

  Impala at Hwange National Park, ZimbabweMy friend Karen Minkowski is spending several months in Africa and sent me some of her wonderful photos taken on a trip... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2019 TRAVEL

• NGSS Standards and A WARMER WORLD: From Polar Bears to Butterflies, How Climate...

  

  The Next Generation Science Standards provide guidelines for science education from K-12. Based on a report produced by the National Research Council they call... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SAVE THE DATE! Sunday March 3rd: WHY I WRITE FOR CHILDREN at the Los Angeles...

  

  HOLD THE DATE!On Sunday, March 3rd, I will be joining authors Michelle Markel and Hope Anita Smith at the Central Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library for... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 21 COLLECTIONS at the Los Angeles Public Library: Every Object Has a Story

  

  A life-size elephant made of walnuts dominates the first room of the 21 Collections Exhibit at the Central Branch of the Los Angeles Public LibraryFrom Tom... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2019 TRAVEL