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• ICELAND: Waterfalls, Geysers, and Hot Springs, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Gullfoss Waterfall, IcelandMy brother Tom Scheaffer has just returned from a two week trip to Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Tom’s trip was part of the Sri... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 TRAVEL

• Mexico's Ancient City of Teotihuacan Exhibit at the De Young Museum, San...

  

  I can't wait to see the new exhibit at the De Young Museum in San Francisco about Teotihuacan, whose ruins lie just outside Mexico City, and is one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FAROE ISLANDS: Land of Fjords and Green Cliffs, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Faroe Islands Peace RunMy brother Tom Scheaffer has just returned from a two week trip to Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Tom’s trip was part of the Sri Chimnoy... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 TRAVEL

• Book Signing at the ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL

  

  In the SCBWI booth at the Orange County Children's Book Festival with author Henry HertzOn Sunday, October 1, thousands of families thronged the campus of Orang... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MOUNT PINOS, Southern California: On Top of the World

  

  Mount Pinos. View to the northeast, across the San Andreas FaultMount Pinos, just 90 miles north of the heart of Los Angeles, is one of Southern California’s... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 OUTDOORS

• EASTER ISLAND is Now a Kindle Book

  

  My book, EASTER ISLAND is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by Clarion Books in 2000 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ANGEL ISLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY: a Trip Through Time

  

  View of Golden Gate Bridge from Camp Reynolds on Angel Island, San Francisco BaySeveral weeks ago, I went with my husband and granddaughter to Angel Island in... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 TRAVEL

• Save the Date: Book Signing at the Orange County Children’s Book Festival,...

  

  Please join me on Oct 1st, 2017, at The Orange County Children’s Book Festival located at The Orange Coast College where I will be signing books in the SCBWI... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FICTION Versus NONFICTION: What Do Young Children Prefer?

  One of my favorite writers, Melissa Stewart, has just published a terrific article on her blog, Celebrate Science, about the reading preferences of children in... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• YOSEMITE VALLEY JUNE: Water, Water Everywhere

  

  Yosemite National Park, Path to Bridal Veil FallsYosemite National Park, the most visited national park in the nation, never fails to impress and, even when... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2017 TRAVEL

• BEDTIME STORY JAM: Westwood Charter School, Los Angeles, CA

  

  At Westwood Charter School ready for my Story Jam Presentation On Friday evening I was one of ten authors participating in the Bedtime Story Jam at Westwood... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SANTA CRUZ, California: A Walk Along the Cliff

  

  View from the cliff, Santa Cruz, CaliforniaTwo weeks ago I drove from Oakland to Santa Cruz, on the California coast, for lunch and a visit with a friend who ha... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 TRAVEL

• IMAGINE II, VIP Reception, dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA

  

  At the IMAGINE II exhibit, underneath my art from A Day and Night in the DesertOn Saturday evening I attended the gala VIP reception for illustrators and... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fifty Hands and Fifty Feet: Drawing Exercise

  

  When I was in art school, our first homework assignment in life drawing class was to draw fifty hands. Then fifty feet. Besides the face, hands and feet are... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GLACIER NATIONAL PARK: A Bad Day at Logan Pass (not Really) Guest Post by...

  

  Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), Glacier National ParkMy friend and fellow children's book author Caroline Hatton and her husband visited Glacier National... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 TRAVEL

• Oakland Public Library Teen Room

  Last week I went with my eleven-year-old granddaughter to the Oakland Public Library so she could return her books and check out new ones. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FOUR YOUNG DANCERS by Edgar Degas

  

  Young Dancer by Edgar Degas, Art Institute of ChicagoOn a recent visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, I met, once again, the famous sculpture of a young dance... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 TRAVEL

• AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS is Now a Kindle Book

  

  My book, AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS is now available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. It was originally published by HarperCollins in 2000 and is out of print. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chicago River Cruise: MAGNIFICENT ARCHITECTURE

  

  Chicago SkyscrapersNo one who visits Chicago can fail to be impressed by the soaring skyscrapers and other large historic buildings that crowd the downtown. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 TRAVEL

• National Geographics and an Urban Native Plant Garden at Esperanza School in...

  

  A week ago my 43 years of National Geographic magazines found a new home! Mrs. Oasay, a wonderful 5th grade teacher at Esperanza Elementary School in Los... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE