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• MONTREAL, Three Days in May, Day 2: A Walk to the Old Port

  

  Place Jacques Cartier, Old Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBy the morning of our second day in Montreal, the rain had stopped, the skies were clearing and the sun was... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 TRAVEL

• HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6 at the Pioneer Bookshop in Grinnell, Iowa

  

  On my recent trip to Grinnell, Iowa, for a college reunion, I stopped in at the college bookstore, the Pioneer Bookshop, now located in historic downtown... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada: Three Days in May, Day 1

  

  Tulips near entrance to Botanical Garden, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaI have only just realized that the name Montreal is actually the French version of “Mount... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Great Science Books for Kids

  

  I was pleased to be included in a wonderful list of great science books for kids put together at the blogsite GeekWrapped. On the list of 100 titles is my book... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOTSWANA BIRDS, Guest Post by Ann Whitford Paul

  

  Lilac breasted roller, Botswana, AfricaMy friend and fellow children's book writer Ann Whitford Paul and her husband Ron recently returned from a trip to... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 TRAVEL

• ABFE/CBC Silent Auction of Children’s Book Art at BookExpo in New York

  

  Illustration of A Day and Night on the Prairie, 6:00 a.m.The ABC Children’s Group at ABA and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) are partnering to bring back the... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CYCLING THROUGH SOUTH INDIA, Part 4: Cruising the Backwaters in Kerala, Guest...

  

  A 60km morning ride from Kochi was interrupted by another sumptuous lunch served by the sea, at the home of a chef who owned a restaurant in a nearby town. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 TRAVEL

• David Wiesner Picture Book Illustrations at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

  

  Illustration from Mr. Wuffles by David Weisner at the Santa Barbara Museum of ArtDavid Wiesner, the recipient of three Caldecott Medals for his books, Tuesday... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CYCLING THROUGH SOUTH INDIA, Part 3: KOCHI, KERALA, Guest Post by Gretchen...

  

  Drying fish, Kerala, IndiaYou’ll find Kerala on the southwestern tip of the Indian sub-continent. Legend has it that St. Thomas came evangelizing in 52 CE, but... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 TRAVEL

• TEACHING IDEAS for Hatching Chicks in Room 6 at the SLJ Classroom Bookshelf

  

  A wonderful article with teaching ideas for my book Hatching Chicks in Room 6 was published yesterday on The Classroom Bookshelf blog of School Library Journal. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SUDAJI FALLS, BALI, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  With thanks to my brother, Tom Scheaffer, who spent three weeks in Indonesia earlier this year, for his report on the idyllic community of Sudaji. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 TRAVEL

• Sharing Butterflies with the WPC Preschool

  

  I have been raising painted lady butterflies to learn how they grow from egg to caterpillar to adult. After the butterflies emerged from their chrysalises I... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOTSWANA, AFRICA, ANIMAL SAFARI, Guest Post by Ann Paul

  

  Leopard, BotswanaMy friend and fellow children's book writer Ann Paul and her husband Ron recently returned from a trip to Africa which included a trip to... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 TRAVEL

• CYCLING THROUGH SOUTH INDIA, Part 2: Karnataka and the Nilgiri Hills, Guest...

  

  Gretchen--ready to ride!, Mysore, IndiaLeaving Mysore by bicycle meant diving headlong into some of the craziest traffic I’ve ever seen. Actually, I loved the... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 TRAVEL

• MARCH for SCIENCE, Washington, D.C., There is No Plan-et B!

  

  March for Science, Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.“TODAY’S KIDS: TOMORROW’S SCIENTISTS, Children’s Book Authors March for Science” and “SUPPORT SCIENCE... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Visit to the Bethesda Library, Bethesda, Maryland

  

  Last week I was in Washington, D.C., staying nearby in Bethesda, Maryland. As I often do when I travel, I stopped in at the Bethesda Library, which was just a... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Egg-Citing Activites for Kids Part 3: Coloring Page, How Many Days to Hatch a...

  

  It takes 21 days for an incubated egg to hatch into a chick. Each day the chick inside the egg grows a little bit bigger. On Day 20 the chick makes a tiny hole... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Egg is Beautiful

  

  “I don’t know of anything in the world more wonderful to look at then a nest with eggs in it. An egg, because it contains life, is the most perfect thing there... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CYCLING THROUGH SOUTH INDIA, Part 1: Mysore, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  Market, Mysore, IndiaAnother March, another trip to the tropics for a cycling holiday. (See my posts on Cuba (4/13/15, 4/20/15) and Vietnam (4/4/16, 4/11/16,... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 TRAVEL

• Egg-Citing Activities for Kids, Part 2: Ukrainian Eggs for Easter

  

  You don't have to be Ukrainian to make Ukrainian eggs, called pysanky. Every year since I was growing up, I have made Ukrainian eggs at Easter, getting my... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE