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• Project: Easter Island Mural

  

  A number of years ago I did an author visit at Mission Avenue Elementary School in Sacramento and saw this wonderful mural of one of the giant Easter Island... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BUTTERFLIES ALL AROUND: Butterfly Pavilion, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles

  

  A Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, a California native speciesButterflies are nature’s jewels of the air. When I was a child, one of our many family hobbies was... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 TRAVEL

• PROJECT: Crayon Resist Petroglyph Art

  

  Shortly after my book Stories in Stone: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans was published, I visited a school and saw some wonderful art the students had made... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LONDON CANALS, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  Canal and Towpath, Regents Park, LondonMy friend and fellow children's book writer, Gretchen Woelfle, has spent the last several months in England. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 TRAVEL

• Tip for the Day, Filmed by Tina Nichols Coury

  

  My friend Tina Nichols Coury, author of Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose, did a series of short videos of children's book authors and illustrators giving advice... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CYCLING COAST to COAST in ENGLAND: from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, Guest...

  

  My friend and fellow children's book writer, Gretchen Woelfle, has spent the last several months in England. She is also an avid and accomplished cyclist. Here... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 TRAVEL

• Listen to A WOMBAT'S WORLD on YouTube

  

  On a recent search of the internet I discovered a YouTube video of Dr. Mira Reisberg reading my book A Wombat's World. It is part of her Mondays with Mira... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FOUR DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY, Guest Post by Paige Arnold

  

  Love sculpture in New York City A week ago, my granddaughter Paige (age 10) spent four days in New York City. Paige has a new camera and enjoyed photographing... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 TRAVEL

• Gardening Project: DO PLANTS FEEL GRAVITY?

  

  One of my first illustration assignments was for a book about gardening activities with children. At that time, most books for children were illustrated with... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: It’s All About Will, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  Stratford-upon-Avon, Anne Hathaway's CottageMy friend and fellow children's book writer, Gretchen Woelfle, has spent the last several months in England. She is... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 TRAVEL

• SAVING THE PEREGRINE FALCON: a Song to Remember

  

  Peregrine Falcon ArtI have been cleaning out old files and came across this wonderful song created by the First Grade Class at Mission Avenue Open School in... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL: Franklin Square, Philadelphia, PA

  

  Dragon, Chinese Lantern Festival, Franklin Square, Philadelphia, PAFranklin Square, one of five public squares laid out by William Penn in his original plan... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 TRAVEL

• Review of LIVING FOSSILS in Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews

  

  I was pleased to receive this very nice review of my book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past in the August 3rd issue of Through the Looking Glass Children's... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PTEROSAURS: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum Los...

  

  Model of Pteranodon in the exhibit PTEROSAURS: Flight in the Age of DinosaursImagine a world in which the sky was filled with hundreds of flying creatures,... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2016 TRAVEL

• Book Review in Grinnell Magazine

  

  I am pleased to have my books reviewed in the summer issue of the Grinnell Magazine on page 15. I studied art and literature at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CREATIVE AFRICA Exhibit at the Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of Art

  

  Creative Africa Exhibit at Perelman Building, Philadelphia Museum of ArtBrilliantly colored fashion designs, haunting photographs, traditional textiles, masks... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 TRAVEL

• SCBWI SUMMER CONFERENCE 2016, Los Angeles, CA

  

  My Workshop at the 45th Annual SCBWI Summer Conference, Los Angeles, CA The SCBWI summer conference, held this year in the elegant Biltmore Hotel in downtown Lo... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• COAST STARLIGHT EXCURSION: Oakland to Los Angeles by Train, Guest Post by...

  

  Around the bend with the Coast Starlight train, CaliforniaMy friend and fellow children's book writer Gretchen Woelfle recently took the train from Oakland to... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2016 TRAVEL

• NYPL Recommends: New Nonfiction for Kids

  

  I was delighted to discover my new book, LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past on the list of books recommended by the staff of the New York Public Library, in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Hike to Hidden Lake: Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

  

  Beginning of trail to Hidden Lake, Glacier National ParkMy brother Tom recently revisited a favorite family vacation spot from when we were growing up. His... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 TRAVEL