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• HIKING THE ALPS: I’ll Take the High Road: Trek from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn...

  

  In June 2016, our friend Owen Floody hiked the Haute Route from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland. Owen recently retired from a career of teaching and... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 TRAVEL

• CRA Eureka Silver Award for LIVING FOSSILS

  

  I was thrilled to learn that my book LIVING FOSSILS, Clues to the Past is a 2016 CRA Eureka Silver award book. This award, given by the California Reading... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DINOSAUR TRACKS! Near Tuba City, Arizona, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Theropod (perhaps Dilophosaurus) tracks near Tuba City, ArizonaMy friend and fellow children’s book writer Caroline Hatton saw these dinosaur tracks in March... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 TRAVEL

• SCBWI 2016 Winter Reading List

  

  The 2016 Winter Reading List has just been published at the SCBWI website and includes my book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past, listed in the section of... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: Guest Post by Scott Chandler

  

  Blue-footed Booby, Galapagos Islands, EcuadorFor two weeks in September, Art’s colleague Scott Chandler and his wife Sonja traveled to South America, visiting... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 TRAVEL

• Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Talk to UNC Library Graduate Students at the SIL...

  Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking to the graduate students and faculty at the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill about the... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PERU: Lima, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Guest Post by Scott Chandler

  

  Machu Picchu, PeruFor two weeks in September, Art’s colleague Scott Chandler and his wife Sonja traveled to South America, visiting sites in Peru and in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 TRAVEL

• Illustrations from My Day and Night Series Available at Etsy

  

  Illustration from A Day and Night in the Rain ForestThis gallery quality print is made from an original cut-paper illustration I created for my children’s book ... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPAIN: Camino De Santiago De Compostela, Part 2, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Two cyclists and one weary pilgrimMy friend and fellow children's book writer, Gretchen Woelfle (above on the left), is an avid... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 TRAVEL

• NONFICTION BOOT CAMP INTENSIVE, Sat. Jan. 14, 2017, SCBWI California: San...

  

  On Saturday, January 14, 2017, I will be speaking at the Nonfiction Boot Camp Intensive in Oakland, California, sponsored by the San Francisco North and East Ba... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPAIN: Camino De Santiago De Compostela, Part 1, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  Signpost to Santiago de Campostela, SpainMy friend and fellow children's book writer, Gretchen Woelfle, is an avid and accomplished cyclist. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 TRAVEL

• CONNECTING CULTURES MOBILE MUSEUM: Explore Diversity, See Similarities

  

  Connecting Cultures Mobile Museum exhibit panelsImagine a museum jam packed with hundreds of objects from all over the world that comes to you at your school... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: Fall Weekend

  

  Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaYosemite National Park in California is perhaps the most spectacular of all our nation’s parks and one of my... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISITS in PORTERVILLE, CA: Week 2

  

  Signing books at West Putnam School, Porterville, CALast week was my second round of author visits in the elementary schools of Porterville, California. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BENICIA, CA: Art, History, and Small Town Charm on the Carquinez Strait

  

  Benicia, California. Former Rail Ferry DepotRecently, on a sunny afternoon in late August, I drove with friends from our house in Oakland for an afternoon... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISITS in PORTERVILLE, CA: Week 1

  

  Signing books, Belleville School, Porterville, CAFor two weeks I have been doing author visits in Porterville, California, at ten wonderful elementary schools. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• RARE BOOKS, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS and More at the Philadelphia Free Library

  

  Entrance to the Free Library of PhiladelphiaIt may seem like a bus-man's holiday, but as I often do when I travel, I like to visit the local library. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 TRAVEL

• Panda Walking Print at Etsy

  

  Illustration by Caroline Arnold from A Panda's WorldCheck out my giclee prints at my Etsy gallery! A Panda Walking is just one of many prints and cards... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• RUNNYMEDE SCULPTURE FARM, Woodside, California

  

  Horse Head for Runnymede by Ilan AverbuchImagine a farm that instead of growing corn, wheat, or watermelons, sprouts giant sculptures in its fields. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 TRAVEL

• HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6: Coming January 10, 2017!

  

  I am delighted to have an advanced copy of my new book Hatching Chicks in Room 6 (Charlesbridge, 2017.) I think it looks terrific! (It is already available for... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2016 CULTURE