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• 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

• LAKE LOUISE, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

  

  View from Lake Louise Hotel, Banff National ParkOne of our most memorable trips ever was to Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada, during Easter week in... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2017 TRAVEL

• Book Signing at Once Upon A Time Bookstore, Montrose, CA

  

  With Maureen Palacios at Once Upon a Time Family Bookstore in Montrose, CAI just got back from my book signing of Hatching Books in Room 6 at Once Upon a Time... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Visit at WPC Preschool, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Last week I had a fun morning at the WPC Preschool in Los Angeles, California, with two sessions, first with the three-year-old group and then with the... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Birdwatching at NATURAL BRIDGES STATE BEACH, Santa Cruz, CA

  

  Snowy egrets and dunlins, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, CAThe city of Santa Cruz sits at the north end of the wide half circle of Monterey Bay on... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2017 TRAVEL

• STORYTIME and BOOK SIGNING, Sat, April 8, at Once Upon a Time Bookstore,...

  

  Celebrate spring with me at Once Upon a Time family bookstore in Montclair, CA, on Saturday April 8th at 11:00 am where I will be doing a book signing and... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK: Atlanta, Georgia

  

  Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, GeorgiaWhen I was in Atlanta, Georgia, in February, I spent a day in Centennial Olympic Park visiting both the Center for Civi... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 TRAVEL

• Egg-Citing Activities for Kids, Part 1: Eggshell Planter

  

  In celebration of spring and my new book Hatching Chicks in Room 6, I will be posting a series of egg and chicken related projects and activities for kids. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE