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• GIANT SQUID at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC

  

  More than one hundred years ago, the French writer, Jules Verne, wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, about a fantastic voyage on a submarine called... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2016 TRAVEL

• FOCAL Award Luncheon, December 2015

  

  Puppets by Jesse Kingsley, depicting Sylvia Mendez in the book Separate is Not Equal by Duncan TonitiuhOn Saturday, December 12th, I attended the annual gala... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CALIFORNIA'S HIGHWAY 1: From San Simeon to Big Sur

  

  California coast near San SimeonCalifornia’s Route #1, from San Simeon to Big Sur, is the quintessential California coast highway, winding its way north from a... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2015 TRAVEL

• LA’s BEST Young Author’s Program at San Pascual School, Los Angeles

  

  Two weeks ago I spent a delightful hour with a group of very enthusiastic young authors in kindergarten and first grade at San Pascual Elementary School in Los... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy Holidays

  

  When I was nine years old, my drama club at the Northeast Neighborhood House in Minneapolis put on a play at the annual children's Christmas party called The... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LA’s BEST Visit to Young Authors at Grant Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Coloring rain forest animalsTwo weeks ago I spent an hour with a group of very enthusiastic young authors in kindergarten and first grade at Grant Elementary... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy Holidays!

  

  With best wishes for aHAPPY HOLIDAYandPEACEFUL NEW YEAR!Our beautiful ceramic Christmas ball made in Deruta, Italy, is a souvenir that reminds us of our travel... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 TRAVEL

• LA’s BEST Visit with Young Authors at Latona School, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Last week on Tuesday I enjoyed an hour with a group of aspiring young authors in the LA’s BEST after school program at Latona Elementary School in Los Angeles,... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HORNBOOK REVIEW of A Day and Night in the Desert and A Day and Night in the...

  

  The Hornbook includes this very nice review of A Day and Night in the Desert and A Day and Night in the Rain Forest in its Nonfiction Notes section, Natural... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AFRICAN SAFARI in 1974, from the Memoir of Carolyn T. Arnold

  

  Carolyn and Guide on the Equator in KenyaMy husband Art’s Aunt Carolyn led tour groups all over the world, and in the summer of 1974 she took a group to Africa. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 TRAVEL

• CHILDREN’S WRITING WORKSHOP at Big Sur

  

  Andrea Brown and CarolineLast weekend I participated in the Children’s Writing Workshop, held at the Big Sur Lodge in Jules Pfeiffer State Park on beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOOK FAIR Author Visit at Hawthorne School, Beverly Hills, CA

  

  With my books at the Hawthorne School Library Book FairOne evening last week I gave a presentation to Kindergarten through third grade children and their... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Walking the Trails in JOHNSTON MILL NATURE PRESERVE, Durham, NC

  

  Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, Durham, North CarolinaOur visits to North Carolina to celebrate Thanksgiving with our daughter and her family always include walk... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 TRAVEL

• LA's BEST Young Authors at Bassett Elementary School

  

  "I am....." books created by young authors at Bassett Elementary School in the LA's BEST programLast Tuesday I spent a delightful hour with 22 enthusiastic... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past, Review in Kirkus

  

  My new book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past, due to be published February 9, 2016, has a great review in the December 1 issue of Kirkus! Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SCBWI Book Launch Party for A DAY AND NIGHT IN THE RAIN FOREST

  

  Today is the first day of the new SCBWI Book Launch Party celebration! I have created a page to promote A DAY AND NIGHT IN THE RAIN FOREST and the other books i... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LEONA CANYON: a Pleasant Walk in the Hills of Oakland, CA

  

  Leona Canyon TrailLeona Canyon, popular with runners, bikers, dog walkers and hikers, is one of many trails in the Oakland hills in California and one of my... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2015 TRAVEL

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  Here’s a turkey from my folding board book for tots, Who Has More? Who Has Fewer? illustrated with my own cut paper art. It is wishing you a very Happy... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KENYAN SAFARI: Maasai Mara National Park, Guest Post by Gretchen Woelfle

  

  Gretchen and Safari companions, KenyaLast month my friend and fellow children’s book writer Gretchen Woelfle flew to Nairobi, Kenya, and joined a group of... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 TRAVEL

• LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past, Review in Publishers Weekly

  

  My new book LIVING FOSSILS: Clues to the Past (Charlesbridge, February 9, 2016) got a very nice review in the November 16, 2015 issue of Publishers Weekly. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE