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• BEHEI PARK, Beijing, China (Day 1)

  

  Behei Park, BeijingThe following is an excerpt from the diary of our trip to China July, 1995. We were traveling with three friends, spending five days in... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 TRAVEL

• PTEROSAURS: Rulers of the Skies in the Dinosaur Age Now Available at StarWalk...

  

  One hundred million years ago, the skies were filled with enormous flying reptiles. With wing spans up to nearly forty feet, pterosaurs were one of the... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CARROT PLANTER: Garden Activity for Young Children

  

  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 09 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE LIBERTY BELL, BEN FRANKLIN, and More: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  

  The Liberty Bell, cast in 1753 by John Pass and John Stow for the Pennsylvania State HouseThe Liberty Bell, with its famous crack, has long been a symbol of... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 TRAVEL

• SEED TOP-POPPER: Garden Activity for Young Children

  

  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 02 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE BIGGEST BELL IN CHINA, Beijing, China

  

  The Great Bell of Beijing is rung to welcome the New Year and to celebrate the full moon.More than six centuries ago, in the year 1402, the great Ming emperor,... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 TRAVEL

• THREE OF MY DINOSAUR BOOKS Now at StarWalk Kids

  

  Three more of my books have been added to the growing catalogue of books at StarWalk Kids Media. They are:Dinosaur Mountain: The 1909 discovery of bones... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• EGG HEAD: Garden Activity for Young Children

  

  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 26 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ISTANBUL FOOD TOUR: From Pide to Locum, Guest Post by Kathryn Morhman

  

  Pide, a pizza-like bread made in IstanbulMy friend, Kathryn Mohrman, an avid and excellent photographer, visited Turkey earlier this year when she was on her wa... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 TRAVEL

• ABFFE Children's Book Art Auction A Big Success! (repost from ABFFE)

  NEW YORK, NY, June 18, 2014 -The two auctions of children's book art that were held in conjunction with this year's BookExpo America were a great success, the... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Brockton Avenue Pre-K Class: Winner of the Million Word Challenge

  Two weeks ago I did an author visit at Brockton Avenue Elementary with 43 enthusiastic children in Ms. Cotten and Ms. Nieman's Pre-K class, winner of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART, IOWA: Grant Wood, Conger Metcalf, Mauricio Lasansky...

  

  Corn Cob Chandelier for Iowa Corn Room. Grant Wood (February 13, 1891-February 12, 1942) is Iowa's most famous artist and one of the most celebrated American... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 TRAVEL

• The Peace Run Torch Bearer Award

  

  Peace Run Torch Bearer Medal and T-ShirtTo change the world around you,Give the worldWhat you haveAnd serve the worldWith what you are. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TREKKING IN PATAGONIA, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Cerro Torre, Las Glaciares Park, ArgentinaOur friend Owen Floody did a trekking and photo tour of Patagonia in Chile and Argentina this spring. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 TRAVEL

• MOTHER AND BABY PANDA PRINT in ABFFE ART AUCTION

  

  Mother and Baby Panda Print at ABFFE Auction, June 2014An auction of more than 50 pieces of art created for children's books launched on eBay yesterday, the... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WEISMAN ART MUSEUM, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  

  Weisman Art Museum, Designed by Frank Gehry, Minneapolis, MNPerched on a bluff above the Mississippi River, the gleaming exterior of the Weisman Art Museum on... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 ART & DESIGN, TRAVEL

• Author Visit in Red Bluff, CA, at the Historic State Theater

  

  Inside the State Theater, Red Bluff, CALast week I spoke to four large groups of children in Tehama County as part of an author visit sponsored by the Tehama... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DOING LAUNDRY IN INDIA, Guest Post by Ann Whitford Paul

  

  Washing clothes in the Ganges In late January my friend and fellow children's book author Ann Paul and her husband Ron took a trip to India visiting cities... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 TRAVEL

• Bald Eagle Nest on Catalina Island

  

  Mother and 6 week old eaglet at the Two Harbors Nest, Catalina, CaliforniaIts nesting time for eagles on Catalina and I'm watching the chick grow up in the Two... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• YELLOWSTONE IN WINTER: Part 2, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Lion Geyser, Yellowstone National ParkLast January, our friend Owen Floody went on a photo tour of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 TRAVEL