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• SCHOOL VISIT, Westminster Author Festival, Westminster, CA

  

  At Meairs Elementary, Westminster, CAYesterday I had a wonderful day as an "author in residence" as part of the annual Westminster Author Festival in... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PATAGONIA: Spectacular Scenery and Abundant Wildlife

  

  View from Hosteria Pehoe in Torres del Paine National Park, ChileThe trip to Patagonia in 1995 is among our top family vacations ever. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Rhubarb and Book Discussion

  Once a month I go to a book discussion group where we talk about children's books, usually one picture book and one middle grade or young adult novel. You can... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A WARMER WORLD on the Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year List

  

  I just learned that my book A Warmer World: From Polar Bears to Butterflies, How Climate Change Affects Wildlife, illustrated by Jamie Hogan, is on the Bank... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Art Project: Flowers in the School Garden

  

  Spring Flowers, Lu Sutton Elementary School, Novato, CAMy brother Tom, a third grade teacher in Novato, California, loves to garden and loves to do art... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NEPAL, Shrines, Temples and Breathtaking Mountains: Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Nepal. Machhapuchhare SunsetIn March, our friend Owen Floody went to Nepal. We have known Owen ever since he and Art were graduate students at Rockefeller... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 TRAVEL

• Art from A PENGUIN'S WORLD Helping to Support Free Expression at BEA

  

  "Penguin's First Swim" from A Penguin's World (PictureWindow Books, 2006)A book is challenged in a school or library in the United States almost every day. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Celebrating 20,000 Views!

  This week the number of views of this blog passed the 20,000 mark! Hooray! I'm pleased to know that there is an audience for news about my books and art and... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kristin Fontichiaro and Roger Sutton at the CLC Spring Workshop in South Pasadena

  

  Last Saturday I went to hear Kristin Fontichiaro, Clinical Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the School Library Media Program at the University of... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAWAII’S BIG ISLAND: The Kona Side

  

  Kona, Hawaii, King Kamekameha HeiauA little over a year ago, in April, I was in Hawaii with Art, who was attending a conference. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 TRAVEL

• Too Hot? Too Cold? at Children's Book of the Month Club

  

  I just learned that my book, Too Hot? Too Cold? is now available at the Children's Book of the Month Club. "Offering members exclusive access to a rigorously... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TANZANIA, African Wildlife Up Close, Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  Playful lion cubs, Lobo area of Serengeti National ParkIn December 2012, our friend Owen Floody went to northern Tanzania, traveling with his wife, several... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 TRAVEL

• Mixed-Up Animal Writing and Art Activity

  

  My two tall tale books, The Terrible Hodag and the Terrible Hodag and the Animal Catchers, feature a creature with the “head of an ox, feet of a bear, back of... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ALASKA IN WINTER: Anchorage and Valdez

  

  Anchorage, Alaska. View from jogging trailMost people don’t go to Alaska in the winter unless they are into winter sports, are fans of the Ititarod, or, in my... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 TRAVEL

• A WARMER WORLD, Now in Korean

  

  I recently received a copy of my book A WARMER WORLD translated into Korean. I am always thrilled to see my books translated into other languages and often... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens, London

  

  Athenaeum Hotel, London. More than 12,000 plants cover its walls.On the front of the Athenaeum Hotel in London, a giant wall of plants climbs to the sky, formin... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 TRAVEL

• Celebrate Earth Day!

  

  Next Monday, April 22nd, is Earth Day! Celebrate by doing something to help our planet. Here's a repeat of my post on A Warmer World. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Edinburgh and Dunkeld, Scotland: Castles, Georgian Homes, and MacBeth

  

  Entrance to Edinburgh Castle, Scotland(This is an excerpt from my diary of our London trip in the fall of 1998 when we did a short trip to Edinburgh,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 TRAVEL

• ALASKA: Conference Talk and Projects with Children

  

  View of Valdez Harbor from the Conference CenterAt the end of March I went to Alaska to speak at the Alaska Library Association conference in Valdez and to do... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ROOM WITH A VIEW: Two Year Anniversary of The Intrepid Tourist

  

  Isle of Mull (Inner Hebrides, Scotland)--view from the front door of our country hotel, Tiroran House. Two years ago, I launched The Intrepid Tourist as an... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 TRAVEL