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• WARM SPRINGS FISH HATCHERY, Geyserville, CA: Giving Young Salmon and Steelhead...

  

  Young steelhead trout at Warm Spring Fish Hatchery.On a sunny day in late December, I went with my family on a day trip from Oakland to visit the Warm Springs... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2025 TRAVEL

• MEMORIES OF MY CONDOR BOOK, Photo at the Los Angeles Zoo

  

  L-R: Los Angeles Zoo Director, Betty White, Caroline Arnold, GLAZA President, Michael Wallace, at the Los Angeles Zoo, 1993.In 1993 I published my book ON THE... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A PERSONAL GUIDE TO TUCSON, ARIZONA, Part 2: Guest Post by Paul Justison

  

  Goddess of Agave, painted by Rock "Cyfi" Martinez, 2017, Tucson, AZ With many thanks to my friend Paul Justison for his excellent guide to the city of Tucson,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2025 TRAVEL

• THANK YOU LETTERS from Students at Big Lagoon School, Trinidad, CA

  

  I am always delighted to receive thank you letters from students after I do an author visit at a school. In October I visited Big Lagoon School in Trinidad,... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A PERSONAL GUIDE TO TUCSON, AZ, Part 1: Guest Post by Paul Justison

  

  Goddess of Agave, painted by Rock "Cyfi" Martinez, 2017, Tucson, AZ With many thanks to my friend Paul Justison for his excellent guide to the city of Tucson,... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2025 TRAVEL

• REMEMBERING WILL ROGERS’ STABLES – Lost in the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles, CA,...

  

  Will Rogers' Stables and Horses, circa 1930s, Los Angeles, CA.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took these... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2025 TRAVEL

• CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR ALTADENA: Vroman's Book Drive to Help Children and...

  

  A week ago I brought a number of my books to Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena as a contribution to the book drive for children and families of Altadena who have... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• LUNAR NEW YEAR: The Year of the Snake--Time to Read Books About Snakes!

  

  Today, January 29, 2025, marks the beginning of the New Year on the lunar calendar and is celebrated by the Chinese and many other people. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AUTHOR VISIT to Raise Money for Los Angeles Wildfire Relief

  

  You can help! The children’s book community is rallying to help victims of the recent terrible fires in Los Angeles by holding an online auction. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WHAT ABOUT BACK MATTER? HOW MUCH TO INCLUDE: A Look at the Back Matter in...

  

  I love back matter. At my recent children’s nonfiction picture book group meeting we discussed how back matter is used to expand the main text—from author’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REMEMBERING WILL ROGERS’ HOUSE-- Lost in the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Will Rogers' House, Will Rogers State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CA.“I never met a man I didn’t like.”—Will Rogers, cowboy, humorist, film star and... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2025 TRAVEL

• MARY CASSATT AT WORK, Legion of Honor Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

  

  A Kiss for Baby Ann, No. 3, 1897, pastel by Mary Cassatt. Legion of Honor Art Museum, San Francisco, CA.Mary Cassatt, known for her sensitive paintings of... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2025 TRAVEL

• ASTRA LUMINA – MUCH MORE THAN A LIGHTED GARDEN, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Astra Lumina exhibit, Seattle, WA. Start gate or "Astra Archway."My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took thes... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2025 TRAVEL

• CALIFORNIA STORIES: Caroline Arnold Books About California

  

  I live in California, and not surprisingly, the subjects of nearly fifteen percent of my 170 books for children are found in California. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SANGRE DE NOPAL/BLOOD OF THE NOPAL: Exhibit at the Fowler Museum, UCLA, Los...

  

  Sangre de Nopal exhibit at the Fowler Museum, UCLA.One of my favorite museums in Los Angles is the Fowler Museum on the campus of UCLA, with its focus on art an... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2025 TRAVEL

• HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 from CAROLINE ARNOLD ART AND BOOKS

  

  Caroline, ice skating at Bottineau Park, Northeast Minneapolis, 1950."By New Year’s Day, the pine needles of the Christmas tree are dry and brittle. It is time... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2025 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 from THE INTREPID TOURIST

  

  Caroline, ice skating at Bottineau Park in Northeast Minneapolis, 1950."By New Year’s Day, the pine needles of the Christmas tree are dry and brittle. It is tim... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2025 TRAVEL

• HAPPY HOLIDAYS from CAROLINE ARNOLD ART AND BOOKS

  

  Scheaffer family Christmas in apartment at NENH, 1950."On Christmas Eve, after my brothers and I are asleep, my parents arrange “Santa’s” gifts under the tree. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HAPPY HOLIDAYS from THE INTREPID TOURIST

  

  Scheaffer family in apartment at NENH, 1950."On Christmas Eve, after my brothers and I are asleep, my parents arrange “Santa’s” gifts under the tree. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024 TRAVEL

• BOOKLIFE PRIZE (Publishers Weekly) Review of SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL

  

  I was pleased to receive the following positive review from BookLife Prize (Publishers Weekly) of my memoir, SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE