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• ART TOAST: Edible Art Project

  

  Art Toast by Ida Frask: Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait Dedicated to Dr. EloesserA friend sent me a link to photos of The Art Toast Project by Norwegian artist Ida... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MADELEINE ALBRIGHT’S PINS, Czech Museum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Guest Post by...

  

  My friend and fellow art student (at Grinnell College and University of Iowa) Barbara Siebenschuh recently went with friends from Iowa City to see the exhibit o... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• The Science of Apple Pie: Cooking as a Science Project

  

  Is baking an apple pie a science experiment? Why not? The multiple variables--type of apple, moisture, fat content, spices, salt, etc. all impact the final... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING at the De Young Museum of Art, San Francisco

  

  Poster for the Girl with a Pearl Earring Exhibit at the de Young Museum, San FranciscoI read the book. I saw the movie. And now I have seen the painting! Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, TRAVEL

• SUMMER IS READING TIME! Check It Out at Your Local Library!

  

  Caroline, age 4, with a favorite bookWhen I was growing up, I always loved summer vacation because it was a time when I could gorge myself on books at the publi... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TURKEY: Ephesus and Sights Around Selkuk

  

  The Ancient Greek City of Ephesus, Temple of HadrianusUntil I visited Turkey, I never realized the breadth of the ancient Greek and Roman empires. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 TRAVEL

• 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