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• ROAD TRIP: THE BEAUTIFUL DORDOGNE REGION OF FRANCE, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Market in Sarlat, town in the Dordogne region of France.My friend Susan Kean and her partner George recently went on a driving trip from Lisbon in Portugal,... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2023 TRAVEL

• VIDEO BOOK TRAILER Now on YOUTUBE for My Friend from Outer Space

  

  A short (1 minute 40 second) video book trailer of MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE is now on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch? Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE, Available on Amazon

  

  Illustration from My Friend from Outer SpaceDoes Sherry really come from outer space, or is she just wearing her Halloween costume? Read the book. Then you... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ROAD TRIP: LISBON TO THE PYRENEES, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  The Pyrenees, on the border between Spain and France.My friend Susan Kean and her partner George recently went on a driving trip from Lisbon in Portugal, throug... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2023 TRAVEL

• FREE BOOK! My Friend from Outer Space--HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!

  

  HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE FREE BOOK! 5 DAYS ONLY (Oct 27—31) Order your Kindlecopy now! Does Sherry really come from outer space, or is she... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2023 CLCSC AWARDS CEREMONY: Celebrating Books and Reading for Children

  

  Book signing at the CLCSC Award CeremonyOn Saturday, October 21, 2023, the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California (CLCSC) held their annual... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CRETE: HOME OF THE ANCIENT MINOANS, Guest Post by Steve Scheaffer and Karen Neely

  

  View of seaside village at Lygria, on the north coast of Crete, just west of Iraklio.My brother Steve and his wife Karen traveled to the Greek island of Crete i... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2023 TRAVEL

• AUTHOR VISIT at MOUNTAIN AVENUE SCHOOL, Glendale, CA

  

  Mountain Avenue School, Glendale, CaliforniaOn Tuesday, October 17th, I had a wonderful day at Mountain Avenue school in Glendale, California. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPAIN PHOTO ALBUM, Part 2: Granada, Cordoba, Toledo

  

  Courtyard in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.In the spring of1991, I met my daughter for a ten day driving trip through central and southern Spain. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2023 TRAVEL

• SUN FUN: WATCHING A SOLAR ECLIPSE (safely)

  

  Image of Eclipse through a pinhole. Illustration by Caroline Arnold in Sun Fun.No "ring of fire" but lots of crescent shaped suns as the partial eclipse passed... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REMEMBERING EVE BUNTING: My Friend, My Mentor, My Role Model

  

  Eve Bunting, 2017. Santa Cruz, CAMore than forty years ago I was invited to a party to celebrate the publication of Eve Bunting’s 100th book. I was in awe. How... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPAIN PHOTO ALBUM, Part 1: Madrid, Avila,

  

  Walled town of Avila, SpainIn the spring of1991, I met my daughter for a ten day driving trip through central and southern Spain. Jennifer, doing a semester... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2023 TRAVEL

• THEN AND NOW: Revisiting a Childhood Book, Summer Outing

  

  Caroline (age 4) and her brother SteveMore than half a century ago, when I was four years old, my parents took a photo of me holding a book called Summer Outing... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE BROAD: Exciting Contemporary Art in Downtown Los Angeles

  

  Tulips by Jeff KoonsIt was my first visit to The Broad museum of contemporary art in downtown Los Angeles and I was unprepared for the power of the art, much... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2023 TRAVEL

• BEDTIME STORY JAM at Westwood Charter Elemenrary, Los Angeles, CA

  

  At Bedtime Story Jam, Westwood School, Los Angeles, CAWith many thanks to parent Parisi Sooferi for inviting me to the annual Bedtime Story Jam last Friday at... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KEITH HARING, ARTIST AND ACTIVIST: The Broad Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Keith Haring, Art is for Everyone at The Broad Museum in Los AngelesFor months I had seen light pole banners along the streets of Los Angeles promoting the Keit... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2023 TRAVEL

• Celebrating 500,000 Page Views of the Intrepid Tourist

  

  "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page."--St. AugustineHurray! This week marks a total of 500,000 all time page views of The... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2023 TRAVEL

• MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE: Book Quilt Square

  

  My Friend From Outer Space: Detail of Quilt made by students and parents at Taft Primary School, Taft, CaliforniaOne of the most treasured souvenirs of my many... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• MAGIC IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE - AN EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL...

  

  Drawing of a 14th Century buttercat, a butter-stealing spirit, at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, Oregon. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2023 TRAVEL

• PAPER PLATE DINOSAURS: Art and Writing Projects Make Books Come Alive

  

  Paper Plate Dinosaurs In the good old days of my author visits to schools (the 1990s), everyone had read at least one of my books before my visit, and every... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE