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• 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

• VISITING MUSEUMS IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Wax figure at the Saga Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, visited a few museums... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2023 TRAVEL

• INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH KALB About MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE

  

  I was pleased to be interviewed by journalist Deborah Kalb about my new book MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE. She has posted it on her blog Book Q As with Deborah... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• KEEPER OF THE LIGHT, Keystone to Reading Book Award, 2023-2024, Intermediate List

  

  I was pleased to discover my book Keeper of the Light: Juliet fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog on the Intermediate List of the Keystone to Reading... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HÚS ÁSGRÍMS JÓNSSONAR A PAINTER’S HOME IN REYKJAVIK, ICELAND Guest Post by...

  

  Mt. Esja, seen from Vinaminni by Asgrimur Jonsson, 1910.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, visited this museu... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2023 TRAVEL

• MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE Now Available at My Etsy Site

  

  You can now find my book MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE at my ETSY SITE along with giclee prints of my cut-paper illustrations from some of my other books."Sherry... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• HULIHE’E PALACE, Kona, Hawaii, A Peek at Hawaii's Royal Past

  

  Hulihe'e Palace, Kona, Hawaii, is a heritage site of Hawaii.On Alii Drive in the center of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii is Hulihe’e Palace, an elegant... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2023 TRAVEL

• A SEA TURTLE'S JOURNEY in the August Issue of BLAST OFF (The School Magazine,...

  

  I am pleased to have my article A Sea Turtle's Journey republished in the August issue of BLAST OFF, one of the school magazines of the New South Wales... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• THE LANGUAGE OF LACE: Armenian Lace Doilies at the Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Armenian lace doily made by Marie Pilibossian. At the Fowler Museum, UCLA.Until my recent visit to the Fowler Museum at UCLA in Los Angeles, California, to see... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2023 TRAVEL

• GOODREADS: Be the First to Review MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE!

  

  You can find both the Kindle version and the paperback version of MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE on Goodreads. I'd love it if you'd write a review! (You can also... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A DINOSAUR IN THE LIBRARY! Art and Writing Projects Make Books Come Alive

  

  Papier Mache Stegosaurus model in school library.In the good old days of my author visits to schools (the 1990s), everyone had read at least one of my books... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NEW FOREST AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SHOW, Guest Post by Susan Kean

  

  Winning cow at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show, EnglandMy friend Susan Kean, who has contributed to The Intrepid Tourist before, travels frequently to... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2023 TRAVEL

• BOOK PARTY: Celebrating the Publication of MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE

  

  On Sunday, August 6th, my granddaughter Paige and I were joined by friends and family to celebrate the publication of our book M Y FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE, an... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE