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• AUSTRALIA: IT’S FOR THE BIRDS (SERIOUSLY!) Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  An emu, as tall as me (5'2" or 1.57 m)My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s writer and frequent contributor to this blog, took these photos in Australia in... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 TRAVEL

• 16th BLOG ANNIVERSARY: Time to Celebrate!

  

  Sixteen years ago, in November 2008, I launched this blog. At first my plan was to use it to feature my art, which is why the link is carolinearnoldart. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S QUILT, Exhibit at the Eugene Public Library, Guest Post by...

  

  Many thanks to Caroline Hatton for contributing this report of the quilt exhibition at the Eugene Public Library in Eugene, Oregon. The exhibit ended November... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2024 TRAVEL

• MEMORIAL BRICK at the CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, Chapel Hill, NC

  

  In 2012, my daughter ‘s Jennifer and her family purchased a memorial brick in honor of my books in support of the new Chapel Hill Public Library. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH STAMPS: The Joy of Stamp Collecting

  

  Stamps from Chile.From the time I was small I loved collecting postage stamps, following in the steps of my father who often spent his evenings sorting,... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2024 TRAVEL

• FOCAL AWARD PRESENTATION 2024: Celebrating COOKIES AND MILK by Shawn Amos

  

  FOCAL Award Ceremony, LAPL, with Shawn Amos and Dewi Ochoa.On Saturday, November 16th, I joined friends, family, and members of FOCAL (Friends of Children and... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BICYCLE TRIP to the WISCONSIN DELLS, 1942: Discovering My Parents’ Past

  

  Postcards of Devils Lake State Park, Wisconsin, 1942.Still going strong, Biked 40 miles yesterday and stayed at Okee last night on the Wisconsin River. Got to... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2024 TRAVEL

• CHECK IT OUT! Read SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL at Your Library

  

  Little by little, my memoir, SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the 1950s at North East Neighborhood House, Minneapolis, Minnesota is being added to library... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• AUTHOR VISIT AT JEFFERSON SCHOOL, Glendale, CA

  

  Thomas Jefferson Elementary, an award winning school, Glendale, CA.On Monday, Nov 18th, I had a good day at Jefferson Elementary School in Glendale, California. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WHEAT PASTE MURALS CELEBRATE LOCAL HISTORY, Grinnell, Iowa

  

  Wheat Paste Mural, Grinnell, Iowa. Edith Renfrow and her Three Sisters, 1941. L-R: Evanel, Edith, Alice, Helen .On a beautiful fall day, September 28, 2024,... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2024 TRAVEL

• CONVERSATIONS WITH ART: My Book Illustrations on Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA

  

  Caroline with her art on display at Belmont Village Senior Living, Los Angeles, CA.On Thursday, November 14, I had the pleasure of participating in the opening... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• SPRING FLOWERS at THE BURREN, COUNTY CLARE, IRELAND: Guest Post by Marianne...

  

  Flowers blooming in Burren National Park, Ireland.Many thanks to my friend Marianne Wallace, for sharing her beautiful photos of spring wildflowers in Burren... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2024 TRAVEL

• Clcsc Gala Awards Ceremony 2024

  

  At the Luminarias Restaurant for the CLCSC Fall Gala.A week ago I attended the gala awards ceremony of the Children’s Literature Council of Southern... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• GRINNELL COLLEGE LIBRARY--A Complete Collection of My Books

  

  Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa.I am proud that Burling Library, the Grinnell College library in Grinnell, Iowa, has all of my books in its collection. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TOWERING TREES in the LADY BIRD JOHNSON GROVE, Redwood National Park, California

  

  Redwood trees in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove of Redwood National Park, California.I've been to a lot of our country's national parks, but this was my first... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 TRAVEL

• SCHOOL VISITS at the Humboldt County Children's Author Festival, Eureka, CA

  

  Last week was the Humboldt County Children's Author Festival in beautiful Eureka, California. I was one of twenty-four participating authors and during the firs... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WHAT TO HANG OVER THE FIREPLACE: a Visit to the Phillips Collection,...

  

  Glow On by Jules Olitski, at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., I visited the Phillips Collection, the art museum... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2024 TRAVEL

• HUMBOLDT COUNTY CHILDREN'S AUTHOR FESTIVAL: Celebrating 50 Years

  

  Celebrating 50 years of the Humboldt County Children's Author FestivalI'm just back from Eureka, California, and the incomparable Humboldt County Children's... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ART SHOW: Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA

  

  Children's book illustrations on exhibit at the Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.I'm just back from Eureka, California, and the incomparable Humboldt County... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2024 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A TREASURE HOUSE OF "MODERN" ART: The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

  

  Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.Among my favorite art museums in Washington, D.C. is the Phillips Collection, which I had the chance to visit last week. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2024 TRAVEL