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• Oakland Rose Garden: A Hidden Gem

  

  While Oakland, California, may not be on the top of your list as a tourist destination, it has become a second home for me. On each visit, I discover something... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2011 TRAVEL

• Connect Online

  On May 28th I went to a terrific program in Walnut Creek, CA, sponsored by the Northern California SCBWI, featuring Author Mike Jung talking about how he... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Abu Dhabi

  

  ARABIAN NIGHTS AND DAYS: A Week in the United Arab Emirates (February 2011)Entrance to Palace Museum, Al Ain, Ancestral Home of the Ruling Family of Abu... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 TRAVEL

• Wiggle and Waggle in My Big Backyard

  

  I was thrilled to find out that my book Wiggle and Waggle was the May book of the month in My Big Backyard, one of the children’s magazines published by the... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 BOOKS

• Chile's Atacama Desert: Part II

  

  (Continuation of our trip to Chile, December 2009) Ancient Rock Art, Llamas, and Geysers Pregnant Llama PetroglyphThe focus of our second day’s trip was an... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2011 TRAVEL

• Writers and Dinosaurs

  

  Caroline with Skeleton of a Giant Sea Reptile (Los Angeles County Natural History Museum)Fellow blogger and children’s book writer Greg Leitich Smith has... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chile's Atacama Desert: Part I

  

  Flamingos, Oases, and Volcanoes (December 2009)Flamingos in the Salar de AtacamaLike a bevy of pink ballerinas, the flamingos tip-toed across the salty lagoon,... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 TRAVEL

• Advice to an Aspiring Writer

  

  Caroline's First 100 BooksI often get asked for advice from people who want to publish a children's book. In many cases, writers worry that they will have to... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Africa Trip, 40th Anniversary

  

  Caroline and Jennifer (age 18 months), Uganda, 1971Trip of a Lifetime, East Africa, 1971 In 1971, my husband, Art, along with four other graduate students at... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 TRAVEL

• StoryFaire, Santa Barbara

  

  Authors Jody Fickes, Caroline Arnold and Joan Graham at StoryFaire, Santa Barbara, April 30, 2011On a sunny Saturday two weeks ago, along with about a dozen... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Walking the Cornwall Coast: Part I

  

  A Week of Fresh Air and Ancient History (September 1998)View of Tintagel from End of Rocky ValleyThe slate cliffs of the Cornwall coast stretched for miles to... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 TRAVEL

• Walking the Cornwall Coast: Part II

  

  Heading NorthLifeboat Station, Mother Ivey's BayOur second night was spent in Padstow, a quaint fishing village tucked into the side of the long estuary of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 TRAVEL

• Wiggle and Waggle Stick Puppets

  

  Recently, I visited my granddaughter’s kindergarten class and read my book Wiggle and Waggle. The children all loved singing the “Digging Song” and afterward... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Scilly Holiday, Seriously: Part I

  

  An Idyllic Island Off the Radar Screen for Most Americans (August 2003)Heather and Ruins on TrescoShipwrecks, ancient ruins, fresh air, and an easy day’s journe... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2011 TRAVEL

• Turning a Jumble of Facts into an Idea

  

  When I was a child, my favorite lunch was Campbell’s alphabet soup. I loved to fish out the noodle letters and arrange them on my plate until they spelled a... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Scilly Holiday, Seriously: Part II

  

  (A continuation of my previous blog.)Harbor at St. Mary'sLow Key EntertainmentMost entertainment on the Scillies is home-grown. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2011 TRAVEL

• Battle of Gettysburg

  

  Reliving History (July 1997)The hot July sun beat down on the sloping field in southern Pennsylvania, just as it had on July 1-3, 1863 when the Battle of... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 TRAVEL

• Books Give You Someplace to Go

  

  I don’t read the comics on a regular basis, but last week I opened the newspaper (I still get an actual paper newspaper!) to the comics page and saw a... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How Do We Get Ideas?

  

  On occasion, they come full blown in a sudden flash of insight. More often, though, they evolve a little bit at a time. My recent book, Global Warming and the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Etsy Anniversary

  

  February marked the one year anniversary of the launching of my Etsy gallery, CarolineArnoldArt, offering cards and prints of my book illustrations. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE