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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• WALKING AROUND REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, Part II, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Reykjavik, Iceland. Looking down from the Hallgrimskirkja church tower: Across the street, Einar Jonsson Sculpture Museum and Garden. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2023 TRAVEL

• NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY: August 7th

  

  Today is National Lighthouse Day! Celebrate by reading my book KEEPER OFTHE LIGHT: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• REVIEW OF MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE "Great Book for Young Readers!"

  

  With many thanks to Susan Meyers for her enthusiastic review of MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE on Amazon!5 Stars Great Book for Young Readers!This is such a fun... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WHERE DO IDEAS COME FROM? Inspiration for MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE

  

  Published in 1981 by Franklin Watts. OP.My Friend From Outer Space (Franklin Watts, 1981) was my first published fiction book. It is illustrated by Carol... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WALKING AROUND REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, Part I, Guest Post by Caroline Hatton

  

  Reykjavik, Iceland. Bravo bar in a quintessential Reykjavik corrugated-iron-clad building.My friend Caroline Hatton, a children’s book writer and frequent... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2023 TRAVEL

• MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE: A Favorite Book Reborn

  

  “Sherry lives next door. She says she comes from outer space. I don’t believe her.” These are the opening lines of my new book, MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE,... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE

• DESCANSO GARDENS, La Canada Flintridge, CA: Something in Bloom at Every Time of...

  

  Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CARecently, when June Gloom brought day after day of cloudy weather to the California coast, we headed inland to get som... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2023 TRAVEL

• TA DAH! New Book! MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE

  

  HOT OFF THE PRESS! MY FRIEND FROM OUTER SPACE By Caroline Arnold Illustrations by Paige Arnold Published by Caroline Arnold (Amazon) July 2023 ISBN 979839993561... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE