Spicing Up the New Year: Indian Cooking Adventure
Imagine a Christmas present of a whole new cuisine. That is what I received. My sister and her daughter went to an Indian food store, purchased spices, a spice box, bags of various beans and countless...
View ArticleGranddaughter of a Farmer
My grandfather was a farmer at a time with ranchers would cut a hole in a farmer’s fence to let cattle graze a new field. My grandfather said he shot a cow or two when it came through the fence....
View ArticleVulture View Flies in Portland, Oregon
“We LOVE your stories. I am obessed with the story Vulture View, and built a whole lesson around it, teaching kids all sorts of weird stuff about the adaptations of vultures. We even built our own...
View Article7 Months ‘Til Blueberry Hands
Blueberry Ranch. Organic blueberry farm. Three miles from my house. Need I say more? Our freezer is full. But I can’t wait until July 17th or so when once again I’ll have . . . blueberry hands!...
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View ArticleMeet the Howlers Is On Its Way!
February marks the release of my new book, Meet the Howlers! (illustrated by Woody Miller, published by Charlesbridge).This nonfiction, rhyming read aloud looks at the life of a howler monkey from the...
View ArticleCommon Core Math Standards One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab
Among my books, the most widely used one worldwide is ONE IS A SNAIL, TEN IS A CRAB. It’s been adapted for curricula from Australia to Canada. This book is classified as nonfiction although the text is...
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