Island has been designated “A Junior Library Guild Selection” for Spring 2012.
Category Archives: Books
Mar
20
2012
Mar
16
2012
Island Cover Revealed
My next book Island: A Story of the Galápagos will be coming out next fall and Roaring Brook has released the cover. Here it is:
…
Apr
4
2011
Coral Reefs Cover Revealed
Last week Coral Reefs was made available for pre-order and the cover was revealed. Here it is:
Support local bookstores by using Indiebound.org to find a store near you where you can pre-order Coral Reefs.
…
Apr
1
2011
A Video of My Visit to Calais Elementary School
On Monday I had the pleasure of visiting the wonderful Calais Elementary and I wrote about it in a previous post. Today, one of the teachers at Calais created a video of the presentation and sent me the link. The video has been edited down (so it’s not the full presentation) but it…
Mar
16
2011
Coming Soon: Coral Reefs
I’ve just finished work on Coral Reefs, which is slated for publication in Fall 2011. The book is similar to Redwoods (not a sequel, but more of a companion) and I’m really excited about it. Did you know that coral reefs are the largest structures on earth created by living things? Far bigger than…
Mar
11
2011
FOCAL Award, 2011
I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Los Angeles to accept the 2010 FOCAL Award. The award has been given out annually for the past 32 years to an outstanding book with a California focus by the Friends of Children and Literature (which is associated with the Los Angeles Public Library). Prior to the…
Mar
11
2010
Painting Process Step Three: Masking and Painting
After my paper is on the board there is just one more step before I get to start applying paint: cut a frisket mask. The frisket covers several areas of the painting and repels water, keeping them white while I work on the rest of the scene. For this painting, I’ve masked a rectangular section…
