So much to be thankful for - especially amidst the recent rending of tears and expostulations into the ether... Family and friends. A commun...

If you haven't seen it already, Sophie Blackall's Missed Connections blog is too good to miss. I was already a fan of her work - e...

A quick peak at most of POLAR OPPOSITES -- both on my studio wall and on the front porch getting a final coat of "workable" fixati...

In the final throws of my latest picturebook project. Frankly, I'm late on this one, but there's been a lot going on... I'll be ...

Last Saturday morning, my friend Sean McCabe died after a long stuggle with Thyroid cancer. He was far too young for such a fate, and leave...

Happy 25th Anniversary to St. Paul's finest children's bookstore! The Red Balloon Bookshop celebrates 25 years this month.

The pirate limped, the toddler toddled, and the bunny hopped -- all through the town! I'm overdue with a post about another fantastic ye...

I don't think I've done a book recommendation before, but reading Rabbit Hill might make this a semi-regular feature. We recently f...

My week started off with a 5:30am rousting and just possibly the most gorgeous school visit drive of my life! I sauntered down the Methow un...

A return to Illustration Friday ! Next week, I promise to create something brand new, but this is from my latest book at least.

Here's a quick photo from my recent weekend in Orange County, CA. In conjunction with the Orange County Children's Book Festival , a...

Boo and Dinny (from Boo's Surprise ) join me on the cover of Methow Arts Magazine.

About 10 days ago I received word from author Deb Vanasse that Totem Tale had been selected as a Reading is Fundamental (RIF) read-aloud ...

The Okanogan County Fair : A feast of images (and curly fries!)

This is old hat for some of you, but on the heels of Summer Reading 2009 I've just uploaded my very first Lulu.com self-publishing expe...

"Literacy Day" 2009. Octavius Bloom goes to school. Too cool!

A signed copy of Boo's Surprise to the first person who identifies our photo locale! My family and I just returned from a 10-day summer...

This spring, for the first time ever, my wife, daughter and I planted a garden. For a while now, we have been sampling the fruits of our lab...