I'm a children's book author, illustrator, librarian and a consultant for non-profits writing k-8 STEM programming for informal learning environments.
World Refugee Day falls on June 20th every year, and being in Finland I didn’t expect to hear a lot about it. I was wrong. Pots, Sandals and a Tent is a “participatory art installation and website about refugees made for the European Capital of Culture 2011, Turku, Finland.” Britt and I went over to … More A Tent – World Refugee Day 2011
Tried my hand at baking today for the first time since we arrived in Finland. Had a helluva time finding everything I needed, and had to make a few adjustments. Since pie is not eaten here, none of the stores carry pie dishes, so I settled with a small bread-loaf dish. The biggest problem was … More What Do You Mean, You Don’t Eat No Pie?!
Market Square is a great place to spend an afternoon mulling in between the stalls, and since it’s only 2 blocks from our apartment it’s a place that we frequent. Today, however, was the first time that we came across the British Fudge Company stall. Never in my life have I ever seen so much … More Holy Fudge, Batman!
So, here I am sitting in my apartment working on my books, when all of a sudden the windows begin to rattle and there is a deafening noise that sounds like a bomb (or what I assume a bomb would sound like, since I’ve never actually heard one in real life), followed by another and … More The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
One of the things that we never leave home without, whether we’re in Chicago, St. John or Finland is our Baggu. Inside this small grey pack are 3 reusable shopping bags and 5 reusable produce bags. Not only do these bags prevent us from using plastic bags at the store, but they come in handy … More Baggu
The Wild Rose 