Next week Claudia McGehee and I will travel to Knoxville, Iowa to share our book Begin with a Bee with the Second Graders at the West Elementary School and the Northstar Elementary School. The Knoxville Rotary Club is sponsoring our visit and they have generously provided each second grader with a copy of Begin With a … [Read more...] about Out and About
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Finding the Fun in Creekfinding
Next Saturday, February 17th, 2024 @ 10:30 am, I will be at the Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa. At 10:30, in the Library of the hotel, I'll share the story behind the story of Creekfinding with kids and parents. I'll also read the … [Read more...] about Finding the Fun in Creekfinding
September Book Party: Fun with Fermenting, Fun with Reading
I am so pleased share news about a book party for Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild, co-written with June Jo Lee. September 14, 4:00-5:00 p.m. at The Perfect Blend, 224 First Street, Mount Vernon, IA 52314. We will do a "chop, salt, pack" demonstration (though the chopping will be done ahead of time) to show how easy and … [Read more...] about September Book Party: Fun with Fermenting, Fun with Reading
“Begin with a Bee” – Book Reading in the Park
Looking forward to "bee-ing" in Central Park, Jones County, Saturday August 6, at 10:00 a.m. to talk about bumblebees, do some bee-art, and read Begin with a Bee! If weather permits, the book reading will take place outside at the Nature Center patio area. If it is too hot or raining then the reading will move … [Read more...] about “Begin with a Bee” – Book Reading in the Park
Central Wisconsin Book Festival – Saturday September 18
I am excited to be part of the Central Wisconsin Book Festival on Saturday, September 18. Here’s the schedule https://mcpl.us/cwbf/schedule UPDATE!!!I will be presenting at NOT 10:45 am, BUT 10:30. I hope to talk about wonder, thinking about wonder, writing about wonder. My presentation goes from 10:30 to 11:15. I have … [Read more...] about Central Wisconsin Book Festival – Saturday September 18
Fun with bees
Cover of the book Begin with a Bee. Claudia McGehee, Liza Ketchum, Phyllis Root and I have been having a wonderful time talking about our new book Begin with a Bee. On Tuesday night we were part of a zoom book party to launch our book. Even though we couldn't be in person it was great fun to talk about how the book … [Read more...] about Fun with bees