What’s The Ten-Year-Old reading this week?

This week, The Ten-Year-Old discovers Cornelia Funke’s Dragon Rider.

Wordless Wednesday

One of my neighbors has the most marvelous rose garden. It reminds me of the rose bushes my mother used to grow behind our house in…

“Is there an official landing pad for UFOs?”

Stopping at the Bonneville salt flats on our road trip to California naturally got the Ten-Year-Old thinking about alien planets and the beings that travel away from them. “Mommyo,” she asked when we were back on the road. “Is there an official landing pad for UFOs?”

What’s The Ten-Year-Old reading this week?

This week, The Ten-Year-Old reviews The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett.

We have landed!

After a week of driving and a couple of weeks of furious unpacking, Caterpickles Central (California edition) is finally in a state to allow for regular…

Hey, my book’s out!

We interrupt our move to California to let you know that the first installment in the Caterpickles Parenting Series is now available. That’s right, y’all, my book’s out. Short and sweet, What’s That, Mom?, contains 15 accessible, practical strategies for using public art to spark conversations with kids ages 3 – 10 — no artistic talent or insight required.

Wordless Wednesday: Little Dude

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How can we watch an eclipse safely?

A total solar eclipse is headed our way August 21, 2017. Here’s what you need to watch it safely.

Caterpickles Central Update: Our time in Chicago is winding down

Caterpickles Central is packing up shop and heading west again. This time to Northern California. Moving day is in mid-September. Posting will be spotty over the…