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From the Navajo Reservation to Amish country!   Thanks to  Church World Services I had the honor and pleasure to share the background to Four Feet Two Sandals with a group of volunteers and others working with and interested in the refugees from around the world living in the Lancaster area.  It was exhilarating and humbling to meet such a dedicated group.Oh the places one book can take the author!

This little book has been in print for 25 years and still going strong!  It grew out of my passion for the children of Malawi, their resourcefulness and perseverance and for the remarkable toys they made.  Toys I saw as works of art made out of discarded scraps and ingenuity.  Galimoto has made many friends around the world and brought me joy, taught me much and given me tremendous gratification as readers have responded to Kondi and his journey to build a Galimoto.Help me Celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!         In celebration I am offering [...]

It's finally out and I get to announce the sale of my article and photos to the Publication of the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.The Spider Rock Girls: Weaving in Beauty.I took my first weaving class with this unique and talented family of weavers here in Chinle four years ago.  Since then we have become friends and my appreciation for the craft and art of Navajo weaving has grown along with the appreciation of how special this family is and how important weaving is in keeping them centered and  helping them to continue [...]

I love libraries.  And I love to see young people using their passion, taking initiative, doing something to make a difference.  See what Lori has done:Buliding a little free library dedicated to Cathy Horowitz, my amazing mother and elementary school librarian for 35 years, took crowdsourced fundraising (we raised $1700!) and the collective effort of the neighborhood. I moved to Black St in East Liberty in the summer of 2013. Once I became involved in the community garden in my new neighborhood, I realized how many children there are around the area, and [...]

Every once in a while I am asked where Beatrice is now.Wendy Stone the photographer for this book I wrote after visiting Kenya sees Beatrice about once a year.Here is what she has to say:I see Beatrice everyyear and I am in close contact with her via email. I am going to Kenyain February and I will be seeing her then.She is doing so well. She graduatedfrom Utali Hospitality School last year, after a two year course incooking and hotel hospitality. She was unable to be accepted inUniversity for nursing or teaching since her high [...]

Look what another friend surprised me with over the holidays.  If you read my blog you will not be surprise to know that puppets(I  used to make them and put on puppet shows with my children), poetry and found object art are a few of my favorite things.Books are too and Ashley Bryan is one of my favorite writers.So I feel like he created this book just for me.  And my friend knows me well!Ashley Bryan's Puppets  is lush with imagination and creativity.   His puppets are created from bits of sea glass [...]