Saying Good-bye to Summer

My beach buddies and I said good-bye to summer this week. It's hard to believe that fall is upon us, but as I look at the leaves here in the mountains, hints of red and orange appear. It won't be long before snowflakes are falling. Bummer!

My latest book is hot off the press. Threat to the Spotted Owl by Mitchell Lane Publishers is now available. You can see it here: http://www.amazon.com/Threat-Spotted-Robbie-Extinction-Readers/dp/1584156872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220614514&sr=1-1. Many thanks to wildlife photographer and biologist Jared Hobbs (http://www.hobbsphotos.com/index.php) for his outstanding nature shots.

My 15-year-old daughter, Elise, and I are wrapping up work on another emergent reader for Mitchell Lane. This one is on hamsters and how to convince your parents you can care for one. No, we don't have hamsters -- just two crazy Siamese kittens!

And next week, I'm back to Hershey (PA) to work on my two children's books for Milton Hershey School's upcoming centennial celebration: http://www.mhs-pa.org/100years/celebration/photo-gallery/.

Thanks to graphic designer and photographer Judy Olson (http://judyolsonphotography.com/) for getting my web site up and running. There just aren't enough hours in the day.

This busy gal needs to tackle her to-do list! Have a great weekend, everyone.

Carol