Category: Announcements
Book Signing at the Kalamazoo Nature Center
November 30th, 2011On Saturday, December 12, the Kalamazoo Nature Center will host the 2011 Buy Local Art & Gift Fair. Lots of artists this year and a really fun event. I will be on hand to sign copies of The Story of Snow from 1-3 PM. For more details, click here.… more »
Groundhog Day Blizzard - 2011
February 2nd, 2011We had a blizzard last night. (By 'we' I mean the mid section of the continental United States. ) Here in Michigan it started in the early evening, quickly accelerated, and lingered on till around noon today. At least a foot of snow fell overnight and in… more »
First Snow Crystal Photos of 2010 / 11
December 7th, 2010 Hard to believe that one week ago today it was a balmy 53 degrees and warm gentle breezes were pushing the last fall leaves around on the sidewalks. The temperatures have dropped, the lake effect snow has begun, and here we are on December 6, wit… more »
2011 AAAS/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize Nominee.
October 10th, 2010The Story of Snow has been nominated as a finalist in the has for the 2011 AAAS /Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books.(AAAS stands for American Association for the Advancement of Science.) Nice to learn about this on th… more »
Mermaid Affair: A Celebration of Water
May 31st, 2010A fascinating art exhibit dedicated to water in all its many forms will be opening June 1, 2010, at the Commerce Pointe Gallery in Battle Creek, Michigan. I contributed a couple of large snow crystal prints for the exhibit - which I believe are the photo… more »
Japanese Edition Coming Soon!
March 13th, 2010An interesting package arrived in the mail earlier this week - it contained a couple of advance copies of The Story of Snow, Japanese edition. Here's a scan of the cover - the book is a bit smaller than the US edition. How cool! more »
A Few Irregulars
March 7th, 2010I hear the birds sing in the morning - the Cardinal with his 'bomb drop' song, the slurry scrabbly song of starlings at first light, and the 'To-hee to-hee chickachickadeedeedee' of Chickadees - the only bird that sings in deep winter, and gets all the… more »
Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best - 2010" List
February 20th, 2010The Chicago Public Library recently published its "Best of the Best 2010" list - and The Story of Snow is on it! The library describes the list as including books that are "some of the very best published for kids in 2009." You can see the whole list h… more »
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