I guess it’s time for me to weigh in on the tragic Gulf oil spill. Because of my involvement in the Valdez spill in Alaska (20+ years ago) and my book “Sea Otter Rescue” I’ve gotten dozens of emails from friends and readers asking about the mess in the south. […]
As I posted on Face Book Sunday evening, Marie and I made an emergency trip to Washington to help our daughter pick out a puppy. They lost their old dog, Cochise, a few weeks ago. Cochise used to be be our dog, but we sent him north a few years […]
Just a quick note for those who live in Oregon. I will be speaking at the Newberg Public Library. Hope to see you there! Here’s the information… Author Roland Smith @ your library! Author Roland Smith will join us at the library on Tuesday, June 22nd from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to […]
I just got the latest update for “I,Q Book Two: The White House.” The book will shipped from the printer on June 25th. It will be in the publisher’s warehouse on June 27th. It will be shipped to book stores on June 28th or 29th. This means the book should […]
The Book Whisperer, a.k.a. Donalyn Miller, has completed yet another incredible year with her fantastic readers. Her 92 sixth grade students read 5,240 books this year, which is an average 57 books per reader! You can follow her blog here. And teachers and parents, if you haven’t read “The Book […]
Do you remember way back when (a few weeks ago) I posted a “Cryptid Hunters” Face Book Contest? Well, here are the books. And you might notice that there are now 15 copies on the stack. I’m adding the extra five copies in honor of the fact that we’ve now […]
I’ve been asked many times: “How many books do you work on at one time?” My answer has always been: “One.” This summer I’m going to change that up. I have several books under contract, and I’m going to work on four of them simultaneously. I’ve already started two of […]
Home sweet home… I’ve spent the last couple days writing and getting organized for the work over the summer. I thought it might be fun to give you a virtual tour of my office. I’m always interested in writer’s and illustrator’s working spaces. You can view the tour on YouTube […]
I took a short blog break after 14 weeks on the road. Headed up to hang out with grandson’s #3 and #4, and Niki and Derek, for a few days. I havent been up been up there in 6 months and it was wonderful to see them! I did not […]
The last school visit of the year. And it was wonderful to spend it with my dear friend Linda Kehm and her husband Bill at Lakeside Elementary in East Grand Rapids. Aside from being a super principal, Linda runs Literacy Compass. She is abosolutely committed to spreading the word about […]
