by T. A. Barron | Dec 28, 2022 | Blog, For Nature Lovers
How Nature Inspires Us: A Collection of Blogs from Readers While hiking in California some years ago, I found the most magnificent tree I’d ever seen—a redwood of such grandeur that I nearly fell over backward trying to see its highest boughs. As I came closer, the...
by T. A. Barron | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, For Educators, For Nature Lovers, For Young Heroes, On Nature & the Environment
Congratulations to 2022’s Barron Prize Winners Each year, the Barron Prize awards outstanding young people whose actions serve as an inspirational example of the power we all have to make a difference in the world. Over the past two decades, the Barron Prize has...
by T. A. Barron | Apr 22, 2022 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, For Young Heroes, On Nature & the Environment
A Magical World Nature and the environment are hugely important as inspiration to me. Not just in my writing, but also within my own personal life. While doing book events in Marin County, California (home of the wondrous Muir Woods), my host commented on the...
by T. A. Barron | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, For Young Heroes, On Nature & the Environment
How a Butterfly Can Change the World The Butterfly Effect is one of my favorite concepts. In fact, I’ve even written about the power of a butterfly’s wings in my novel, Heartlight. If you’re unfamiliar with the Butterfly Effect, it is a theory of causality...
by T. A. Barron | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, Encouraging Writers, For Nature Lovers, For Writers, On Nature & the Environment, On Writing
Nature as a Character Making characters come alive is one of the trickiest but most important elements of writing. Before I start to write, I usually take extensive notes about each character. I then expand that description even further as I get to know them better...
by T. A. Barron | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog, Contests, Encouraging Writers, For Nature Lovers, On Nature & the Environment
Love of Nature Photo Contest Looking for Something? Search for: Get News! * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * CategoriesCategories Select Category Adventures of Kate (1) Adventures of Kate Excerpts (3)...
by T. A. Barron | Jan 14, 2021 | Blog, Contests, For Nature Lovers, For Young Heroes, News, On Nature & the Environment
Giving Hope and Giving Back It takes a community to make a difference. In the spirit of Merlin’s magical word, Generosity, last month I hosted the Giving Hope for the Holidays charity contest, where I encouraged my readers to share charities and organizations...
by T. A. Barron | Dec 8, 2020 | Blog, Contests, For Nature Lovers, For Young Heroes, On Nature & the Environment
Giving Hope for the Holidays Looking for Something? Search for: Get News! * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * CategoriesCategories Select Category Adventures of Kate (1) Adventures of Kate Excerpts (3)...
by T. A. Barron | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, For Educators, For Nature Lovers, For Young Heroes, On Nature & the Environment
Congratulations to 2020’s Barron Prize Winners! Each year, the Barron Prize awards outstanding young people whose personal stories and service work act as an inspiration example of the power we all have to make the world better. 2020 marks the 20th anniversary...
by T. A. Barron | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog, Books, For Nature Lovers, Free Downloads
Tree Girl Activity Sheets Dear Parents, Educators, and Caregivers, These Tree Girl activity worksheets were created as part of my Tree Girl read-along video series to be enjoyed by children of all ages. Each chapter presents something fun and new to learn about or...
by T. A. Barron | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, On Nature & the Environment
Seven Ways You can Participate in Earth Day 2020 from Home “Intellectually, we finally have come to understand that the wealth of this nation is its air, water, soil, forests, minerals, rivers, lakes, oceans, scenic beauty, wildlife habitats, and biodiversity. Take...
by T. A. Barron | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, On Nature & the Environment, Personal Writing
Death, Soft on the Snow In 2017, I wrote this poem to celebrate winter in Colorado. In sharing it with you here, I hope to encourage you to look around and find inspiration from your surroundings. The smallest thing – even a footprint in the snow – can lead to...
by T. A. Barron | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, On Nature & the Environment
Beautiful River This image and caption was contributed by Laurie Rudolph-Francis as part of my “Into Nature” guest blog series celebrating the reissue of my book, The Ancient One. Looking for Something? Search for: CategoriesCategories Select Category Adventures of...
by T. A. Barron | Mar 29, 2016 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, On Nature & the Environment
The Mountains Saved Me This blog post was contributed by Rene Crook as part of my “Into Nature” guest blog series celebrating the reissue of my book, The Ancient One. My name is Rene, and I am 25 years old. I’ve recently moved back to beautiful Colorado Springs,...
by T. A. Barron | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, On Nature & the Environment
A Magical Nature Discovery This blog post was authored by Virginia Anagnos as part of my “Into Nature” guest blog series celebrating the reissue of my book, The Ancient One. I had just moved into a new neighborhood and was exploring it, when I noticed a...
by T. A. Barron | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, For Nature Lovers, On Nature & the Environment
Wild Magic I love summer, and especially summer in my home state of Colorado. I spend as much time as possible outdoors hiking, camping… and just being. There’s nothing that makes me feel more alive and more at peace than gazing across a mountain ridge laced...
