CALIFORNIA STORIES: Caroline Arnold Books about California

I live in California, and not surprisingly, the subject of nearly fifteen percent of my 170 books for children is found in California. The books range from one of my earliest publications, The Biggest Living Thing (1982) about Giant Sequoia trees in the Sierra Nevada, to Keeper of the Light (2022), about Juliet Fish Nichols, the lighthouse keeper on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay from 1902 to 1914. Recent titles, including the three books in my Room 6 series, can be purchased from my publishers or online. But most of my older books are out of print. Many of them are now available as e-books. And most of my books, even the old ones, can be found in public libraries.

I love learning about the world around me. In each of these California stories, as I researched the subjects, I discovered new and fascinating things about the state I call home.

Here are the titles of my books connected to California history, people, places and animals, with links to my website or to e-book editions.

Keeper of the Light: Juliet Fish Nichols Fights the San Francisco Fog (2022)

Planting a Garden in Room 6: From Seeds to Salad (2022)

Butterflies in Room 6: See How They Grow (2019)

Hatching Chicks in Room 6 (2017)

A Day and Night in the Desert (2015)

Trapped in Tar: Fossils from the Ice Age , original (1987 and updated (2017)

A Bald Eagle’s World (2010)

When Mammoths Walked the Earth (2002)

Baby Whale Rescue: The True Story of J.J. (1999)

Bobcats (1997)

Bat (1996)

Fox (1996)

Stories in Stone: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans (1996)

Killer Whale (1994)

Sea Lion (1994)

Watching Desert Wildlife (1994)

On the Brink of Extinction: The California Condor (1993)

House Sparrows Everywhere (1992)

A Guide Dog Puppy Grows Up (1991)

Tule Elk (1989)

The Golden Gate Bridge (1986)

Saving the Peregrine Falcon (1985)

Pets Without Homes (1983)

The Biggest Living Thing (1983)