Narwhal | History and Meaning

by Gail Baker Nelson | Dec 16, 2021 | children's books, etymology

So many animals, so little time. I find that the more I learn, the more there is to learn. Do you ever find that to be true? It’s this huge rabbit hole that I seem to dive into head-first with alarming regularity. Narwhals may be the unicorn of the sea, but the...

Elephants | History and Meaning

by Gail Baker Nelson | Nov 13, 2021 | etymology

I love elephants and always have. They’re huge, and generally gentle creatures with minds that are stunning in development. They have memories that rival our own and even seem to remember ancestors when they come across the remains of one. Did you know that this...

Ocelot | History and Meaning

by Gail Baker Nelson | Oct 15, 2021 | children's books, etymology

Cats are cool. Don’t you agree? They come in so many shapes and sizes, with plenty of different names to go with them. Each name has a story that’s interesting too. Take the ocelot, for example. Some sources say that the name came from a native word that...

Learning to Draw

by Gail Baker Nelson | Sep 16, 2021 | Art

What? That person who always said she couldn’t draw is actually learning? Apparently, all it took was proper motivation. My grandson. You see, I had this idea for a book, but it needed drawings – and so I decided to learn. Why not, right? Only, the first...

Welcome!

by Gail Baker Nelson | Aug 23, 2021 | children's books

As a lifelong writer, it’s high time I set up my website. While I build this, I’ll also be continuing work on the upcoming children’s book, Pebble Skins and Fast Walker: What’s in a Name? It’s an illustrated book with lots of drawings of...