I have one of those jobs I don’t really talk about at cocktail parties — especially around suburban parents with young children. Because, when I tell them I am a ...

When are you going to write a proper book? It’s a question most children’s writers get asked during their careers but none so much as picturebook authors and illustrators. Picturebooks are the first ...

Joanna Cole has authored more than 100 science books for children, including the best-selling Magic School Bus series, the latest edition of which tackles the topic of climate change. In the last of ...

On the last Saturday before the first day of school in New York City, a children's bookstore on 18 th Street called Books of Wonder had the expectant stillness of a classroom before the bell rings.

Five top science book writers offer advice for budding authors in a series of interviews in Nature's Books & Arts section. Peter Atkins reveals the hard work behind a successful textbook; Carl Zimmer ...

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TEXT AND PHOTOS BY BRIDGET TURRELL - BOOK IMAGES COURTESY OF THE AUTHORS Nov 6, 2019 Nov 6, 2019 0 Katie Constable and Zac Duran spend a lot of time reading to their 2-year-old son Jaxon in their cozy ...