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Engage young minds with You Wouldn’t Want To Be... book workshop! Kids explore history, creativity, and teamwork by making their own book

Using a nom de plume or pen name has been a common practice among authors and artists for centuries. Over the years, I’ve used several names

Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer is an award-winning leadership and academic researcher, consultant, TEDx speaker, and writer.

Creating, designing and writing for reluctant readers requires creativity, empathy, and a few innovative techniques.

Travel back to the 1980’s to look at my approach to making non-fiction books for children from the initial concept to publication.

Imagine creating the blueprint for a book concept, compelling enough that the books become bestsellers - then your credit is removed.

We’ll explore the secrets to writing Christmas stories for children, with practical tips, a list of inspiring examples.

Once upon a time, a long time ago storytelling for children was dominated by magical kingdoms, brave knights, and fire-breathing dragons.

David Antram is the celebrated illustrator who works in an astonishing variety of styles, yet he is perhaps best known for his caricatures.

In this strange business of ours, where we live and die by names, what irony to find myself suddenly nameless. A refresh, they called it.

Muriel Rukeyser wrote, "that stories, not atoms, comprise the universe." In her 1968 poem "The Speed of Darkness".

The Fragility of Ideas At the heart of this metaphor ‘An Egg is a Dream’  is the whimsy of fragility. an idea starts small and grows.

In our world overflowing with distractions, the act of picking up and opening a book can feel revolutionary.

I look at the publishing career of Patricia Borlenghi, her career in foreign rights, and as the founder of Patrician Press.

Young children are remarkabl visual readers. They can absorb busy scenes and bold, simple images with the same ease.

Books, in all their forms, hold the power to reshape societies, challenge norms, and incite action. ..and kill.

Difficult topics have always been part of the mix. From the loss of a parent in "Bambi" to the themes of war and displacement.

The importance of diversity in kid's books goes beyond political correctness. It's about giving every child the opportunity to see themselve

Most people encounter rejection in various forms throughout their lives, whether in small, everyday situations or more significant moments.

To research for accuracy in a historical children's book, use primary sources, consult secondary sources, visit historical sites.