Just the Facts

Writing nonfiction for children takes skill with research as well as with writing. The facts and the research supporting children's nonfiction must hold up under intense scrutiny. Sometimes called "kidlit," today's successful children's nonfiction is engaging and enticing and supported by the most credible source material available. Today's successful children's nonfiction authors must believe that facts matter, embrace the crucial role that research plays, know the difference between cursory an