Author: Shala Howell
I spent two decades helping companies like Bell Labs, Juniper Networks, and a genetic testing company that was later acquired by CVS translate some of the world’s most complicated concepts into actionable, understandable English. Now I'm working on a much harder problem -- fostering children’s curiosity and engagement in the scientific, artistic, and linguistic world that surrounds them. The first book in my Caterpickles Parenting Series, What’s That, Mom?, focuses on how to use public art to nurture children’s curiosity in the world around them. My next book will focus on science, and how parents without a science degree can answer their curious child's questions without enrolling in a college level refresher course. In the meantime, you can find me blogging about life with a very curious Eleven-Year-Old at Caterpickles.com, chatting about books and the writing life at BostonWriters.blog, and tweeting about books, writing, science, & things that make me smile at @shalahowell.
Have you heard about the National Park’s free annual pass for fourth graders?
How can you keep kids in the loop when you visit a sick relative without them?
The Curiosity Files: 9-year-old boy discovers missing link in human evolution
50 States of Public Art: The Street Murals of St. Petersburg, Florida
Book Review: Sorcery & Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia & Kate #1)
What’s so important about fostering curiosity anyway?
Thank you for spending another year reading Caterpickles
4 books that share well with middle-schoolers
