Media Questions

Researching a story —

• on art for kids?
• on work-at-home parents?
• on the importance of teaching children about feelings?

Janan Cain is the perfect interview. A magician's assistant turned graphic designer turned mom, she's full of ideas on introducing art to kids, even when your readers have limited budgets, talent or time.

And if you're putting together a story on the challenges of being a work-at-home parent, you'll appreciate hearing how she survived constant interruptions to create an award-winning book that now has almost 1.5 million copies in print. Ms. Cain also has a strong commitment to teaching children how to express their emotions; her book concludes with several recommendations that would make excellent sidebars. This media kit includes three feature stories you can reprint or excerpt from as long as you mention Parenting Press and the titles of Cain's books.

Questions you may find helpful when interviewing Cain:

• What inspired you to create a book about emotions?
• What have children's responses shown you about the need for a book on emotions?
• You've read this book to hundreds of children. How do you recommend that The Way I Feel be used with differing age groups? How do you use it with toddlers compared to second graders, for example?
• How did creating The Way I Act differ from your work on The Way I Feel?
• What advice would you give to those who are trying to create picture books—or those first-time authors whose books are just being published?