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 a 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 an excellent sidebar.

Questions

• What inspired you to create a book about emotions?
• What surprised you about children's response to The Way I Feel?
• 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?
• What do you find most rewarding about this project overall?
• What advice would you give to those who are trying to write books—or those first-time authors whose books are just being published?
• Your daughters were very young when you started this book. How did you find time for these detailed drawings?
• You work in a variety of media. Why did you choose pastels for this project?