Author Lauren Kerstein discusses her debut children’s picture book, Rosie the Dragon and Charlie Make Waves. It is a story about the challenges of teaching a dragon how to swim, and it’s the result of Lauren’s writing efforts during National Picture Book Writing Week. Lauren played with different story structures and drew on her own experiences as a therapist and swim team mom to create a story about having courage and learning new skills—such as learning to swim, which is very difficult if you’re a dragon.
