Nurse Florence®, Tell Me About the Bladder follows three friends having lunch with the school nurse, who teaches them about the bladder’s function and how to identify when there may be a problem they should see a doctor about. How did you decide what information to include in this book?

We plan to publish around 700 Nurse Florence® books to be able to cover all the interesting things about the body and diseases. Discussing the bladder was just another topic to cross off our list.

Most of the Nurse Florence stories start off with Jean, Sonia, and Condi having a question. Where did the idea for these three friends come from, and have they changed at all through the series?

It was just spontaneous creativity to pick 3 girls to interact with the school nurse. To promote diversity, we picked a Caucasian (Jean), Hispanic (Sonia), and African American (Condi). The girls have similar characteristics in each book, but their appearance changes according to each illustrator’s artistic point of view. Kids look forward to not just learning about science, but also enjoy the excitement of seeing another illustrator’s idea of what the Nurse Florence® universe should look like.

I love the way you explain anatomy in this series, making it accessible to younger readers. How do you balance keeping the material scientifically / medically accurate while still appealing to a younger audience?

I simply trust that kids can learn complex things as long as they are taught carefully and thoughtfully. Kids are smart!

What is one thing that people point out after reading your books that surprises you?

What surprised me the most at the beginning of the Nurse Florence® journey was that even grandparents are saying they are learning things with each book. These are family books, and that makes me happy.

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