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Max & the Purple Anxiety Monster

Microsoft design exec turns to AI to illustrate son’s book about coping with anxiety

by Kurt Schlosser on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 at 10:10 am

When Microsoft design chief Jon Friedman‘s son Judah needed help with a children’s book he wanted to write, Friedman went from Copilot to coauthor, of sorts. Friedman, a 20-year vet… Read More

Chris Hadfield with guitar

Rock-star astronaut Chris Hadfield helps kids face fears with ‘Darkest Dark’ book

by Alan Boyle on September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 at 4:09 pm

  Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says he wanted to be an astronaut ever since he was a kid – but he had to get over one big problem: Outer space is dark.… Read More

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Season’s readings: 12 gift books for geeks

by Alan Boyle on December 2, 2015August 12, 2016 at 3:18 pm

In this age of e-readers, there are still occasions when it’s nice to have a book printed on actual paper – like holiday giving, for instance. But which book works best as a gift for… Read More

Smashing Ideas helps bring Wizard of Oz back to life on the tablet

by Lily Katz on March 1, 2013December 3, 2014 at 9:10 am

L. Frank Baum, author of the classic children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” probably wouldn’t have guessed that his timeless novel would one day be transformed into an interactive… Read More

Children’s books on steroids: Nation9 brings stories to life on your tablet

by Taylor Soper on January 10, 2013January 10, 2013 at 10:43 am

Sometimes, we all wish we could go back to being a lovely little toddler again. That’s even more true with what startup companies like Nation9 are doing to revolutionize children’s… Read More

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