By Matt Newnham Children are naturally curious. From the moment they learn to talk, their questions tumble out one after the other. Why is the sky blue? What makes the wind blow? Where do stars come from? These questions often have complicated answers, but the beauty of childhood is that a complicated explanation is not necessary to spark understanding. What children need most is a way to imagine, a way to connect with an idea through something familiar and exciting. This is where storytelling comes in. As a children’s author, I have seen first-hand how stories can take concepts that seem out of reach and bring them down to a…