The History We Cannot Repeat: A Conversation with Livia Blackburne About Dreams to Ashes

There’s no denying that children’s nonfiction has become a force to reckon with in the last 20 years. From what was once rote recountings of the same five historical moments over and over again to today’s innovative takes on little heralded or considered topics, informational titles for kids are incredible. 2025 is no exception to this. Already this year I’ve read books about imprinting, potato scientists, all female anti-poaching teams, moons around Jupiter that could contain life, lice, Ru...