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- April 08, 2026
Research, Reconcile, Repeat: When Sources Don’t Agree
Dr. Laura Gehl is the award-winning author of more than fifty books for young readers, including picture books, board books, lift-the-flap books, and early readers. Her new Barefoot titles Bunnies Know & Grow and Puppies Know & Grow launch the Baby Animals series and follow young animals as they develop.
Often, when I visit schools, kids ask me, “What was the hardest part of writing this book?” For some books, I don’t have a simple answer. But if kids ask me the hardest part of writing these little nonfiction board books about bunnies and puppies, I will know exactly what to tell them. The hardest part of writing these books was that my research sources often did not agree with one another!
For example: When I was researching Bunnies Know and Grow, I had one source that said newborn bunnies open their eyes when they are around 10-12 days old. A second source said the same thing. So did a third source. Great! I could feel pretty confident
