Innocent and Inquisitive, some kids do ask ‘em

Some well-known writers talk to Richard Fitzpatrick about being perplexed by their kids’ questions

* Marita Conlon McKenna, children’s fiction author

A question my children always asked was how do babies get out? And how do they get in? You obviously had to change the answer depending on their age. There’d always be questions about the Earth. Even on the beach the way they experiment with water and sand, trying to fill this hole. Where is the water going? They would want to know. I wouldn’t actually know technically where it was going. !