The Author of ‘Impossible Creatures’ Tucks Big Ideas in Tales of Wonder

Katherine Rundell said children can handle hefty themes, but finds it “bad manners to offer a child a story and give them just a moral.”Katherine Rundell’s work is infused with both wonder and worry. “The unifying thread is that our world, as chaotic and burning as it is, demands our astonishment because of its beauty, its generosity and its intricate variety,” she said.