About
A particle physics book for children... and adults too!
This is not your usual “physics book” for genius children. Our book is really for everyone who is curious enough to ask: “What’s the smallest thing in the Universe? And what is everything made of?”
We don’t promise you that your child will make it to Oxford (or Cambridge, or Harvard, etc.), but we do promise that you’ll love the story and the drawings—and that you won’t get bored when your child asks you to read our book for the 10th time.
Why? Well, one of the authors, Laura Manenti, is not only a physicist at the University of Sydney, but also a mum to three children, including the littlest girl. She knows how boring it is to read children’s books that you don’t enjoy.
All the text is in rhyme, beautifully crafted by the other author, Ethan Siegel, who is not only an astrophysicist but also a science writer!
And then there are the drawings... Francesca Cosanti made them. There was a lot of back and forth because Laura and Ethan are quite obsessed with getting the science right.
If we have not convinced you of the quality of the book... sometimes big names help. Arthur McDonald endorsed our book! He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015 for the discovery of neutrino oscillations.
If you would like to get in touch with us, send us an email at thelittlestgirlgoes@gmail.com.
Dr. Laura Manenti (Author)
Laura is an experimental particle physicist. Since she has no magic hat, she builds detectors to "see" elementary particles, even those we think exist but haven't been discovered yet. She is mum to three children, including the littlest girl.
Dr. Ethan Siegel (Author)
Ethan is an astrophysicist who uses his imagination and the power of science to travel from gluons all the way to galaxies and beyond. He loves pizza and Halloween costumes, and hopes all his readers become just as curious about the Universe as he is, including you!
Francesca Cosanti (Illustrator)
Born and raised in Italy, Francesca works as an illustrator and a visual artist. She is inspired by the shapes and colors she finds in all the new places she visits. She spends her free time traveling, taking photos, taking long walks with her dog, and reading books.
Credits: Book Layout and Cover by Laura Manenti and Goffredo Puccetti (Associate Professor of Practice and Director of the A&H Visual Design Lab at NYUAD)