Author Description

Which Came First?<br/>Which came first…<br/>Red, yellow or blue?<br/>A hen or a rooster?<br/>smiles or frowns?<br/><br/>So asks Which Came First?, the third in the popular Philosophers’ Club series of books for children and youth by Christopher Phillips, PhD. Following on the initial two books in the series -- The Philosophers’ Club and Worlds of Difference, each translated in numerous languages – this latest installment is the thought-provoking springboard for a soaring exploration of the universe of ‘firsts’.<br/>Which Came First? is the second book in this series illustrated by the author’s youngest daughter, Cybele Phillips, and his beloved wife Cecilia Chapa Phillips, making of this another special family collaboration. Their illustrations are evocative of scientific exploration and profound human experiences across history and cultures. It is the fond hope of Cybele and Cecilia that their images resonate with children and youth, with families, educators, and questioners from all around the world, and that they will explore, together and alone, these questions as equally curious, inquisitive, and wondering human beings.