Patricia Lauber Frost, a well known author of children’s books, died at her home in New Canaan on March 12, 2010. She was 86 and wife of the late Russell Frost III. She is survived by her sister Nancy E. Lauber of Little Egg Harbor, N.J. As Patricia Lauber, she wrote more than 125 books for young readers, many of them in the field of science. She was committed to the belief that non-scientists should be literate in science and tried in her books to make the ideas of science accessible and interesting. Reviewers often cited her clarity and strong narrative drive. Her subjects ranged from earthworms to earthquakes to Earth as seen from space, to ecological niches. Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens was a Newbery Honor Book. Her work has also been honored by, among others, The New York Academy of Sciences, The American Nature Society, The Washington Post Children’s Book Guild, Central Missouri State University, the Kerlan Collection, the National Forum on Children’s Science Books at Carnegie Mellon, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was also the recipient of the Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award. In addition to writing books for young readers, Ms. Lauber served as an editor at Scholastic Magazine, founding editor and editor-in –chief of Science World at Street & Smith, chief editor, science and mathematics, at The New Book of Knowledge. Ms. Lauber was born in New York City on February 5, 1924, raised in East Norwalk, graduated from Hillside School and Wellesley College, and lived in Westport, New York City, Weston and latterly, New Canaan. She was a lifelong pet owner. Contributions to Animals in Distress in Wilton would be appreciated. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at St. Paul’s on the Green Episcopal Church, Norwalk at 11:00 AM.