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Writing Children's Books Quotes

Helen Dunmore quote: "Writing children's books gives a writer a very strong sense of..."
Writing children's books gives a writer a very strong sense of narrative drive. Helen Dunmore
Norman Macleod quote: "Writing a children's book means you cannot spin out long..."
Writing a children's book means you cannot spin out long narratives or have complex character development. Norman Macleod
The prime function of the children's book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child will fall in love with it. And that first love affair between the young child and the young book will lead hopefully to other loves for other books and when that happens the battle is probably won. The child will have found a crock of gold. He will also have gained something that will help to carry him most marvelously through the tangles of his later... Roald Dahl
I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children's book was something that I'd been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career. Al Yankovic
You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children's books. Arthur Ransome
William Steig quote: "To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an..."
To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them. William Steig
David Walliams quote: "People think writing a children's book is something you could..."
People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard. David Walliams
Life isn't so complicated for children. They have more time to think about the really important things. That's why I occasionally moralise in my children's books in a way I wouldn't dare when writing for adults. Nina Bawden
Bobby McFerrin quote: "I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories."
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. Bobby McFerrin
It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children's point of view. Michael Nyqvist

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