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I read a lot of books to my children, and they all seem really good. I think people have gotten really good at children's books.

I write for children because I am interested in fantasy and the possibilities for experience of all kinds before the time of compromise. I believe that children are far more perceptive and wise than American books give them credit for being.

I read a whole lot as a child, and, of course, I still read children's books.

I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children.

I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad.

When I started writing and illustrating, I knew little of classic children's literature. My stories came from real life, from my concerns about what was happening in the world.

You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them.

I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn't start writing children's books until I was 41 years old.

I resisted children's writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids' books.