Sick children, if not too shy to speak, will always express this wish. They invariably prefer a story to be told to them, rather than read to them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I love telling stories from a kid's point of view because they don't really see all the obstacles in front of them. They're resilient, and sometimes adults can steal that from them.
If you tell your own story to your children - that includes your positive moments and your negative moments, and how you overcame them - you give your children the skills and the confidence they need to feel like they can overcome some hardship that they've felt.
Our children's children will hear a good story.
It's a wonderful thing to write for children.
I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.
Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sadness. There's no need to tell the children that.
I wish I didn't have ever to sign my long name on the cover of a book, and I wish I could write a story that would seem absolutely true to the child who hears it and to myself.
Writing for children isn't easy. Kids will abandon a story that doesn't interest, enchant, delight, thrill, or terrify them. But when you can find a way into a young reader's imagination through something as simple as words on paper, well, there's nothing more satisfying.
I want young readers to know that to tell their own story is the most important thing they'll ever do.
I do not really write for children: I write only for me and for the few people I hope to please, and I write for the story.