I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I didn't read children's books when I was a child. The only books in our house were ration books.
I didn't have picture books - there weren't many around when I was a child.
One of the most important things in my childhood were the new books that came in. I feel sorry for kids today who have so many other options like television that they may not value books as much as they could enjoy them.
My first four books were not published because nobody wanted them. They were adult books, not kids' books.
Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!
Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good. They are looking for delight.
I never wrote my books especially for children.
I read a whole lot as a child, and, of course, I still read children's books.
I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything I could get my hands on.
What I did do a lot as a child was read, and I particularly remember reading all the 'Hardy Boys' books, a set of history books called the 'Landmark Books,' and a series of science books called the 'All About Books.'