Books Quote by Coy Bowles

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier.

— Mark Haddon

Although I started writing children's books before I had kids, my approach changed after I became a dad.

— Tom Fletcher

I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher…

— Jeff Kinney

I never set out to write books for children. I don't have a feeling that I'm gonna save children or my life is devoted.

— Maurice Sendak

I wrote a children's book because children have the most open minds. They are the people who really want to learn.

— Mark Kurlansky

I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid.

— Judy Blume

I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid,

— Carl Hiaasen

I wrote a few children's books... not on purpose.

— Steven Wright

I keep writing children’s books, I keep making children’s books, because I still have them inside of me.

— Oliver Jeffers

My post-child period resulted in one instant change: I write shorter books for kids.

— Berkeley Breathed

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…

— Ellen Potter

Originally I had planned to write just a couple of children's books and then, return the focus on adult literature. A funny thing happened…

— Nikki Grimes