About Quote by Isabel Allende

Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play;…

— Monica Ali

I think kids are incredibly savvy readers. I think we should give them all the credit in the world. They want to know the…

— Alan Gratz

Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had…

— Rick Riordan

I have been criticized throughout the course of my career for placing too much faith in the reliability of children's narratives; but I have…

— Jonathan Kozol

Our great problem, is that children now know whatever they want to know - at the press of a button they can discover all…

— Michael Morpurgo

“It sometimes strikes me that there is only one taboo left in young adult literature. By and large, no one complains any more when…

— M.T. Anderson

Although it is easier to find information these days, it is easier than ever before to find misinformation, pseudo-facts, unsupported and fringe opinions, and…

— Daniel Levitin

Grown-ups desperately need to feel safe, and then they project onto the kids. But what none of us seem to realize is how smart…

— Maurice Sendak

Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when…

— Diana Wynne Jones

I think the complaint that I hear most often from kids, even kids who like to write is that don't know what to write…

— Ann M. Martin

One of the many interesting and surprising experiences of the beginner in child analysis is to find in even very young children a capacity…

— Melanie Klein

“Kids are really good at ignoring the heavy-handed message and getting with the fun parts. It's good they are, because adults have devoted a…

— Jo Walton