Adult Quote by John Boyne

I feel lucky that my career so far has included books for adults and books for kids. They're equally important to me, and I…

— Greg van Eekhout

To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them.

— William Steig

Children's book writers tend to feel quite superior, and adult writers tend to feel they wouldn't know how to write a children's book -…

— John Boyne

I still retain a bit of a child's focus on things, so we [with my sister] figure if we're going to write books, our…

— Bob Weir

I have two children. They are more fun than anything in the world, and it's more immediate fun than the hard slog of writing.

— Denise Mina

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

I wasn't thinking about becoming a children's writer. I just have an idea and if it sounds like a kids' book I'll write a…

— David Baddiel

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

— Oliver Jeffers

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

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 have three kids, so children's literature is a big part of my life.

— Tracy K. Smith

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.

— Coy Bowles