Books Quote by Maurice Sendak

You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer…

— Arthur Ransome

In some sense, there is no such thing as writing for children.

— Eric Metaxas

Writing for children is bloody difficult; books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same…

— Mark Haddon

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write…

— Madeleine L'Engle

You can write about anything for children as long as you've got humour.

— Roald Dahl

When you write for children, don't write for children. Write from the child in you.

— Charles Ghigna

I've never written specifically for children as such. I write to please myself, and if it is suitable, it gets printed as a children's…

— Ruskin Bond

Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one.

— Enid Blyton

For me, writing for kids is harder because they're a more discriminating audience. While adults might stay with you, if you lose your pacing…

— Rick Riordan

You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better.

— Maxim Gorky

The best children's book writers are not people who have kids, but people who write from the child within themselves.

— Andrea Brown

Writing a children's book means you cannot spin out long narratives or have complex character development.

— Norman Macleod