It seems a tall order but the best books achieve it.Ħ. What I’ve noticed over the years as both a listener and a reader and now writer of children’s literature is that the best stories capture the way children see themselves in the world and make them feel acknowledged and understood without lecture or direct instruction. WHICH QUALITY DO YOU THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT IN GOOD CHILDREN’S LITERATURE? I think my dinner party of 5 would include Winnie the Pooh in the hopes he would share some “Pooh-isms” Elephant and Piggy (they count as 1) in case we had any issues to solve diplomatically, Harry Potter for some wizardry, Amos (left) from William Steig’s Amos and Boris so he could share what it’s like to be friends with a whale and Eloise for a little mayhem and mischief and gossip from the Plaza. IF YOU WERE THROWING A KINDERLIT PARTY FOR FIVE GUESTS, WHO WOULD YOU INVITE? That is a hard question to answer as there are so many brilliant authors and illustrators past, present, and up and coming but I could read anything written or illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats (right), or William Steig or Leo Lionni, or Jane Yolen, or Oliver Jeffers, or Peter H Reynolds, or Andrea Beaty, or Maurice Sendak or, Chris Raschka or Eric Carle or Oh Gosh! …Did I say this was a hard one to answer?Ĥ. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR? ILLUSTRATOR? My favorite is “monster spray” I used to make to stave off monsters under beds and bad dreams at bedtime. Piggle-Wiggle as I always have a house full of children (3 of my own and their friends) digging in the yard and dressing up and of course I am constantly coming up with “cures” for various ailments and situations. At this moment in my life I relate to Mrs.
WITH WHICH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CHARACTER DO YOU MOST IDENTIFY?
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