When I was growing up in the 50s, Enid Blyton was the doyenne of children's literature and I enjoyed some of her stories. Why are you drawn to writing for children? Like many old ladies, I think back to my childhood when girls ran around in Clarks sandals and played with dolls until they were 10 and I feel sad for kids that they are missing out on those delightful experiences now. But that's not to say I wouldn't write about such things because they are facts of life today, whether I like it or not. I think it is sad that girls are encouraged to wear high heels and padded bras aged 11. I don't set out to write books that will introduce children to inappropriate things I just try to reflect what life can be like. I was quite taken aback when people accused me of being a hypocrite. Parents claimed your books, with their gobby narrators and unflinching subject matter, contribute to the trend. You raised some hackles recently when you said that you thought children grow up too quickly these days. I think some of us, particularly females, like a good weep. Having said that, one of my books, My Sister Jodie, had a dramatic ending in which Jodie died and I was a bit worried about that, but so many children say it is their favourite. But I nearly always try to work things out so that when a child finishes one of my books, he or she can put it down with a happy sigh, rather than being traumatised and in floods of tears.
I write about children who are struggling and dealing with difficult things in their lives. OL19111641W Page_number_confidence 98.00 Pages 402 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200605191821 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 436 Scandate 20200604061158 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780552554435 Tts_version 3.If expecting to be happy is unrealistic, why do you give your books happy endings?
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