children's literature

nationality

American

occupation / innovator as

children's writer

is at its best when it's exploring issues beyond what children understand. Just as a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, so too should a child’s.

I believe that children in this country need a more robust literary diet than they are getting. …It does not hurt them to read about good and evil, love and hate, life and death. Nor do I think they should read only about things that they understand. '…a man’s reach should exceed his grasp.' So should a child’s. For myself, I will never talk down to, or draw down to, children. (from the author's acceptance speech for the Caldecott award)

Barbara Cooney

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