Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd AlexanderThe Cat takes humans as its natural enemy... before establishing a state of truce, much ceremony must be observed, and a number of diplomatic feelers put out.
The Children's book is not a minor amusement but part of the whole literary mainstream.
The Children's book is a unique and valid art form; a means of dealing with things which cannot be dealt with quite as well in any other way.
The Children's book is written to be read, just as adult books are written to be talked about at cocktail parties
Children's literature is not about ensuring that a child understands all that's happening below the surface of a story. Even though the child may not be able to define or verbalize it, they sense there's something more than meets the eye. They're aware of a richness of texture, or meaning and emotion -- a richness that, in a great book, is inexhaustible.
