“There is nothing more important than writing well for the young, if literature is to have a continuance ... They will inherit the earth; and nothing that we value will endure in the world unless they can be persuaded to value it too.” IfsWorldWritingWellsImportantEarthYoungValuesLiteratureEndureChildren's LiteratureContinuanceWriting Well Author:Jill Paton Walsh
“The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no wicked stepchildren in the tales.” PersonsMovingYoungAdultsTalesWickedProtagonistsOrdealsFolktalesStepchildStepchildren Author:Jill Paton Walsh
