Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that passion for stories to our children. It's not about testing and reading schemes, but about loving stories and passing on that passion to our children.
Michael MorpurgoLive an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers
Michael MorpurgoI tell you, my friends,โ he said one day. โI tell you that I am the only sane man in the regiment. Itโs the others that are mad, but they donโt know it. They fight a war and they donโt know what for. Isnโt that crazy? How can one man kill another and not really know the reason why he does it, except that the other man wears a different colour uniform and speaks a different language? And itโs me they call mad!
Michael MorpurgoThere is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for children are works of genius, whether it's 'Alice in Wonderland' or the 'Gruffalo' or 'Northern Lights.' When it's a great book, it's a great book, whether it's for children or not.
Michael Morpurgo