As a children’s author, you get to advocate for reading and writing in general, in a way an adult author might not be able to. It’s a really interesting dance we do to get literature into the hands of young people and to help them to become literate and become readers; we want them to grow up reading and continue to do so when they’re adults. Deborah Wiles Read Quote
It’s an extension of what I do also as part of making my living – I go into schools and work with kids on writing, and I do assembly programs often. Each one is different because each school has different requirements. Deborah Wiles Read Quote