Don't ever write just for a trend or fad, because it's a moving target, and by the time you get your work out there, the trend or fad is gone. Dig deep; don't be afraid to write fiercely. Expose your heart.
Jane YolenRead
I think picture books should stretch children. I think they should be full of wonderful, amazing words.
Interpretation
Picture books should inspire and enrich children's vocabulary and imagination.
In this quote, Jane Yolen emphasizes the importance of picture books in a child's development. She believes that these books should not only entertain but also challenge children, helping them to explore new words and concepts, thus fostering their creativity and language skills.
In practice
In a parent-teacher meeting discussing effective ways to promote literacy.
Don't ever write just for a trend or fad, because it's a moving target, and by the time you get your work out there, the trend or fad is gone. Dig deep; don't be afraid to write fiercely. Expose your heart.
I don't care whether the story is real or fantastical. I tell the story that needs to be told.
What makes a good book? Scholars and critics have been debating that question for decades. I like books that touch my head and my heart at the same time.
Just write. If you have to make a choice, if you say, 'Oh well, I'm going to put the writing away until my children are grown,' then you don't really want to be a writer. If you want to be a writer, you do your writing... If you don't do it, you probably don't want to be a writer, you just want to have written and be famous—which is very different.
I believe that culture begins in the cradle . . .To do without tales and stories and books is to lose humanity's past, is to have no star map for our future.
Childrens books change lives. Stories pour into the hearts of children and help make them what they become.
African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop diabetes at some point in their lives. People, that's half of our children. ...We can build our kids the best schools on earth, but if they don't have the basic nutrition they need to concentrate, they're still going to have a challenge learning.
Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great.
Universities think people come up with great ideas by closing the door. The academic tenure process, where you have to publish to journals which are very narrow, stands in the way of great research.
Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferrals of information
I love writing for young people. It's the literature that was most important to me, the stories that shaped me and informed my own journey as a writer.
Our task - and the task of all education - is to understand the present world, the world in which we live and make our choices.
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