Title: Worlds of childhood : the art and craft of writing for children /
Authors: Fritz, Jean.; Zinsser, William Knowlton.; Zinsser, William, 1922-2015.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,
Year: 1989
Subjects: Children's literature Authorship; Creative writing
Abstract: Told with refreshing candor and humor, six prominent children's authors share how their own childhoods inspired their writing and how honesty is the magic portal to the world of children.
Contents: Introduction / William Zinsser -- The teller and the tale / Jean Fritz -- Visitors from my boyhood / Maurice Sendak -- Listening to children / Jill Krementz -- In search of the addlepated paddlepuss / Jack Prelutsky -- The well-tempered children's book / Rosemary Wells -- Heart in hiding / Katherine Paterson.