However, she can write a manuscript for an adult book in only one month. Coleman gets her book ideas from themes of justice and fairness, the natural environment around her and her relationships with other people. She is inspired by her passion for people. I want to be able to write in a way that touches the heart of someone else. She focused the story not on the money McCarty donated, but on her pride and passion for her work as a washerwoman.
Children now focus on money, prestige and celebrity.
Coleman learned from her father, a carpenter, to love work. Her father had a passion for his craft. She stressed the importance of children's books is that they are read over and over again, with readers getting a different feeling or message each time. This is why children's books stay around for such a long time.