Writing children's books: An author of classics reflects on what it takes to succeed in this genre: giving young, readers what they want.

PUBLISHED reprints; CHILDREN'S literature; HUMOR in literature; HUMAN behavior; INVENTION (Rhetoric)

This article presents a reprint of an article published in the August 1976 issue [Regular abstract follows]. The author discusses writing for children, stating that it requires as much skill and professionalism as other writing. He states that the most important function of a children's writer is to write an engaging book that children will want to read. He states the importance of a sense of humor, inventiveness, and the ability to write an engaging plot.