I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children like.

Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children - as long as you make them laugh as well,

Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so.

It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.

Some children are spoiled and it is not their fault, it is their parents.

Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.