"There's much to learn from the world of children's books. It often seems to be patronised and marginalised, but is in fact at the beating heart of our culture. It is where literature is constantly regenerated – it is creative, experimental, optimistic, and it is populated by folk who really do believe that books, storytelling, reading, writing and art can change people's lives." - Children's author David Almond 

Brett L. Helquist