The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for Children

Katherine Paterson is without peer in the field of writing for adolescents. No other contemporary author is more excellent in this genre. This book is full of everything that is good about books -- both the reading of them and the writing of them-- for children. She clearly demonstrates the power of literature to positively impact our society. This is a must have for any teacher or librarian.

Katherine Paterson writes for children. She writes, not from a religious place, but from a place of deep-seeded faith, respect, and love for people, especially children - especially children that no one sees. She tells magical real life stories from her own life weaving together the books, events, situations and people who inspired her.Whether you write for children or just love children her words and stories are inspiring. Writing these essays and speeches she graciously allows the reader/the listener just a glimpse of what goes on in her writer' mind and her writer's heart.