tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post6584571144527313112..comments2023-10-31T16:18:44.958+00:00Comments on The Writers' Guild of Great Britain blog: Has realism in children's books gone too far?jula meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-65388894072624857412009-08-27T22:50:38.467+01:002009-08-27T22:50:38.467+01:00In fact Anne Fine had a letter in today's Time...In fact Anne Fine had a letter in today's Times pointing out that she never said what the article claimed. <br /><br />The grand tradition of British journalism, it seems, is not dead!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-7974357373661822902009-08-25T23:26:25.091+01:002009-08-25T23:26:25.091+01:00I don't think we should be encouraging editors...I don't think we should be encouraging editors to follow any more rules. They're too prone to this as it is: "We need more adventure. We need more realism. We need more books about mutual understanding..." And so on. No, we just need more _good_ books for kids, and sometimes that means an upbeat ending and sometimes not. What we do see more of these days in children's books are endings that leave some room for interpretation, and no harm in that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com