I worry about children not having a sense of any direct connection to the past. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes child connection direct
Although I write to entertain, and try to keep my work free of didacticism, I do have a rather passionate belief in our need to be connected to - and to learn from - history. Mal Peet beliefconnectdidacticism Change image and share on social
I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre. Mal Peet favouritefictiongenre Change image and share on social
After being rejected for years, I found a publisher for 'Keeper,' and it won prizes, and then I had to write a second and a third book because I kept taking the money and spending it. Mal Peet bookfindkeeper Change image and share on social
I've learned that even the word 'jubilee' used in connection with the Reformation can give rise to discussions. Angela Merkel connectiondiscussiongive Change image and share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
I haven't modelled since I was 12 - that was a one-time thing, and I did it as a kid to make a little money to save up for university. Acting is my first love as well as writing and eventually producing and directing. Kyle Schmid actdirecteventually share on social
