When life knocks you down, keep getting up. Malorie Blackman knocklife Change image and share on social
I hope to instill, in every child I meet, my love and enthusiasm for reading and stories. Malorie Blackman childenthusiasmhope Change image and share on social
Books teach children to see the world through the eyes of others and empathise with others. It's about the story. Malorie Blackman bookchildempathise Change image and share on social
History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education. Malorie Blackman backgroundbelongchild share on social
When I was a child, we used to look forward to the end of the day when we would hear another ten minutes of a story. Malorie Blackman childdayend Change image and share on social
I remember, when I was at school, we would have a 10-minute storytelling session where we'd all sit on the floor cross-legged, and the teacher would read. It became something we all really looked forward to. That was part of the reason I grew to love stories. Malorie Blackman crossfloorforward share on social
I wanted to have a body of work behind me before I wrote about racism. Malorie Blackman bodyracismwant Change image and share on social
We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour. Malorie Blackman colourindustrypeople Change image and share on social
Any anxieties publishers have about putting a child on the front cover of a book who isn't white is very old fashioned. Malorie Blackman anxietybookchild Change image and share on social
I believe we need more culturally diverse books - about disabled characters, though not about their disability, about people with different sexual orientations, or a boy who is a cross-dresser. We need to reflect the diversity of our society. Malorie Blackman bookboycharacter share on social
