Kids who are nine, 10 and 11 are pretty sophisticated readers; they know that there isn't always a good outcome every time and that problems don't always have solutions. Morris Gleitzman goodkidoutcome Change image and share on social
Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way. Morris Gleitzman alivebringengage Change image and share on social
It's our potential for good stuff I'm most interested in exploring, but that has most meaning when juxtaposed with things that can go wrong. Morris Gleitzman exploregoodinterest Change image and share on social
I wrote stories as a kid just for myself. One day, some of the kids in my class found some of my stories in my bag, and I was deeply embarrassed until I realised they enjoyed reading them. Morris Gleitzman bagclassday Change image and share on social
I like the idea of young readers using my stories as a sort of moral gym, where they can flex and develop their newly developed moral muscle. Morris Gleitzman developflexgym Change image and share on social
I was named after my Jewish grandfather who left Poland early in the 20th century. What I knew from an early age was that he had lived most of his life in England, his Jewish wife had died, and he married a non-Jewish woman who was my grandmother. Morris Gleitzman 20thagecentury share on social