Kids aren't political, but around 10 years old, they are beginning to develop the moral grounding that might later, in their teens, develop into their first real political perspectives. Morris Gleitzman begindevelopground Change image and share on social
Boys, particularly, like stories where they can have images in their imagination, where they can go to scary places and experiment with what can happen. Morris Gleitzman boyexperimenthappen Change image and share on social
The type of stories I write are about young people grappling with the biggest problems in their lives, often problems that are bigger than they're actually capable of solving. Morris Gleitzman bigcapablegrapple 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
If we get caught up in a story, it's because we've started to care about the characters, and that can only happen if we've moved beneath the surface. Morris Gleitzman beneathcarecatch Change image and share on social
Although my stories are all very different on the surface, I like to write stories about characters struggling with big problems. I'm always reminded, no matter how different from me one of my characters is from me on the surface, how we're all pretty much the same underneath. Morris Gleitzman bigcharactermatter share on social
I would never write stories with only despair and defeat and the dark side of life. Morris Gleitzman darkdefeatdespair Change image and share on social
I like to write stories where young people have a strong feeling about something being fair or unfair, right or wrong, cruel or kind, and they act on the basis of that - often in the face of the prevailing limits of behaviour. Morris Gleitzman actbasisbehaviour share on social
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
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
