Inspiration Monday: Children's Literature

My nephew has been reading similar books to those which I enjoyed many years ago...

The illustrations are great and the tales are intriguing and exciting!  My preferred author of this Fighting Fantasy Gamebook Series was Ian Livingstone.

I am currently a fan of reading children's literature and devouring Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and loving the story - especially the bookbinding references.  The book is 'wonderful' in the true sense of the word.

There is so much to say for the balanced levels of imagination and reality in children's literature.  I'll be reading more...

I was truly inspired by the creative writing sessions during my degree studies at the London College of Communication led by successful children's author Catherine Johnson and I have recently been inspired by a meeting with another children's author Annaleise Matheron at the Essex Book Festival Launch.

This post only skims the surface of my passion for children's literature and I feel that there should be a new term to define the blurring of the edges between the worlds of adult, teen and children's literature. Is there a term (maybe this exists in another language?) or can you think up a new term?