Children's books are written to be read, adult books are wr… - Lloyd Alexander

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Children's books are written to be read, adult books are written to be talked about at cocktail parties

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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was a widely-influential American author of more than forty books, mostly fantasy novels for children and adolescents, as well as several adult books. His most famous contribution to the field of children's literature is the fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain.

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