Yolen and I have met on many occasions (she never misses a librarian conference), and this is typical of her rather dry sense of humor. Also, as the author of several hundred books with more literary awards than most folks have written books, she's entitled to be a bit snarky about the fact that Rowling gets so much glory for so short a career. Not every one of her books is great (I didn't care for Wizard's Hall), some are wonderful. I'll note that Ursula LeGuin has also given a snarky answer to that question. It seems every interview with a children's book author these days has to include a reference to Harry Potter, especially if you have a wizard school (Ged goes to a Wizard school in Wizard of Earthsea, written in 1968). LeGuin is usually so much more reserved than that too, which is why it was surprising. So is Yolen for that matter
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Date: 2005-08-15 04:21 am (UTC)I'll note that Ursula LeGuin has also given a snarky answer to that question. It seems every interview with a children's book author these days has to include a reference to Harry Potter, especially if you have a wizard school (Ged goes to a Wizard school in Wizard of Earthsea, written in 1968). LeGuin is usually so much more reserved than that too, which is why it was surprising. So is Yolen for that matter