Or taking away benefits for disabled people and the poor. When I realised I was a feminist over 35 years ago, I never thought that we'd still be arguing for equal pay for equal work in the 21st century. Not far and fast enough! But that's true of the society it reflects. Now Grace is over 25 years old, how do you feel things have changed, in terms of diversity in children's literature? As well as a black protagonist, it features a single-parent family and a powerful message about gender equality. My own husband is half-Indian, and between our and his sister's family, there were five girl cousins who were quarter-Indian and had a range of skin tones.Ī few years later came Amazing Grace, which was groundbreaking in so many ways. My first published picture book was Nancy No-Size, about a little girl in a mixed race family. Has it always been important to you that your stories reflected different families, backgrounds and lives? So far, you've written over 100 children's books. We caught up with the writer to hear why this is so important to her - and how, even today, we still need more children's books that do this. Ever since, she's been making sure stories represent us all. Mary Hoffman burst on to the children's book scene over 40 years ago. Mary Hoffman: why children need more diverse books in the world
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