Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Andrea Davis Pinkney.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Andrea Davis Pinkney

Andrea Davis Pinkney is a New York Times-bestselling author of numerous books for children and young adults, including picture books, novels, works of historical fiction and nonfiction and Coretta Scott King Award winner who writes about African-American culture. In addition to her work as an author, Andrea has had an illustrious career as a children's book publisher and editor, including as founder of the "first African American children's book imprint at a major publishing company": Jump at the Sun at Hyperion Books for Children, the Disney Book Group. She is also vice president and editor-at-large for Scholastic Trade Books.

One of the challenges of wearing so many hats, is that I love each and every one of them!
One of the most refreshing changes I've seen in recent years is the blending of genres - the pushing past the hard-and-fast lines of specific publishing categories.
The blues have hope wrapped inside them. — © Andrea Davis Pinkney
The blues have hope wrapped inside them.
I'm a true opera buff. Operas make the best stories.
I wanted to show young people that taking a stand can be done by simply standing firm in your convictions.
Like any working mother, I have to balance and manage my time very carefully. My children and husband come first, of course, then my work.
When I'm not writing or working on books as a publisher, I'm doing things that make me happy. One is skiing with my kids and husband. I love sports.
The best advice I can give to any aspiring author is to write every single day. Work at the craft of writing. Take it seriously.
I never leave home without my writing notebook, and get a lot of writing done in transit. One great place to create is while riding the subways of New York City, where I live.
As a publisher and author, I'm a big fan of historical fiction and also memoir.
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