What are your beliefs about children’s literature?

A philosophy is your beliefs, knowledge, questions, reason, etc. Explain your philosophy of children’s literature. Consider the following: What are your beliefs about children’s literature? What is your knowledge of children’s literature? What are questions do you have about children’s literature? What are reasons you value or don’t value children’s literature? What do you feel the role of children’s literature should be in children’s lives? Feel free to work with one or all of the above questions and/or include ideas about children’s literature not reflected in the questions.