Journal study: Breaking the age barrier

I have been reading a book titled crossover picture books by Sandra L Beckett in which she mentions a paper written by Judith Rosen. She describes this paper as a rare article in English speaking countries on the topic of the crossover genre in literature. I felt with such a description that perhaps this paper could be an important read as I possibly see my own work falling into the type of genre if it had to be boxed in or termed in some manner. The paper was written in 1997 and gives me an impression on the topics of that time. Surprisingly I actually don't see much change in the debate, certainly within the British publishing market. I realised whilst reading this paper that although it is very interesting and it is wise for me to become knowledgable in such matters it is not my primary concern. I want to write and illustrate things that interest me, things that I feel are important, and I want to work in such ways that they are more for me than any desired audience. This will allow me to find my voice and be able to create works that are destictively mine. Whether they fall into such genres or what audience they would be marketed at is something for the publishing world or even better the public to decide. This is the attitude I want to take with this project, yes I will be considering the fact that I wish for children and adults to enjoy my work equally, inviting them to discuss or debate the issues within my work. However the work must be initially for me, that way the reader will be getting the best I can give them. A short extract from the paper is shown below.