一九七八年,是我从事儿童文学写作的开篇之年。之前我也写作,写的却是成人文学。那一年我进入北大中文系读书。那一年也是文革噩梦彻底结束、改革开放新时期的开始。我的世界观、文学观随同新时代和新生活发生了根本性的变化,使我深陷彷徨之中,不知道往下的路如何去走。我尝试换一种创作状态,刚好又收到江苏《少年文艺》主编顾宪谟老师的约稿信,就给他写了一 In 1978, I started the writing of children’s literature. Before I wrote, I wrote adult literature. That year I entered Beijing University Department of Chinese reading. That year was also the beginning of a new era of reform and opening up when the nightmare of the Cultural Revolution was completely ended. My world outlook and literary outlook have undergone fundamental changes with the new age and new life, leaving me deeply trapped and ignorant of the way forward. I try to change the state of creation, just received the letter of invitation written by Gu Xian-mo, the editor-in-chief of Jiangsu Youth Literature and Art, wrote him a letter