在台灣兒童文學界,論及少年小說的創作量,以及得獎的紀錄,李潼可是個中的翹楚,至少到目前,仍然無人能及。在細讀他的一冊冊作品時,可以感受到從字裡行間一股股冒出的能量,那幽默生動的筆觸、敏銳的觀察力和溫暖的情懷等,都深深的探進這一代青少年的心坎。他經常覺得,寫作對作者本身而言,有時在反映心境和環境,甚至揭露成長的過程和體悟。那些能量常來自個人難得的際過和經歷,例如為了念一份報紙給長輩聽,他必須先把內容重新剪接,再翻譯成閩南語;又為了吸引長輩的注意,他還得穿插一些廣告,包括一些尋人啟事;還有在小學一、二年級時,因為聽不懂老師在講什麼,所以經常逃學……這些內容豐厚了他的文學心田,讓他寫出了多樣風采的作品。
Touching on the writing qualities of young adult fiction and the records of winning prize in the field of Taiwan Children 's Literature, nobody can excel Lee Tong, a distinguished one within. We can feel his strong energies which combine his vivid and humorous styles, keen powers of observation and warm feeling when we read attentively everyone of his works, they do deeply touch into the hearts of the generation. Writing reflects his moods as to a writer, he thinks, and exposes the progress of his growth even . The energies came from his experiences, for instance, he had truanted so much being an elementary school's student, he had to make up interesting advertisements in order to attract the attention of the old men, and so on. Those opportunities enriched his heart of literature, letting him write many works which were full of feelings.